Art Study Center Seminar—Neither Icon nor Trinket: On Learning to Love Terracotta Figurines

If the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of the ancient Mediterranean is gleaming marble, join us for a fresh view of Greece and Rome through close looking at small terracotta figurines. Held in conjunction with the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, this Art Study Center Seminar will offer insights into why small, broken, and humble figurines were chosen to be the stars of our show. Former curatorial fellow Frances Gallart Marqués will share how these objects were made, what they were used for, who loved them, and how we can best learn from them, regardless of their state of preservation.

Led by:
Frances Gallart Marqués, former Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art

Free admission, but registration is required. Registration for this seminar will open on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at this link.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program to allow sufficient time to sign in at the museum staff entrance, and be prepared to present a photo ID. The staff entrance is located next to the museums’ loading dock, at 480 Broadway Street. More details about where to meet inside the museums will be emailed shortly after registration.

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