Muse News September 15, 2010

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Viva Mexico! Mexican Independence Day Celebration in Balboa Park Thursday, September 16, 5:00-8:00 p.m. $15 per person for admission to all 4 museums A festival of the food, drink, music, art, and dance of Mexico hosted by The San Diego Museum of Art, Timken Museum of Art, Mingei International Museum, and the Museum of Photographic Arts.  Enjoy the music of roaming mariachis and the energy of colorful folkloric dancers. Participating museums will feature artists' demonstrations, family programs, and exhibitions that reflect the Independence Day theme. The Prado Restaurant will offer a different Mexican delicacy, paired with a complementary beverage, for sampling at each museum.  This event is held in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, The Prado Restaurant, and XEWT-TV.  Read more. Art in Context: Toulouse-Lautrec and the art of French Wine Saturday, September 25 2:00 p.m. $45 members/$55 nonmembers Join Barbara Baxter, founder of Planet Wine, for a program that discusses the exhibition, Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris,  Toulouse-Lautrec’s book The Art of Cuisine, the wines of the Belle Epoque, and the life of Cabaret-goers. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the cultural climate in which Lautrec created his works while sampling some exquisite offerings of French wine. Please note: advance ticket purchase is required. Image: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Moulin Rouge—La Goulue, 1891. Lithograph. Gift of the Baldwin M. Baldwin Foundation, 1987:19. Now on view: A Century of Lithography On view through December 19, 2010 This installation, drawn entirely from the Museum’s permanent collection, stands as a complement to the large concurrent exhibition dedicated to Toulouse-Lautrec. A selection of approximately 20 prints, A Century of Lithography documents the history of lithographic printmaking from the early 19th until the early 20th-century. Invented in the late 18th-century, lithography first came into broad use by artists during the Romantic era, and this installation will include prints by Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, and others of their generation. As these printmakers were at work, publishers discovered that thousands of impressions could be made from a lithographic stone, and it became the medium of choice for popular journals and posters. Image: Honoré Daumier. Lovers of classical art more and more convinced that art is lost in France, 1852. Lithograph. Gift of Bruce Kamerling, 1994:10. Read more. Calendar of Events Old Masters of Music and Art Sunday, September 26 2:00 p.m. Free after Museum admission This popular early music concert series, a collaboration with the San Diego Early Music Society, is held in the Hibben Gallery amid the Museum's European painting collection. Culture & Cocktails Thursday, Sept 30 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Free for Museum Members $15 nonmembers 5:30 p.m. Pre-tour and cocktail $10 after event admission Don your frills and take a stroll through Toulouse Lautrec's Paris at the next Culture & Cocktails.  Experience joi de vivre as you sip on a St. Germain cocktail and savor some haute cuisine. Read more.   First Friday Films: Reed, Mexico insurgente Friday, October 1 8:00 p.m. $7 members/$10 nonmembers In conjunction with the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, this film depicts the American journalist John Reed's account of the Revolution during his time with Pancho Villa's army during the winter of 1913-1914.  Read more. Educators' Open House Monday, October 4 4:00 p.m. Free with RSVP This event provides educators with the opportunity to visit the Museum and to learn how to integrate museum content including Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris into the classroom. Read more.   Bus Tour to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Thursday, October 14 $85 members/$95 nonmembers Join the Docent Council for a bus tour to LACMA to view Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail and Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico. Read more.   Lecture: It's So French! with Dr. Vanessa Schwartz Friday, October 15 10:00 a.m. $12 members/$15 nonmembers/$8 students In conjunction with Toulouse Lautrec’s Paris, the Museum Docent Council is pleased to present Vanessa Schwartz, Professor of History, Art History and Film at the University of Southern California.  Dr. Schwartz will be speaking on the development of cinema and theatre in Paris, during the time of Toulouse-Lautrec. Read more. Financial support is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. Thank you for signing up to receive emails from The San Diego Museum of Art. Unsubscribe omsstraffic.2222@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: The San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park P.O. Box 122107 San Diego, CA 92112 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2010 The San Diego Museum of Art All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile