You are invited into the conservation lab to learn how our experience and interpretation of great masterworks can be altered by changes that occur over time. Presented by Stephen Gritt, Director of Conservation and Technical Research, National Gallery of Canada, Toronto.
Join us for this Gallery Walk & Talk that focuses on a selection of objects in The Ringling’s permanent collection illustrates the range of what is “precious” and how these materials are used.
ROAR! is The Ringling Art Library’s family program, designed to engage children ages 4-7 in activities that connect art with early literacy.
Inside the Vault is a quarterly lecture series that explores the significance of The Ringling Art Library’s unique collections.
The Ringling offers Saturday for Educators throughout the school year. Educators may attend this program to learn about the Ringling's permanent collection and special exhibitions, network with other educators, and refresh their creative spirit.
Noted art historian and author Jonathan Lopez, reveals the facts behind the fiction of master forger Han van Meegeren. His forgeries of the work of the great Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, were purchased by some of the most prestigious, and notorious, collectors of the day including Andrew Mellon and Herman Goering.
ROAR! is The Ringling Art Library’s family program, designed to engage children ages 4-7 in activities that connect art with early literacy.
The “art of forgery” poses essential questions about both the inherent value of art and our relationship to it. Join in the conversation in the galleries as we discuss some of the intriguing issues presented by the works in this exhibition.
Museum tour and film discussion. Curators and Conservators share an insider’s view on the science of art authentification plus enjoy the documentary feature film, Who The #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
A Museum tour followed by a film and film discussion. Art handlers and couriers travel with priceless art from museum to museum. They will share their tales of taking a masterpiece on tour. Plus, the film Bean, Starring Rowan Atkinson.