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Palmer Museum of Art announces spring 2016 gallery talks

Spring 2016 gallery talks at the Palmer Museum of Att will take place on Jan. 15 and 22, Feb. 12, March 18, and April 1 and 8. Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State invites students, faculty, staff and the public to stop by the museum this semester to explore the current exhibitions on view and participate in engaging conversations — known as gallery talks — led by museum curators and guest speakers. All talks begin at 12:10 p.m.

“From Dada to Dalí”Friday, Jan. 15Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator

“Consciously Surreal: Photography, the Uncanny, and the Body”Friday, Jan. 22Keri Mongelluzzo, graduate student, art history

“Small Prints, Big Artists”Friday, Feb. 12Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator

Curator’s Choice“A Brief History of American History Painting: Benjamin West and Tompkins H. Matteson”​Friday, March 18Adam M. Thomas, curator of American Art

“Illusions, Tricks, and Deceptions: An April Fools’ Gallery Talk”Friday, April 1Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education

Perspectives Unbound“Surrealism on Paper”Friday, April 8Jonathan Eburne, associate professor of comparative literature and English

Exhibitions on view at the Palmer Museum of Art this spring are "From Dada to Dalí: Surrealist Works on Paper" from Jan. 12 through May 8; "Consciously Surreal: Photography, the Uncanny, and the Body" from Jan. 12 through May 8; and "Small Prints, Big Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces from Carnegie Museum of Art" from Feb. 2 through May 15. "Small Prints, Big Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces from Carnegie Museum of Art" was organized by the Carnegie Museum of Art.

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is located on Curtin Road and admission is free. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and some holidays. From Saturday, March 5, through Sunday, March 13, the museum will be open from noon to 4 p.m. The museum will be closed on Sunday, March 27.

Spring 2016 gallery talks at the Palmer will take place on Jan. 15 and 22; Feb. 12; March 18; and April 1, and 8. Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

Last Updated January 15, 2016

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