Events for the Week of May 2-8, 2011

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 2-8, 2011 WORKS IN PROGRESS   May 2 at 12:10 and 1:10 pm Hendrick ter Brugghen's "Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene" from Oberlin College Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/#wip DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL LECTURE SERIES   May 6 at 3:30 pm Jenny Holzer: Public Art Jenny Holzer in conversation with Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/#diamonsteinspielvogel THE SIXTIETH A.W. MELLON LECTURES IN THE FINE ARTS   May 8 at 2:00 pm The Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from Ancient Rome to Salvador Dali Part 6, Rough Work? Emperors Defaced and Destroyed Mary Beard, University of Cambridge East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALKS   May 2, 4 at 2:00 pm From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection Diane Arkin (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 3 at 11:00 am Gauguin: Maker of Myth Sally Shelburne, David Gariff, J. Russell Sale, or Diane Arkin (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk May 3-5 at 12:00 pm Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals J. Russell Sale or Eric Denker (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk May 5 at 2:00 pm Theodore Gericault, 1791–1824 Daniella Berman (40 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda May 5, 8 at 1:00 pm In the Tower: Nam June Paik Sally Shelburne (50 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk May 6 at 11:00 am Gauguin: Mythmaking through Painting Technique Carol Christensen (45 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk May 6 at 1:00 pm "Gustav Mahler" by Auguste Rodin David Gariff (30 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks/ GALLERY TOURS   May 8 at 1:00 pm ASL at the NGA: An Introduction to the West Building Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda 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 2 at 12:00 pm French tour of American art West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm May 3 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 May 5, 8 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 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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