Lectures
 State of the ArtsSelected evenings, 7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Included in general admission to the Museum Reserve your seat for the series online. Online reservations will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on the day of each event. To reserve seats by phone or for more information, call 214-922-1826 or e-mail publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org. The drive to create, the magic of the imagination, and the commitment to their craft—these qualities connect artists, dancers, actors, and musicians. Join Dallas Museum of Art Director Bonnie Pitman and KERA host and producer Jeff Whittington for an innovative new series exploring the creative process and the nature of performance. Hear Dallas’s key artistic leaders discuss the future of the city’s cultural landscape and what lies ahead for the nation’s largest urban arts district.
On Thursday evenings, join us before the talks to enjoy live jazz, a casual dinner, and cocktails in the Atrium Cafe. Kevin Moriarty, Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center
Kevin Moriarty joined the Dallas Theater Center as Artistic Director in 2007, and he previously served as Artistic Director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York. In Ithaca, Moriarty directed world premieres of plays written by Itamar Moses, Robert Aguierre-Sacassa, and others, as well as a number of classic dramatic and musical productions. He also directed the national tour of the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Kevin Moriarty is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the recipient of a Drama League directing fellowship.
Graeme Jenkins has served as the Dallas Opera’s Music Director since 1994. He has conducted more than forty productions in Dallas and over 160 operatic productions in the U.S. and abroad, including Così fan tutte for the English National Opera and Baz Luhrmann’s La bohème with the Australian Opera, among others. He holds degrees from Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music, where he was named the Adrian Boult Conducting Scholar. Jenkins has served as the chief guest conductor at Germany’s Cologne Opera and music director of the Glyndebourne Touring Company. Promotional support for State of the Arts is provided by KERA.
Artist Talk: Gregory Crewdson
Presented in partnership with the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology at UT Dallas Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Free; no reservations required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call 214-922-1826 or e-mail PublicPrograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org. Photographer Gregory Crewdson will speak about his work and the creative process. Crewdson is best known for staging large-scale cinematic scenes that result in surreal photos of American homes and neighborhoods. His work has been described by the New York Times as "elaborately contrived micro-epics" and as having "production credits to rival a James Cameron movie." The Dallas Museum of Art is currently featuring three of his photographs in its first floor galleries, in both the All the World’s A Stage exhibition and in an installation of contemporary art from the DMA's collections in the Hoffman Galleries. Other prominent U.S. museums that include the work of Gregory Crewdson in their holdings are the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A traveling exhibition spanning the artist's career was shown at major museums around Europe from 2003 to 2005. His most recent work, produced from 2005 to 2007, was shown in spring 2008 at the Luhring Augustine Gallery in New York City, the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles, and the White Cube gallery in London. Crewdson's talk is one of a six-part lecture series, "Creativity in the Age of Technology," hosted by the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology at UT Dallas.
The Spirit of Normandy: History, Culture, and CuisineSaturday, February 27, 2:00 p.m.
C3 Theater, Center for Creative Connections
Included in general admission to the Museum; no reservations required Although it lies at Paris's doorstep, Normandy is a world unto itself with rich historical, cultural, and gastronomic traditions. Join French specialist Dr. Elizabeth New, founder of French Affaires, to explore this verdant region of northern France, the subject of the stunning paintings and photographs featured in The Lens of Impressionism. Dr. New will introduce the signature architecture, landscapes, and historic sites that have inspired multiple artists, including the incomparable Mont St. Michel, Monet's house and gardens at Giverny, Rouen's half-timbered houses and numerous spires, and the breathtaking cliffs at Étretat. This Normandy tour concludes with an overview of the region's culinary traditions with its emphasis on apples, seafood, butter, cream, and cheeses. Don't miss this "journey to France"! This program is the first in a four-part lecture series investigating the history and culture of the Normandy coast and considering the work of the artists who portrayed its landscapes, tourists, and commercial pursuits in the 19th century.
The Richard R. Brettell Lecture SeriesSelected evenings
$15 for the public, discounts available for DMA members, students, and seniors
Tickets to Brettell Lectures are available online until 3:00 p.m. on the day of each event.
To order by phone or for more information, call 214-922-1826 or e-mail publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org.
Join renowned historians of 19th-century French art as they recount the compelling stories of the Dallas Museum of Art’s modern European masterworks—exceptional paintings by celebrated artists including Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec that portray the people, places, and activities of modern life.  Monet's "Seine at Lavacourt": What Is a Modernist Artist to Do in France in 1880?
