From lunchtime tours to evening book signings, lectures at the Fenimore Art Museum cover a broad range of topics in art, history and culture and introduce visitors to many interesting, knowledgeable speakers from around the world.
Food for Thought programs are a lunch and lecture series which offer visitors a more in depth understanding of our exhibits and programs. All programs begin at noon on Wednesdays and include lunch. $15 members/$20 non-members. Registration is required at least three days in advance. Cancellations without advanced warning will be charged. Please call (607) 547-1461 to reserve.
Evening Lectures bring engaging scholars and experts for talks related to our season’s programming. All lectures begin at 7:00pm in the Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium unless otherwise noted. No advanced reservations are required.
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Food for Thought - Virtual Folk: A People's Choice Exhibition | May 12 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Join Paul D’Ambrosio, Vice President and Chief Curator, for a discussion and tour of Virtual Folk: A People’s Choice Exhibition. Hear the little-known but great stories behind some of our best-known folk art pieces, which were selected through a vote by readers of Paul’s blog, American Folk Art @ Cooperstown.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - Thirty Feet of Legend and Lineage | June 2 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
See the museum’s new addition to The Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, a totem pole commissioned from internationally acclaimed Haida artist Reg Davidson. Eva Fognell, Curator, will talk about the tradition of totem poles and the stories behind this totem pole’s creation.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers | June 23 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Join Michelle Murdock, Curator of Exhibitions, on a tour of the vivid photographs in the traveling exhibition “In Our Time.” Learn more about the photographers and images featured in this celebration of the first 50 years of Magnum Photos. This exhibition is toured by George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women | June 30 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Food for Thought - John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women | June 30 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Join Paul D’Ambrosio for a discussion on “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women,” the first museum exhibition on the topic of Sargent’s portraits of women. This talk will provide an overview of the exhibit’s themes and a closer look at each of its masterworks.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - Civil War Arms & Equipment: The New York Soldier | July 7 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
See some of the treasures from our collection related to the Civil War. Join Ted Shuart, Printing Supervisor at The Farmers’ Museum, to hear more about the arms and equipment that soldiers from New York carried.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women | August 11 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Join Paul D’Ambrosio for a discussion on “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women,” the first museum exhibition on the topic of Sargent’s portraits of women. This talk will provide an overview of the exhibit’s themes and a closer look at each of its masterworks.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food For Thought - Empire Waists, Bustles & Lace: A Century of New York Fashion | August 18 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
New Yorkers all across the state actively participated in the ever-changing world of fashion in the 19th century. Chris Rossi, Associate Curator of Exhibitions, will lead a tour of some of the wonderful clothing in this exhibit of New York Fashion.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women | September 1 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Join Paul D’Ambrosio for a discussion on “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women,” the first museum exhibition on the topic of Sargent’s portraits of women. This talk will provide an overview of the exhibit’s themes and a closer look at each of its masterworks.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Food for Thought - Community Stories: Oral Histories of Central New York | September 22 2010 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
For over forty years, faculty and students at the Cooperstown Graduate Program and the New York State Historical Association have recorded the memories, stories, and songs of Central New York residents. Join Will Walker, assistant professor of history at the Cooperstown Graduate Program, to listen to some of these recordings and discuss what can be learned from oral history.
Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
