Art History celebrates 85 years at UW-Madison, Oct. 28-29

October 24th 2011
Arts & Humanities
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The Department of Art History will be celebrating 85 years at UW-Madison on Oct. 28-29 with a series of events.

See the entire program [pdf]

Keynote Lecture [pdf]
Peter Galassi, Director Emeritus, Department of Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York: “The Idea of John Szarkowski.” Conrad A. Elvehjem Building L140, Friday October 28, 2011 at 5pm

Other Events:
Friday October, 28, 2011
TOURS OF THE CHAZEN MUSEUM OF ART PERMANENT COLLECTION,
Given by Students of the Art History Department
Starting from the Chazen Museum of Art, New Building Lobby, 1:30-3:15 pm

ROUND TABLE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN CURATORIAL PRACTICE and the UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building L170, 3:15-4:30 pm,

Saturday, October 29, 2011
ART HISTORY AS A WINDOW ON GLOBAL CULTURE, NEW RESEARCH
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L140, 9:00 am-12:15pm

ROUNDTABLE ON CAREERS IN ART HISTORY, VISUAL CULTURE and MATERIAL CULUTRE BEYOND THE ACADEMY
Conrad A. Elvehejm building, L140, 2:15-3:15 pm

NEW RESEARCH IN ART HISTORY, MATERIAL AND VISUAL CULTURE by Graduate Students at UW-Madison
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L140, 3:30-5:30 pm

Funding generously provided by the Art History Fund, the Art Department, the UW Arts Institute, the Chipstone Foundation, the Material Culture Program, and the University Lectures Committee. Additional support from the Chazen Museum of Art and the Center for Visual Cultures.