Programs 2025-2026

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Revivals and Revelations:  Modern French Tapestry, 1930 to Today - October 6, 2025 

Kathleen Morris, Former Curator of Decorative Arts (2005-2025), Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA

Connections: An Inaugural Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics and Asian Export Art at the Albuquerque Collection - November 10, 2025

Bonus lecture courtesy of CT Ceramics Circle

Becky MacGuire, Former Senior Specialist for Chinese Export Art at Christie’s; Guest Curator, The Albuquerque Foundation

Georgia O’Keefe, American Modernist: From Lush Flowers to the New Mexico Desert - November 12, 2025           

GDAS 40th anniversary luncheon at Riverside Yacht Club

Janetta Rebold Benton, Distinguished Professor of Art History, Pace University

75 Years of Collecting at Winterthur: Expanding the Collection with Innovative Inspiration - December 1, 2025              

Alexandra Deutsch, John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections, Winterthur Museum

January 2026 - No Lecture

The Frick Collection: Past, Present, and Future - February 2, 2026  

Aimee Ng, John Updike Curator, The Frick Collection

Santi Jewels: Pairing Museum-Worthy Gems with Contemporary Settings - March 2, 2026                     

Zoom : Krishna Choudhury, Owner, Santi Jewels, London and Jaipur

Eve in the Garden:  Women as Makers and Patrons of Botanical Art from the Age of the Enlightenment and Beyond- April 6, 2026                       

Jonah Rosenberg, Head of Rare Books, Arader Galleries

If Frames Could Talk: An Insider’s View of the Art of the Edge - May 4, 2026                        

Suzanne Smeaton, Frame historian, scholar and consultant

Liberty, Equality, Fashion: Women Who Styled the French Revolution - June 1, 2026                        

Anne Higonnet, Barbara Novak Professor of Art History, Barnard College, Columbia University

Hanns Weinberg and The Antique Porcelain Company - June 8, 2026                        

Bonus lecture courtesy of CT Ceramics Circle

Nick Stagliano, Ceramics specialist and Director of Michele Beiny, Inc.

2025-26 Meetings

Meetings are held at the Bruce Museum unless otherwise noted.

Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings a year. You can reserve and pay on our Guest Page

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