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April 24, 2000
 

Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum
Schedule Open House

The Friends of The Art Museum, Princeton University, will hold an Open House in connection with the exhibition "A Window into Collecting American Folk Art: The Edward Duff Balken Collection at Princeton" on Sunday, April 30, 2000, from 1 to 5 p.m.

The event, planned as a family day at the Museum, will feature tours, musical entertainment, refreshments, and the following gallery talks: 

1:30 Jackie Meisel, Museum docent
"Expressions Past Impressionism: Soutine and His Friends"

2:15 Anne Young, Museum docent
"Who’s This? Clues for Identifying Greek Gods"

3:00 Frances Lange, Museum docent
"Sitting Pretty: Portraits from The Edward Duff Balken Collection at Princeton"

3:45 Matthew Robb, associate curator of pre-Columbian art
"The Dawn of Maya Kings: Observations on the Hauberg Stela"

4:15 Sally Sword, Museum docent
"What’s New? A Look at Contemporary Art"

The Museum is located in the middle of the Princeton University campus. Picasso’s large sculpture Head of a Woman stands in front. For further information, please call (609) 258-3788.

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