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PUBLIC PROGRAMS
GALLERY TALKS
Gallery Talks are customized tours that highlight works
in the Chrysler’s permanent collection or the Museum’s
visiting exhibitions. Each session begins at the
Museum’s Information Desk in Huber Court at 12:30
p.m. on Wednesdays, selected Thursdays, and selected
Fridays, and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Collecting with Vision:
Treasures from the
Chrysler Collection
This Gallery Talk is
available on selected
Saturdays.
September 5, 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10
Cost: Free
Norfolk and Western
Railway Photographs
by O. Winston Link
This Gallery Talk is
available on selected
Wednesdays and Sundays.
September 2, 6, 16,
20, 30
Sunday, October 4
Cost: Free
Baroque Art
This Gallery Talk is
available on selected
Wednesdays and Sundays.
September 9, 13, 23, 27
October 7, 11
Cost: Free
Jean-Siméon Chardin
(French, 1699–1779)
Basket of Plums,
ca. 1765
Gift of Walter P.
Chrysler, Jr.
To Live Forever:
Egyptian Treasures from the
Brooklyn Museum
October 14, 16, 18, 21,
23, 25, 28, 30
Special Gallery Talks on
this remarkable visiting
exhibition are available on
selected Wednesdays,
Fridays, and Sundays.
Space is limited, so sign
up at the Information
Desk 30 minutes in
advance.
Cost: Free to Museum
Members, or included
with paid admission to
the exhibition
American Portraits
This Gallery Talk is
available on selected
Thursdays and Saturdays.
October 15, 17, 22, 24,
29, 31
Cost: Free
Most public programs are free or are included with
paid exhibition admission. Some special events have
entry fees (as noted). In most cases, reservations are
not required for individuals, but please call for
group reservations.
SLEEP WITH THE MUMMIES
A MASQUERADE FOR FAMILIES
Unknown (Egyptian)
Anthropoid Coffin (detail), Roman Period, 30 B.C.–A.D. 395
Gift of Jack Chrysler, in memory of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. to
Saturday, October 24 at 8 a.m.
Do mummies have bad dreams
Here’s your chance to find out.
Wear your best Egyptian costume
and join us for an entire night of
family-friendly activities, tours,
snacks, and a film. Then, spread
your sleeping bags under the
night sky in Huber Court until
Re returns with the morning sun.
This event is open to families
with children ages 6–12.
Cost: $35 per person for
Museum Members, $55 per
person for non-Members
Spaces are limited. A paid
reservation by Friday, October 9
assures your family’s participation.
For registration forms or
more information, visit
www.chrysler.org. To RSVP,
call (757) 333-6239.
TICKLE MY EARS:
STORIES AND ART AT THE CHRYSLER
Geared toward pre-kindergarten
children, this program takes place on
the first Thursday of every month and
features stories, songs, and surprises to
help young children appreciate art.
This program is generously
supported by Target.
Cost: Free
Pinks, Purples, Blues, and Green
Thursday, September 3 at 11 a.m.
in Mary’s Garden
Animals, Animals, Animals
Thursday, October 1 at 11 a.m. in the Modern Galleries
COMING SOON: Walk Like an Egyptian
Thursday, December 3 at 11 a.m. in the Large Changing Gallery
A special focus on the exhibition To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures
from the Brooklyn Museum
Cost: Free for children 5 and younger and Museum Members,
or included with paid admission to the exhibition