Introduction
Sheldon Museum of Art is committed to offering visitors interesting, enjoyable events and programs that explore great American art and the creative process.
Pensive Figure (left), a 1968 sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, is on view in New Acquisitions: African-American Masters Collection. The opening reception for the exhibition is Friday, January 16, 5-7 p.m.On Sunday, January 18, Directory J. Daniel Veneciano will present a Sunday Gallery Talk about the exhibition.
We invite you to the following events this year.
Admission is free, so mark your calendar today.
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Sheldon opening reception for New Acquisitions: African-American Masters Collection January 16, 2009 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM This Sheldon Museum of Art reception celebrates the New Acquisitions: African-American Master Collection exhibition. |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk January 18, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sheldon Director J. Daniel Veneciano will discuss the Museum's new acquisitions for its African-American Masters Collection. |
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Lincoln PhotoFest February 1, 2009 thru February 28, 2009 -- 12:00 AM A community-wide celebration of photography, Lincoln PhotoFest will be anchored by Evolving Eden at Sheldon. Click here for a list of photographic exhibitions in galleries across the city. |
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College Night at Sheldon February 4, 2009 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM College Night is an opportunity for student to enjoy the museum as a casual setting with music, food and friendly conversation. |
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Keynote Address for Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives February 6, 2009 -- 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Arno Minkkinen, one of three photographic artists whose works are on view in Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives will present the exhibition opening's keynote address in Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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Sheldon Photo Scavenger Hunt February 6, 2009 thru February 28, 2009 -- 5:00 PM In connection with Lincoln PhotoFest, a community-wide celebration of photography, Sheldon Museum of Art is organizing a Photo Scavenger Hunt to encourage museum visitors to become involved with photography. |
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Photography Symposium February 7, 2009 -- 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM Guest panelists will discuss contemporary photography and the Sheldon exhibition, Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives. |
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Geske Lecture by Wu Hung February 12, 2009 -- 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Wu Hung, the founder and director of the Center for the Art of East Asia at the University of Chicago, will present the Geske Lecture in Sheldon Museum of Art's auditorium. His title is "Contemporary Chinese Art and Urban Transportation." |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk February 15, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Alison Stewart, professor of art history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will give an informal gallery talk about Portraits and Personalities: Prints from the F. M. Hall Collection. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Bennewitz String Quartet February 28, 2009 -- 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM The Bennewitz String Quartet plays in the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Series at Sheldon Museum of Art. |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk March 8, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Karen Kunc, a professor of art and art history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, leads a Sunday at Sheldon gallery discussion about Art by Women. |
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College Night at Sheldon March 10, 2009 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM College Night is an opportunity for student to enjoy the museum as a casual setting with music, food and friendly conversation. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Los Angeles Piano Quartet March 21, 2009 -- 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM The Los Angeles Piano Quartet plays in the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Series. |
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For Business or Pleasure: A Symposium on Corporate and Private Collecting March 28, 2009 -- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Symposium speakers will present talks on the topic of corporate and private art collecting in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Ying String Quartet April 18, 2009 -- 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM The Ying String Quartet plays in the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Series. |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk April 19, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Interim Curator Sharon Kennedy will discuss the exhibition Photography from the Permanent Collection in this Sheldon Sunday Gallery talk. |
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One-Act Opera: "Later The Same Evening" April 28, 2009 -- 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM University of Nebraska-Lincoln Director of Opera William Shomos will produce "Later the Same Evening," a one-act opera inspired by five Edward Hopper paintings, including the Sheldon's Room in New York. |