Program Calendar
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LECTURE | Josefa de Óbidos: A Woman Artist in Early Modern Iberia
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumCarmen Ripollés, Associate Professor, Portland State University Josefa de Ayala (c. 1630–1684)—also known as Josefa de Óbidos, after the town in which she spent much of her life—was a seminal […]
Luis Martín Lecture Series in the Humanities
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumThis four-part lecture series (March 14, 21 & 28, April 4) documents and investigates aspects of collecting art in four periods of European history: antiquity, the Middle Ages, the early […]
LECTURE | The Meadows Museum at 60: A Diamond in Dallas
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumAmanda W. Dotseth, Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of Arts, SMUCommemorate the museum’s opening on April 3rd […]
LECTURE | Rubens and Spain: For the Sheer Love of Art
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumAlejandro Vergara, Senior Curator of Flemish and Northern European Paintings, Museo Nacional del PradoThis talk will focus on the art of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) by way of the collecting […]
Member Meetup | William Randolph Hearst: A Collector’s Eye on Spain
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumPublishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst’s passion for Spanish art, and his collecting patterns, helped shape global perceptions of Spain’s cultural heritage. Join Cristina Sol Aldrich, the Meadows Museum's 2023–2024 Center […]
LECTURE | From Queen Consort to Regent Widow: The Life of Mariana of Austria in Portraits
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumPatricia Manzano Rodríguez, Curator, Meadows MuseumThe portraits of Mariana of Austria (1634–1696) reveal more than just her likeness—they unveil the complex life of a queen who navigated political turmoil and […]