Events for the Week of May 16-22, 2011

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 16-22, 2011 WORKS IN PROGRESS   May 16 at 12:10 and 1:10 pm Humor since Homer: The Legacy of the Ridiculous in Western High Art David Essex, curatorial assistant, department of Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/#wip PANEL DISCUSSION   May 20 at 11:00 am The Role of Art in Diplomacy Panel discussion with Robert Storr, Yale School of Art, and artists Odili Donald Odita, Joel Schapiro, and Carrie Mae Weems. Moderated by Harry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. This program is coordinated with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/paneldiscussions SUNDAY LECTURE   May 22 at 2:00 pm Michael Kahn and Shakespeare's Italy Michael Kahn, artistic director, Shakespeare Theatre Company, in conversation with Eric Denker, lecturer, National Gallery of Art East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALKS   May 16 at 2:00 pm Where Science Meets Art Kristin DeGhetaldi (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 17 at 2:00 pm From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection Diane Arkin (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 17 at 12:00 pm Picasso in the Chester Dale Collection Sally Shelburne (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 18-22 at 12:00 pm Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit Adam Davies (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 19 at 1:00 pm In the Tower: Nam June Paik Sally Shelburne (50 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk May 19 at 2:00 pm The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms Josephine Rodgers or Eric Denker (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 20 at 2:00 pm Theodore Gericault, 1791–1824 Daniella Berman (40 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 20 at 1:00 pm "Gustav Mahler" by Auguste Rodin David Gariff (30 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 21 at 2:00 pm Chinese Porcelains Dianne Stephens (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks/ GALLERY TOURS   Through June 30 - Weekdays at 10:30 am, 3:30 pm; Saturday at 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm; Sunday at 11:30 am, 4:30 pm Early Italian to Early Modern: An Introduction to the West Building Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 30 - Weekdays at 11:30 am, 1:30 pm; Weekends at 11:30 am, 3:30 pm 1900 to Now: An Introduction to the East Building Collection East Building Ground Level, Information Desk Through June 25 - Friday at 12:30 pm; Saturday at 1:30 pm Sculpture Garden (weather permitting) Sculpture Garden, Pavilion Cafe Through June 30 - Thursday at 12:30 pm Points of View: The Painter's Choices West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 30 - Weekdays at 1:30 pm; Saturday at 3:30 pm; Sunday at 2:30 pm American Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 30 - Monday–Saturday at 2:30 pm; Sunday at 1:30 pm Italian Renaissance Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 29 - Monday, Wednesday, Sunday at 12:30 pm; Saturday at 11:30 am The Sculpture Galleries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 28 - Tuesday, Friday, Saturday at 12:30 pm; Sunday at 3:30 pm French Collection: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/tours/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS   May 16 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm French West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm May 17, 21 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm German West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm May 18 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 May 21 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Korean West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm www.nga.gov/programs/tours/#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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