Friday, May 29, 2009
New Orleans-themed Party at the Mint Museum of Art
Posted by Anita Overcash on Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM
As the final weeks for Mint Museum of Arts' Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art approach, be sure you make your way to check out the exhibition, which features works by giants in the art world like Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Jackson Pollock and more. The Young Affiliates of the Mint will also host a New Orleans-themed party on the exhibition's closing weekend. See the press release below for more details.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 28, 2009) – Experience works by some of the world’s greatest artists in Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art, now in its final weeks at the Mint Museum of Art. The national traveling exhibition, featuring European and American masterpieces from the late 17th through the mid-20th centuries, closes June 21, 2009.When the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the New Orleans Museum of Art building and adjacent sculpture garden sustained more than $6 million in damage. The museum organized Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art to benefit its Katrina Recovery Fund. Particularly rich in French and American art, the exhibition includes paintings and sculptures by some of the world’s greatest artists, including Cezanne, Degas, Miro, Monet, O’Keeffe, Picasso, Pollock, Renoir and Rodin.
To coincide with the exhibition’s closing weekend, the Young Affiliates of the Mint will host Big Easy on the Lawn, an outdoor party on the Mint’s front lawn featuring live entertainment, New Orleans-inspired fare, exhibition tours and souvenirs for sale. The event will take place Friday, June 19 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Mint Museum of Art. Tickets are available in advance at www.youngaffiliates.org or at the door for $20/member or $30/non-member.
The Mint Museum of Art is open Tuesday from 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Wednesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 12:00-5:00 p.m. Admission is free every Tuesday from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Effective July 1, 2009, the Museum will be closed Sundays. For more information, visit www.mintmuseum.org .
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