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Philippe de Montebello Visits, Talks with Students
The Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., is hosting a visit by Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. His visit includes a public commentary—”Museums: Why Should we Care?” — at 6 pm on Thursday, Jan 12, at the Southern Theatre, and a discussion with a select group of students from The Ohio State University’s College of the Arts the following morning.
de Montebello will explore how art is a tangible vestige of past civilizations as well as how it reveals cultural interconnections.
He’ll talk about the sense of outrage and loss expressed by people worldwide over the destruction of treasures in Afghanistan and Baghdad. And ultimately, de Montebello will address why, in the midst of global turmoil and natural disasters, art is important.
For tickets to the Thursday event,
contact Ticketmaster
at 614.431.3600.
More information is available from Lisa Weston at the museum at 614.629.0346. |
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