Vessels of Memory: Making, Historicizing, and Memorial in American Art

with Jenny Parsons, Associate Curator

Free with Museum Admission, no advance reservation required

Join Parsons for a highlights tour of the current exhibition Dreams & Memories focusing on the idea of memory. Works of art are like time capsules. How do artists participate in capturing memories or complicating them? How does social identity inform notions of nostalgia and historical memory? Parsons will consider these questions through a discussion of historic and contemporary works from the collection on view in the show.

Image: Installation view of Dreams & Memories exhibition, photograph by Paul Mutino.

This exhibition has been made possible by the generous support from Connecticut Humanities, the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, HSB, The Aeroflex Foundation, The David T. Langrock Foundation, Mr. Andy Baxter, Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Webster, Deborah & Roy Moore, Wayne & Barbara Harms, Bouvier Insurance, Mr. & Mrs. Jeb Embree as well as donors to the Museum’s Annual Fund.