A Taste of Power: 18th-Century German Porcelain for the Table
Harvard University Art Museums
Details:
A Taste of Power: 18th-Century German Porcelain for the Tableopened at Harvard's Busch-Reisinger Museum on Saturday, March 29th.
This installation of five works, drawn from the Busch-Reisinger Museum's permanent collection, examines the use of porcelain figurines as intriguing table decorations at elaborate baroque court festivals and banquets. It features objects from Meissen, Nymphenburg, and Höchst manufactories and encourages a fresh experience of the works by suggesting their original context and function.
The exhibition was organized by Heather Hess, 2006–2008 Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum.
Dates: March 29 through June 30, 2008
Place: Busch-Reisinger Museum, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Time: Regular Art Museums hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday 1:00-5:00pm
Admission: Regular Art Museums admission rates: $9; $7 senior citizens; $6 for students. Admission is free for Harvard University ID holders, Members of the Art Museums, Cambridge Public Library cardholders, and visitors under 18 years of age. Admission is free to all on Saturdays before noon.
For more information about the exhibition: http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/exhibitions/busch/IsabellaAndOctavio.html
PROGRAMMING in conjunction with A Taste of Power
Harvard University Art Museums Symposium:
Tables of Content
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Place: Arthur M. Sackler Museum, lecture hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Time: 9:30am-12:15pm (morning session); 3:00-4:30pm (afternoon session)
Admission: Free
Speakers include Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, Arnhold Collection and Frick Collection; Meredith Chilton, art historian; Ivan Day, independent scholar; Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Princeton University; and Valerie Steele, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Dance and Music Performance:
18th-Century Dances and Music
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Place: Fogg Art Museum, Calderwood Courtyard, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Time: 2:00-2:45pm
Admission: Free
A selection of dances and music like those at baroque banquets will be performed by dancers Camilla Finlay and Ken Pierce, accompanied by Carol Lewis and Alice Mroszcyk on viols and Olav Chris Henriksen on theorbo and baroque guitar.