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Spring Opening

Thursday
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Joseph Allen Skinner Museum

Join us for an afternoon of discovery and fun, including “Mysteries of History” challenge, prizes, and refreshments!

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Joseph Allen Skinner Museum Interior
Photo Credit: 

Dennis Purcell

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Joseph Allen Skinner Museum Interior

Events And Links

Maker unknown (North Italian; possibly Austrian), Capital with human and animal figures, first half of the 12th century
March 2, 2017  | Caroline R. Hill Gallery
Monsters and the Meaning of a 12th-Century Capital
Gallery Talk

Michael T. Davis, Professor of Art History and Chair, Architectural Studies Program

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Kano, Masamitsu, also known as Eishunsai (Japanese, d. 1765), Six-fold screen with scenes from Tale of Genji (detail), mid 18th century
April 13, 2017  | Norah Warbeke Gallery
The Tale of Genji in Four Seasons
from Cherry Blossoms to Playing in the Snow
Gallery Talk

Sadako Ohki, The Japan Foundation Associate Curator of Japanese Art,
Yale University Art Gallery

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Maker unknown (Roman; Imperial), Lar holding a patera and cornucopia, 1st-2nd century CE
January 24, 2017 to May 28, 2017
The Legend of the Lares

In 57 BCE, the philosopher and politician Cicero described the Roman home as “the most hallowed place on earth…the center of worship, religion, and domestic ritual.” While many people today are familiar with the Olympian gods and goddesses and the monumental, marble temples of ancient Rome, the...

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