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LECTURE | Photographing Evita and Juan Domingo Perón: A Tale of Image Branding
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumIliana Cepero, Assistant Professor of Modern/Contemporary Art History and Visual Studies, The New School Photography played a pivotal role in the construction of the political personas of Juan and Eva […]

Luis Martín Lecture Series in the Humanities: The History and Practice of Photography in the United States and Mexico
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumIn conjunction with the exhibitions featuring the work of Laura Wilson and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, this series of four lectures (September 26, October 3, 10 & 17) will investigate the […]

Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties | Atraco a las tres
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumAtraco a las tres (Robbery at Three O’Clock), 1962 Directed by José María Forqué In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films […]

LECTURE | Nostalgia for al-Andalus from Bécquer to Rusiñol
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumClaudia Hopkins, Professor of Art History, University of Edinburgh Hopkins will present research from her recent book Art and Identity in Spain, 1833-1956. The Orient Within (Bloomsbury, 2024). Taking Bécquer’s […]

Member Meetup | Catalan Liturgical Cabinet: Art at the Borders of Christianity
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumLuis Rueda Galán, Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Meadows Museum Member Meetups provide exclusive opportunities to explore a work of art in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere. This October, discover the museum’s […]

Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties | El verdugo
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumEl verdugo (The Executioner), 1963 Directed by Luis García Berlanga In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films from the decade of […]

LECTURE | Fotógrafas: Feminist Narratives, Imaginaries and Representations in 20th- and 21st-Century Mexico
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumKaren Cordero, Professor Emerita, Universidad Iberoamericana How does the consideration of the presence of feminism in 20th- and 21st-century Mexico and the rereading of Mexican art history from the perspective […]

Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties | La tía Tula
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumLa tía Tula (Aunt Tula), 1964 Directed by Miguel Picazo In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films from the decade of […]