Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 7–8:30 pm
Dr. Janne Sirén

(Complete series: Tuesdays, September 10, 2013; October 1, 2013; November 5, 2013; February 11, 2014; March 11, 2014; and April 8, 2014, 7–8:30 pm)

7–8 pm, Lecture by Dr. Janne Sirén
8–8:30 pm, Conversation with Dr. Sirén and Participants
Series Price:
$375 for Members
$500 for non-members
$200 for students (with valid student ID)
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The definition of what is a museum has changed over time and is infinitely mercurial. The twentieth century witnessed the proliferation of a vast array of different types of museums, ranging from encyclopedic institutions such as the Louvre and the Metropolitan to others dedicated to specific periods or artists such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York or the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The twentieth century was also the heyday of modernism—a cultural trend that defies definition—and the modern artist, who presciently assumed different identities in diverse contexts. This lecture explores, for example, how the dialogue between artists and museums has shaped institutional identities and aspirations and how World War II transformed the field of art museums.