Please try to come...I've heard the exhibition is magnificent , the
Museum for African Art is a wonderful institution www.africanart.org
and the dinner will be African (I don't know the specifics...)
Eric Siegel
Chairman, Museums Council of New York City
Director, Planning & Program Development
New York Hall of Science
Museums Council of New York City
Meeting/Dinner
PLACE: Museum for African Art
593 Broadway (between Houston and Prince Streets - Soho)
DATE: Wednesday, June 12
TIME: 5:45 - 8:00 pm
5:45: Introductory remarks and presentation by Anne Stark, Deputy
Director - Reception
6:15: Tour of exhibition Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali by Heidi
Holder, Director of Education.
7:15: Tuffet dinner
TRAVEL: F/V/S to Broadway-Lafayette; N/R to Prince; 6 to Spring
The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public
understanding and appreciation of African art and culture through
exhibitions, publications, and educational programs. Bamana. The Art of
Existence in Mali, provides the most complete examination ever
undertaken of a large multi-ethnic area in West Africa. Visitors move
through sections which correspond to social and religious aspects of
their culture, illustrated by
90 art objects, 40 photos, and videos taken from field study. Among
the
outstanding items are sculptures and masks used in men's secret
societies. The Ci-Wara crest masks influenced painters such as Derain,
Leger, Matisse, Braque, and Picasso. See www.africanart.org
<http://www.africanart.org> for more information.
The Museums Council of New York City was founded sixty years ago. There
are now 98 member institutions, virtually all of the City's not for
profit museums. We meet several times each year at museums large and
small to get an insiders view of the museums' work, and to build a sense
of community among the City's museums. Participation in meetings is
open to all levels of staff and Board, as well as people who work in
industries such as exhibition design, not for profit services, etc.
Enclosed is a check made out to Museums Council of New York City for
reservations at $25 each. Mail to Amy Fischetti, Queens County Farm
Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, New York 11004. If you
make a reservation and do not attend, you must still reimburse the
Council. If you check will not arrive in time, call Amy at (718)347-3276
ext13.
Name ___________________________ Institution__________________________
Please pass this invitation on to other staff members in your
institution.
Eric Siegel
Director, Planning &
Program Development
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
(718) 699-0005 x 317
(718) 699-1341 fax
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www.nyscience.org
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