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through October 1, 2006
Visit
the PLEASE TOUCH station in the Dream On Beds
From Asia To Europe exhibition
to examine boutis quilting, felt and other textile
traditions highlighted in the exhibition; design your
own dream bed post card to send to a loved one. Whether
people sleep on coarse woven mats
or under luxurious embroidered silk sheets, sleeping is
a common human experience expressed through diverse cultural
traditions.
Dream On
Public Program Schedule
Friday January 6, 2006
Auditorium
2 -4 p.m.
Dream On films "Pillow Talk". By Museum
Admission
Sunday January 22, 2006
1 - 4 p.m.
DREAM ON Quilts
Whole cloth quilting demonstration and hands-on quilt
projects for all ages. By Museum Admission, NM residents
with I.D. Free on Sundays.
Thursday February 9, 2006
6:30 pm - 9 pm
Sleeping Around with Avant Garde
The Reporter, Nextop and Avant Garde team up to bring
you a Valentine's Day event extraordinaire. Join us at
the Museum of International Folk Art's Dream On exhibition.
Fun activities include speed dating, massage therapy,
a lecture by a sex therapist and of course great, food
and dancing, cash bar. $2 cover. Call 982-6366, ext. 100
for information.
Friday February 10, 2006
5 - 7 p.m.
Dream On Gallery talk with Eugenia Parry, noted art historian.
Admission is free!
Saturday February 11, 2006
2-5 p.m.
Dream on Writing in the galleries program with Eugenia
Parry for adults 18 years and up, $5.00 participation
fee, limited enrollment. Call Aurelia at (505) 476-1212
to register and get more information.
Sunday March 19
2 P.M. Slide Lecture Pharaoh's Pillow: Beds & Bedrooms
in Ancient Egypt Slide lecture with Dr. Peter Lacovara,
Curator of Ancient Art, The Michael C. Carlos Museum,
Emory University. By Museum Admission, New Mexico residents
with I.D. Free on Sundays!
Slide Lecture
Sunday April 23, 2006 2 P.M. Slide Lecture Asklepios
and Dream Healing in the Ancient World with Mr. Kim J.
Hartswick, Associate Professor of Art History, George
Washington University. By Museum admission.
Gallery Talk
Sunday May 21, 2006 2 pm Dr. Bobbie Sumberg, Co-Curator
of Dream On Beds from Asia to Europe. By Museum
admission, NM residents with I.D. FREE on Sundays.
Book signing
Sunday June 11, 2006
1 to 4 p.m.
Author
and Curators Annie Carlano and Bobbie Sumberg, Sleeping
Around: The Bed from Antiquity to Now complementing
the exhibition Dream On: Beds From Asia to Europe.
By Museum admission, NM residents with I.D. FREE on Sundays.
Gallery talk
Sunday June 18, 2006
2 pm
In recognition of Father's Day, Curator Annie Carlano
discusses "Famous Men in Bed" in the exhibition
Dream on Beds From Asia to Europe. By Museum
admission, NM residents with I.D. FREE on Sunday
Dream On Poetry Readings
Thursday August 24, 2006
6 - 8 P.M.
The Poetics of Sleep
Join local poets Miriam Sagan, Leo Romero and Joan Logghe
as they read poems related to sleeping and dreaming in
conjunction with the exhibition Dream on Beds From
Asia To Europe. Free!