VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Various locations around Houston

Houston, TX 77003

Tickets:

Cost for the Friday–Saturday itinerary is $30 for MFAH Members, $35 for nonmembers, and $20 for students. Register by October 7 to receive a $5 discount. Price includes a box lunch on Saturday.

Sunday's day trip is $45.

Times:

2011 Symposium Itinerary

Friday, October 28
6:30 p.m.
Brown Auditorium Theater
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Opening Address
Continuing Currents of Change: Art, Life, and Culture in the Mississippi Valley, c. 1850-1861
Presented by Jason T. Busch, Curatorial Chair for Collections and the Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Carnegie Museum of Art.

Reception following the talk

Saturday, October 29
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Brown Auditorium Theater
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Morning Presentations
9:30 a.m. Welcome

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Texas Artisans
Presented by Michael K. Brown, Curator, Bayou Bend, and Margaret Culbertson, Director, Kitty King Powell Library and Study Center at Bayou Bend

10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Pretty Pictures for Troubled Times: Portrayals of Plantation Properties
Presented by John Michael Vlach, Professor of American Civilization and Anthropology, The George Washington University

Reconstructions: Material Culture of the South Carolina Plantation, 1861-1877
Dana Byrd, Wyeth Fellow, National Gallery of Art; Ph.D. candidate in the History of Art, Yale University

Lunch Break, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Box lunches included in the registration fee.

Afternoon Presentations
1:15 – 3:30 p.m.
No Cotton in the Kingdom: Textiles in the Civil War South
Presented by Katie Knowles, Textile Archivist, Kravet, Inc.; 2007-2008 Rice University Jameson Fellow

Monumental Achievement: The Civil War and the Making of American Memory
Presented by William Hosley, Principal, Terra Firma Northwest; former Director of New Haven Museum and Connecticut Landmarks

Reception at Bayou Bend
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
At the conclusion of the symposium, attendees are invited to join the speakers for light refreshments at Bayou Bend. The house, including the Texas Room, will be open. Shuttle buses will be available to take you from the museum to Bayou Bend and back, or you may use personal transportation.

Sunday, October 30
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Material Culture of the Civil War Soldier
Join a limited number of participants on a special Sunday tour that provides insights into the material culture of the Civil War soldier. In the morning, a special group tour of the Houston Museum of Natural Science Civil War exhibition will be followed by a trip to the Nau Civil War Collection. After a light lunch and presentation, guests will be treated to a private tour of the collection.

Bus Schedule - Departure and Return
Depart 9:30 a.m.
Buses depart promptly from the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center at Bayou Bend, 6003 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77007. Coffee and pastries available in the lobby of the building (open at 9:00 a.m.)
Return 3:30 p.m.
Bus returns to Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center.

Phone: (713) 639-7759

Parking:

Check individual venues for parking information.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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