Events for the Week of May 30-June 5, 2011

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30 - JUNE 5, 2011 LECTURES   June 4 at 12:00 pm Gauguin's Selves: Visual Identities in the Age of Freud Richard Brettell, Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetics, Interdisciplinary Program in Arts and Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas East Building Concourse, Auditorium June 5 at 2:00pm Decoding Baltz's Prototypes Britt Salvesen, curator and head, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and prints and drawings department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALKS   June 2 at 12:00 pm Gauguin: Maker of Myth Sally Shelburne, David Gariff, J. Russell Sale, or Diane Arkin (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk June 2 at 2:00 pm The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms Josephine Rodgers or Eric Denker (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda June 3 at 12:00 pm Lewis Baltz's "New Monterey" Wilford W. Scott (12 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda June 4 at 2:00 pm, June 5 at 1:00 pm "Gustav Mahler" by Auguste Rodin David Gariff (30 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks/ ADULT PROGRAMS WORKSHOP   June 2 at 1:00 pm Sketching Roxy Paine's "Graft" Liz Diament and Kim Hodges (60 minutes) Explore Roxy Paine's "Graft" using sketching as a tool for careful looking and discussion. Meet in front of Graft. Materials provided. (weather permitting) www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks/#adultprograms 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 www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS   June 2 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 June 4 at 12:00 pm Mandarin West Building Main Floor, Rotunda 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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