Events for the Week of November 8-14, 2010

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8-14, 2010 WEEKEND LECTURE   November 14 at 2:00 pm The Evidence of Garden History Therese O'Malley, associate dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art East Building Concourse, Auditorium Book signing of Keywords in American Landscape Design follows. www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALK   November 8, 9 at 12:00 pm "The Fortress of Konigstein" by Bernardo Bellotto Katrine Solli (20 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda November 8 at 2:00 pm Where Science Meets Art Kristin DeGhetaldi (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda November 9 at 1:00 pm From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection David Gariff or J. Russell Sale (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda November 9 at 2:00 pm "The Slanted Sink" by Robert Gober Sally Shelburne (20 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk November 10, 12, 13 at 1:00 pm Changing Fashion in Dress: 1300–1650 J. Russell Sale (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda November 14 at 12:00 pm Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy J. Russell Sale or Eric Denker (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk www.nga.gov/programs/galtalk GUIDED TOURS   Through November 30 - Weekdays at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, Weekends at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm 1900 to Now: An Introduction to the East Building Collection East Building Ground Level, Information Desk Through November 30 - Weekdays at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm, Saturday at 10:30 am, 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Sunday at 11:30 am and 4:30 pm Early Italian to Early Modern: An Introduction to the West Building Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through November 30 - November 1-5 at 1:30 pm, November 6-30 Weekdays at 1:30 pm, Saturday at 3:30 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm American Collection  West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through November 30 - November 1 at 12:30, November 3-30 at Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 12:30 pm, Sunday at 3:30 pm French Collection: Nineteenth Century  East Building Ground Level, Information Desk Through November 30 - Monday-Saturday at 2:30 pm, Sunday at 1:30 pm Italian Renaissance Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through November 30 - Tuesday at 12:30 pm Points of View: The Painter's Choices West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through November 30 - Thursday and Sunday at 12:30 pm, Saturday at 11:30 am The Sculpture Galleries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/tours/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS   November 9, 13 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Italian West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm November 11, 13 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Spanish West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm November 13 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Russian West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm November 14 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Japanese West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm http://www.nga.gov/programs/tours/index.shtm#foreign/ Events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Watch our videos on ArtBabble Notable Lectures Podcasts: The National Gallery of Art provides access to lectures by well-known artists, architects, authors, curators, and historians. RSS | iTunes | www.nga.gov/podcasts

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