Join Chief Curator Janice Driesbach on a tour of key works in the museum’s collection. Tracing the history of the museum’s acquisitions, the tour will explore the curatorial decisions (and juicy stories) involved in building the museum’s world class collection.
Did you know the Akron Art Museum gave Cindy Sherman one of her first museum exhibitions or that our Mickalene Thomas was delivered to the museum straight from the dining room of an apartment of a United Nations dignitary? Join Chief Curator Janice Driesbach on a tour of key works in the museum’s collection. Tracing the history of the museum’s acquisitions, the tour will explore the curatorial decisions (and juicy stories) involved in building the museum’s world class collection.mage: Mickalene Thomas, Girlfriends and Lovers, 2008, Acrylic, enamel and rhinestones on panel. 108 in. x 144 in. Collection of the Akron Art Museum. The Mary S. and Louis S. Myers Endowment Fund for Painting and Sculpture.
FREE
2015/10/11 - 2015/10/11
Akron Art Museum
1 South High, Akron, OH 44308
Members park free in the deck adjacent to the library
Park across from museum entrance on High Street
Fully handicap accessible
Standard strollers welcome in most areas