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Animals for All: Caring for Critters
This program provides an opportunity for students with disabilities to work hands-on with Heckscher Farm animals outside of our traditional Junior Curator program environment. A small group size allows for a personalized experience at each participant’s pace and comfort level. Registration includes one participant and an accompanying adult. Limited to 3 participant pairs. Please only […]
Docent Tour: Famous & Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann
Join us on Thursday, June 12 at 4 p.m. for a docent-led tour of the exhibition Famous & Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann. About the Exhibition: Austrian-born Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) was one of the most accomplished female photographers of the 20th century. After great success in Vienna in the 20s photographing artists, models, […]
Lecture: Heimat Photography and the Art of Trude Fleischmann
On Thursday, June 12 at 5 p.m., Elizabeth Cronin, author of Heimat Photography in Austria (2015), explores Trude Fleischmann in relation to this aspect of 1930s visual culture. “In Austria, what is generally referred to as Heimat (home or homeland) photography featured local sights: peasants, churchgoers, skiers and rural alpine landscapes. As these traditional, romanticized […]
Hill-Stead Short Course – Impressionism: French Origins, American Afterlives
REGISTER Thursday, June 12 2025 at 6pm – Manet, Sloan, and Critique Few chapters in the history of modern art are more loved and revered, more foundational and debated than the story of French impressionism. The group of painters who initially brought this style of artmaking to world-wide fame was initially small but with each […]
Tools as Art: Work and Play
Featuring a selection of more than fifty works from the Hechinger Collection, this exhibition celebrates the transformation of common industrial objects into extraordinary works of art exploring tools as icons of labor, labor as a component of creativity, and creativity as a form of play. The showcased works illustrate how artists manipulate their subjects to […]
15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition
15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition Exhibition Dates: June 1 – August 24, 2025 The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 15th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition. This juried competition and exhibition is limited to original prints that are no bigger than four square inches (25.8 sq cm). The miniature […]
On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness
On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness transports visitors to the Arctic to confront the startling impacts of climate change. Remarkable animals from the Bruce’s natural history collections are paired with scale landscape models that showcase Alaska’s diverse ecosystem. The installation highlights both subtle and dramatic shifts occurring across the Alaskan landscape, bringing attention to the […]
Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror
“Here is where finally opposites come together, I see a surprising purity. Stone is the depth, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…” —Isamu Noguchi While the renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) is best known for his work in stone, he consistently explored new materials and methods during his wide-ranging career. He first experimented with […]
Amazing Butterflies Exhibit
Navigate the extraordinary metamorphosis of butterflies through an interactive maze and traveling exhibit in Grace Farms’ indoor Court, created by The Natural History Museum in London in collaboration with Minotaur Mazes. Adventure through the leaves, learn how to move like caterpillar, discover an ant that reaps the reward of an unusual friendship, then transform into […]