Hello All,
Please, join us for our Fall ARLIS Delaware Valley Chapter Meeting at The Barnes Foundation.
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Tour: 1:30*
Business Meeting: 3:00**
Place: The Barnes Foundation
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Directions: http://www.barnesfoundation.org/visit/philadelphia/parking-transport/
*A special docent guided tour of The Barnes Foundation galleries is scheduled for 1:30 (preceding the meeting).Generously, 20 tickets are available for gallery access and the tour, so you must RSVP to Jill Luedke ([log in to unmask]) by END OF DAY TODAY.
Please plan to arrive by 1:15 in the Library, so we can begin the tour on time.
People who prefer to roam the galleries on their own may download the audio tour to their smartphones, or use one of the devices they provide. You still need a ticket to roam the galleries. http://www.barnesfoundation.org/visit/philadelphia/guided-tours/
**All are invited to attend the Chapter Meeting in the Library at the Barnes Foundation at 3:00pm (no ticket is needed to enter the building or to access the Library). Afternoon snacks will be provided during the meeting. Please RSVP, if you plan to attend the meeting, to Jill Luedke ([log in to unmask]) by END OF DAY TODAY.
If you want to eat lunch at The Barnes Foundation, they have a café outside the Library on the lower level and a full restaurant (no reservations) behind the Visitor Services area.
Assembled by Dr. Albert C. Barnes between 1912 and 1951 the Barnes collection is renowned as one of the finest holdings of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings in the world. The collection also includes examples of African sculpture, Pennsylvania German decorative arts, Native American ceramics, old master paintings as well as Native American jewelry, textiles and pottery.http://www.barnesfoundation.org/
Thanks,
Jill
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Jill E. Luedke
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Art Subject Specialist / German Studies
Samuel L. Paley Library
Rm. 317 (3rd floor, west side)
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