Join us for the last FREE exhibition tour for Out of the Kress Vaults, on view through December 17, 2022!
Join us in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for a special tour with Michelle DiMarzo, PhD, curator of Out of the Kress Vaults: Women in Sacred Renaissance Painting.
Please note: This event is in-person only. Space is limited to 15 registrants.
About Out of the Kress Vaults: The exhibition explores representations of femininity and virtue in Italian Renaissance paintings of the Virgin Mary, female saints, and nuns. This exhibition is the first in the museum’s history to be co-curated with Fairfield University students. Taking inspiration from two paintings of the Madonna and Child in the museum’s own Samuel H. Kress Collection, students in Dr. Michelle DiMarzo’s art history seminar developed the exhibition by examining Kress collections at other institutions, with an emphasis on works typically held in storage.
with David D.J. Rau, Director of Education and Outreach
Free with Museum Admission
Join Rau for a tour of the four palette trees on view in the Krieble Gallery and learn the history of this holiday tradition. The talk will highlight the newest palettes to join the collection of 250 artistic donations.
Holiday Magic is on view at the Florence Griswold Museum November 25-December 31, 2022.
Our Art in Focus series offers the opportunity for a close look at a single work of art!
Join us for a discussion of Pitti Tondo, a plaster cast of a marble tondo made after Michelangelo and now in Florence. Take a look at the tondo here and bring your questions and observations to the Bellarmine Hall Galleries!
Please note: This event is in-person only and will not be live streamed. If you are interested in the virtual Art in Focus on Thursday, December 15 at 12 p.m., click here!
Our Virtual Art in Focus series offers the opportunity for a close look at a single work of art, all from the comfort of your home!
Join us for a discussion of Pitti Tondo, a plaster cast of a marble tondo made after Michelangelo and now in Florence. Take a look at the tondo here and bring your questions and observations to our virtual discussion!
Please note: This event is virtual only. If you are interested in the in-person Art in Focus on Thursday, December 15 at 11 a.m., click here!