January 2019
Gallery Talks
Daily Gallery Orientation Talks Make the most of your visit with a 20 minute orientation talk! The gallery talks take place at 11, 12:30, and 2:30 and they are about 20 minutes in length. Let our expert gallery guides introduce you to the art and life of Norman Rockwell and the special highlights of our collection. Free with Museum admission.
Find out more »February 2019
Meet Rockwell’s Models
Find out what it was like to pose for America’s favorite illustrator from Rockwell’s own models, who will share their personal experiences. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission.
Find out more »Narrated Painting and Drawing Demonstrations: Painting Like Rockwell
Join illustrator/painter Dan Howe as he explores, explains, and demonstrates Norman Rockwell’s process for creating a painted image. Through live drawing and painting demonstrations and discussions, the step-by-step technique of America’s most beloved illustrator will be brought to light. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission.
Find out more »Family Day! Celebrating Chinese New Year
Meet illustrator and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin, whose original artworks for Bringing in the New Year tell the tale of a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each family member lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to celebrate, with fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade at the end. Enjoy readings, art making, and tours…
Find out more »Exploring the Art on View- Frank E. Schoonover: American Visions
Enjoy these lively art talks with the Museum’s curators, who will offer insights into our current exhibitions, including Cultural Traditions: A Holiday Celebration (December 12), Frank E. Schoonover: American Visions (January 16), Gregory Manchess: Above the Timberline (February 13). Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Free for children 18 and under.
Find out more »Valentine’s Day Talk- Happily-Ever-After…More or Less: Illustrating Love
This special Valentine’s Day talk by Deputy Director/Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett will offer reflections on the joys and occasional disappointments of love, through the art of America’s most popular magazine illustrators—from the pathos of Norman Rockwell, Al Parker, and Coby Whitmore, to more humorous perspectives by William Steig and Constantin Alajalov, among others. Festive refreshments will be served. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Free for children 18 and under.
Find out more »Artist Discussion Panel- Artists as Authors: Award-Winning Illustrators Speak
Join celebrated illustrators Gregory Manchess, David Macaulay, and Wendell Minor for a look at their experiences as artists who also author their own books. The intensive research and study that is required to build imaginary worlds inspired by reality will be explored. Gregory Manchess has created imagery for magazines, movie posters, advertising campaigns, and book covers. Paintings that appear in his recent novel, Above the Timberline, are on view. David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer whose most…
Find out more »February School Vacation Week Drop-In Art Programs: Art of Adventure
Enjoy this fun-filled week of drop-in art activities inspired by our special exhibitions and the art of Norman Rockwell, Frank E. Schoonover, and Gregory Manchess, which bring fantasy, adventure, and real-life stories to life. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Children free to age 18.
Find out more »February School Vacation Week Drop-In Art Programs: Art of Adventure
Enjoy this fun-filled week of drop-in art activities inspired by our special exhibitions and the art of Norman Rockwell, Frank E. Schoonover, and Gregory Manchess, which bring fantasy, adventure, and real-life stories to life. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Children free to age 18.
Find out more »Presidents’ Day Talk- In Celebrated Company: Rockwell’s Presidents
As America’s best-known illustrator, Norman Rockwell was called upon to paint the presidents and presidential candidates of his day, from Eisenhower to Nixon and Kennedy. Discuss the artist’s intersection with the nation’s most prominent leaders with Curator of Education Tom Daly, who will share little known stories of Rockwell’s experiences capturing their likenesses. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Free for children 18 and under.
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