Adult Classes
Lunch and Lecture: Art + Time
Curator Linda Dougherty presents an overview of the exhibition 0 to 60 and takes a closer look... Read more >
Tuesday, June 11 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Around the Bend
Look at the treelike structures of Roxy Paine, who uses metal to make manmade versions of... Read more >
Tuesday, June 11 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Around the Bend
Look at the treelike structures of Roxy Paine, who uses metal to make manmade versions of... Read more >
Tuesday, June 25 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Making an Impression
Learn how artists, with the stroke of a brush, make an object come alive with light, color, and... Read more >
Tuesday, June 25 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Making an Impression
Learn how artists, with the stroke of a brush, make an object come alive with light, color, and... Read more >
Senior Sampler: One of a Kind
Explore color, line, shape, texture, and movement while using a spontaneous painterly method of... Read more >
Senior Sampler: One of a Kind
Explore color, line, shape, texture, and movement while using a spontaneous painterly method of... Read more >
Friday, July 12 | 11 am
Armchair Travel Series: Three French Provinces - Provence
Breathtakingly beautiful photographs, many taken by Museum lecturer Joseph Covington, transport... Read more >
Saturday, July 20 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum
Curator David Steel discusses works from the Chrysler Museum in Virginia that are on loan to the... Read more >
Tuesday, July 23 | 10 am
Daylong Senior Sampler: Portraits from the Past
View various styles of portraits through the centuries, including European masterworks on loan... Read more >
Friday, July 26 | 7 pm
Lecture: Rodin’s Paris
Museum lecturer Joseph Covington talks about the extraordinary French sculptor Auguste Rodin.... Read more >
Senior Sampler: Working in Harmony
Study how artists organize line, shape, color, value, and texture in a composition to create a... Read more >
Senior Sampler: Working in Harmony
Study how artists organize line, shape, color, value, and texture in a composition to create a... Read more >
Friday, August 2 | 11 am
Armchair Travel Series: Three French Provinces - Normandy
Breathtakingly beautiful photographs, many taken by Museum lecturer Joseph Covington, transport... Read more >
Senior Sampler: Lost and Found
Take a closer look at the sculpture of Louise Nevelson, who transformed wood scraps and found... Read more >
Senior Sampler: Lost and Found
Take a closer look at the sculpture of Louise Nevelson, who transformed wood scraps and found... Read more >
Saturday, August 17 | 10 am
Sculpture Workshop: Dynamic Torsos
Using the Museum’s Rodin collection as inspiration, award-winning sculptor Paris Alexander leads... Read more >
Sunday, August 18 | 10 am
Sculpture Workshop: Dynamic Torsos
Using the Museum’s Rodin collection as inspiration, award-winning sculptor Paris Alexander leads... Read more >
Friday, August 23 | 11 am
Armchair Travel Series: Three French Provinces - Burgundy
Breathtakingly beautiful photographs, many taken by Museum lecturer Joseph Covington, transport... Read more >
Tuesday, August 27 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Summer Seascapes
Observe how artists have depicted water in its many conditions—from glassy stillness to crashing... Read more >
Tuesday, August 27 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Summer Seascapes
Observe how artists have depicted water in its many conditions—from glassy stillness to crashing... Read more >
Thursday, September 26 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Egypt and the Purposes of Art
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, September 27 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Egypt and the Purposes of Art
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, October 3 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Greece, the Aegean, and the Power of Abstraction
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, October 4 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Greece, the Aegean, and the Power of Abstraction
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, October 10 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Rome and the Power of Empire
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, October 11 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Rome and the Power of Empire
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, October 17 | 11 am
Art History Survey Series: The Maya, Ancient America’s Most Brilliant Civilization
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, October 18 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: The Maya, Ancient America’s Most Brilliant Civilization
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, October 24 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Spiritual Expression: Early Christian and Byzantine
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, October 25 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Spiritual Expression: Early Christian and Byzantine
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, October 31 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Medieval Europe: Romanesque and Gothic
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, November 1 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Medieval Europe: Romanesque and Gothic
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, November 7 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Coming Down to Earth: Early Still Life and Landscape
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, November 8 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Coming Down to Earth: Early Still Life and Landscape
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, November 14 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: The Early Renaissance in Italy
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, November 15 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: The Early Renaissance in Italy
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Thursday, November 21 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Masters of the Renaissance
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >
Friday, November 22 | 7 pm
Art History Survey Course: Masters of the Renaissance
Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From... Read more >









