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October 2018
Exhibition Tour with Chloe Raub
Drop by the Newcomb Art Museum on Second Saturdays this fall for guided exhibition tours focusing on different themes present in the current tricentennial show, EMPIRE, led by different faculty and staff from Tulane. On October 13, join Chloe Raub, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Newcomb College Institute, as she leads a guided tour of EMPIRE discussing in more detail the role of collections and archives at Newcomb College and the history of the Newcomb objects on display…
Find out more »Uncommon Exchanges: Sound
Newcomb Art Museum, in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South (Nola Gulf South), presents a unique dialogue, centering on “sound,” between Joel Dinerstein, the Clark Chair of American Civilization at Tulane University and Dr. Renata Durães Ribeiro, AAUW Fellow in Tulane’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Moderated by Newcomb’s curator Laura Blereau. ___ Free and open to the public; held at Newcomb Art Museum.
Find out more »Tulane Tuesday | Homecoming Screen Print
Wear your Tulane gear each Tuesday and stop by the LBC between 11AM-1PM to get today's free treat - Homecoming screen print designed by Kiernan Dunn... come be a part of creating the last layer of one of a kind poster print in celebration of Tulane homecoming! Only 300 prints will be available. Sponsored by the Newcomb Art Museum as well as the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life. Don't forget to have your loyalty card stamped! ** You must wear…
Find out more »November 2018
Exhibition Tour with Lee Miller
Drop by the Newcomb Art Museum on Second Saturdays this fall for guided exhibition tours focusing on different themes present in the current tricentennial show, EMPIRE, led by different faculty and staff from Tulane. On November 10, join us for a very special Second Saturday tour celebrating Homecoming at Tulane! Lee Miller, Head of The Louisiana Research Collection at Tulane University, will lead a guided tour of Newcomb Art Museum's tricentennial exhibition EMPIRE which brings together over 400 objects culled from…
Find out more »Uncommon Exchanges: Fish
Newcomb Art Museum, in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South (Nola Gulf South), presents a unique dialogue, centered around “fish,” between Bruce Sunpie Barnes of Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots and Chef Ryan Prewitt of Peche Seafood Grill. Moderated by Rebecca Snedeker, Clark Executive Director for the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. ____ Free and open to the public; takes place at Newcomb Art Museum.
Find out more »Free Family Day at Newcomb Art Museum
Everyone is welcome to get creative at the museum! Teens and adults will benefit from a two-hour figure drawing intensive led by local artists, while kids of all ages will love several art activities inspired by EMPIRE, including printmaking, architecture, and collage! Advanced registration is required for the figure drawing intensive, contact tfriel@tulane.edu to register or for questions. Drop-ins welcome for all other activities. ___ All events are free and open to families with children of all-ages!
Find out more »December 2018
Exhibition Tour with Justin Mann
Drop by the Newcomb Art Museum on Second Saturdays this fall for guided exhibition tours focusing on different themes present in the current tricentennial show, EMPIRE, led by different faculty and staff from Tulane. On December 8, the whole family is invited to Newcomb Art Museum for a fun Second Saturday tour with Justin Mann, Collections Manager of The Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute (Tulane's infamous "Fish Library). Learn all about why Tulane has the largest fish…
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