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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH @ THE NEWARK MUSEUM

The Newark Museum

Posing Beauty On View February 2 through April 28

Posing Beauty African American Images from the 1890s to the Present
February 2, 2011—April 28, 2011

For Adult Visitors

Lecture
31st Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture
Beauty and the Black Body: History, Aesthetics and Politics
Saturday, February 19, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM
FREE at the Paul Robeson Campus Center/Rutgers-Newark.


A Public Conversation
Sunday, February 20, 2:30–3:30 PM, Reception: 3:30–4:30 PM
The Art and Social Impact of Great Photographs
Guest artists: Lewis Watts, Associate Professor, Department of Art, University of California, Santa Cruz, Lauren Kelley, photographer and video artist, and Jamel Shabazz, photographer, teacher and author.
Moderator: Tanya Sheehan, Assistant Professor of Art History, Rutgers, the State University of NJ–New Brunswick
Pre-registration required, call 973.596.6550

Gallery Tours
February
Wednesdays–Sundays
1:15 PM Masterworks at the Newark Museum featuring an introduction to the Ballantine House
2:15 PM Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present
3 PM Narratives of African American Art

Complete list of Black History Month Celebration Programs

Senior Friday
February 11, 1–4 PM
Artistic Expression: Re-Imagining Ourselves Over Time

Planetarium Shows
February–March 27
Black Holes: recommended for adults

Looking Forward
Tibetan Collection Centennial Exhibitions and Programs