Friday, February 19, 2010
9:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Included in general admission to the Museum; no reservations required. This lecture is part of Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art. Claude Monet's iconic painting The Seine at Lavacourt was completed in 1880 and shown at The Salon, the regressive, state-sponsored exhibition that had prompted the impressionists to found their own independent exhibitions beginning in 1874. Dr. Paul Hayes Tucker. The Paul Hayes Tucker Distinguished Professor of Art at the University of Massachusetts Boston, will consider this stunning painting and whether it was, in fact, Monet's "turncoat" picture--a retreat to more traditional painting strategies. Explore the modernist scene in late 19th-century France, a decade after the country's disastrous defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
 Special Brettell Lecture Event
Thursday, April 1, 2010
7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Order tickets Enjoy a special evening with a husband and wife team of distinguished art historians as they examine several stunning works in a collection formed by another formidable couple, Wendy and Emery Reves. The Reves Collection is a one-of-a-kind installation of impressionist and post-impressionist art and decorative art that celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary at the Dallas Museum of Art in 2010. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Femmes de Maison": The "Back" Story
Toulouse-Lautrec's images of brothel life are varied--ranging from the dignified to the saucy, the documentary to the caricatural. How might Dallas's fine pastel be defined? Dr. Richard Thomson, Watson Gordon Professor of Fine Art, University of Edinburgh, will look widely at Lautrec's images of figures seen from behind to compare his work with contemporary artists such as Edgar Degas and, in a larger context, with parallels in French theater and psychology. Edouard Vuillard: Exploring the Limits of Intimism
This lecture will consider the works by Edouard Vuillard in the Dallas Museum of Art's collections. Dr. Belinda Thomson, independent art historian and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, will examine to what extent the effectiveness of these works depends upon Vuillard's relationship with each subject. Although many of the subjects are close friends or family members of the artist, was Vuillard able to step outside of the scene and view his motif with a distant and appraising eye? This series is supported by The Richard R. Brettell Lecture Series Endowment Fund. Hotel accommodations provided by The Adolphus. Promotional support provided by WRR Classical 101.1 FM.
The Boshell Family Lecture Series on ArchaeologySelected Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.
$15 for the public, discounts available for DMA members, students, and seniors (unless otherwise noted)
Tickets to Boshell Lectures are available online until 3:00 p.m. on the day of each event.
To order by phone or for more information, call 214-922-1826 or e-mail publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org. Join us for an exciting season of lectures with internationally recognized archaeologists, historians, and authors working at the forefront of archaeological research.
Altars of Zeus, Games for the Gods: Olympia and Lykaion in Early Greek Religion
Thursday, February 18, 2010
C3 Theater, Center for Creative Connections
Order tickets In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games brought participants together every four years for athletic competitions as part of a larger religious festival at Olympia, site of the monumental altar of Zeus. Although the beginnings of the ancient Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 B.C., recent archaeological evidence unearthed by Dr. David Gilman Romano and his team at the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, some twenty-two miles to the northeast of Olympia, suggests that the cult of Zeus may have originated there much earlier. Dr. Romano, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, will discuss the most recent discoveries at Mt. Lykaion and how these findings may impact our understanding of the origins and development of the cult of Zeus and the ancient Olympic Games. After the lecture, join us in The Stage for readings of myths and poetry celebrating ancient Greek gods and heroes.  Shadow Divers: Mystery and Adventure on the Bottom of the Atlantic
Presented in partnership with Arts & Letters Live
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Horchow Auditorium
$37 for the public, discounts available for DMA members, educators, students, and seniors.
Order tickets Hailed by the New York Times as a "pulse-quickening real-life thriller." Shadow Divers is a story of riveting adventure in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean. An unexpected discovery in 1991 began a six-year quest to solve one of the last mysteries of World War II. Though official records denied it, and no historian or government could explain it, a German U-boat with the remains of fifty-six Nazi soldiers lay wrecked sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey. Join Robert Kurson, best-selling author of Shadow Divers, as he shares insights into the remarkable discovery and the subsequent pursuit to identify the lost submarine and its nameless crew. This series is supported by the Boshell Family Foundation and the DMA's Boshell Lecture Series Endowment Fund. Hotel accommodations provided by The Adolphus. Promotional support provided by WRR Classical 101.1 FM.
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