Florence Griswold Museum
Calendar of Events
Join us for our exciting offerings. Reservations required unless otherwise noted. Call (860) 434-5542, ext. 111 or email frontdesk@flogris.org.
A "*" designates a child-friendly event.
Lecture
 Sunday, March 9
2pm
Connecticut Creations
Amy Kurtz Lansing, Curator
F
REE with Museum Admission
How well do you know Connecticut’s artistic heritage? Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing leads a tour of the beloved Hartford Steam Boiler Collection. Discover and re-discover paintings from this major collection, which traces the development of art in America through the work of Connecticut artists. Learn about new acquisitions that expand the story of art in this state.
EVENING LECTURE
 Thursday, March 20
7pm
Crisscrossing the Atlantic: French & American Impressionist Painting Techniques
Lance Mayer & Gay Myers, Conservators at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum and Guest Curators
Fee: $12 (members $10)
The painting techniques of French and American Impressionists have sometimes been called simple and straightforward. But a study of written sources, and the experience gained by having treated many paintings by these artists, have led conservators Lance Mayer and Gay Myers to discover elements of complexity and fascinating differences between French and American painters. The conservators also show how painters' techniques not only affect the appearance of their paintings, but have a bearing on how conservators approach the cleaning and treatment of works by artists such as Claude Monet, Childe Hassam, and Theodore Robinson.
MUSEUM SHOP EVENT
 Friday, March 28
12-4pm
Small Wonders:
Paintings by Angie Falstrom
Join us in the Museum Shop to meet Lyme artist Angie Falstrom and view her selection of original paintings, signed giclée prints, as well as gorgeous notecards for sale. Falstrom was the artist who re-painted the Knocker’s Club crest in the Griswold dining room for the restoration. Based on local scenes around Lyme, Falstrom new work captures the beauty of the place in her miniature masterpieces.
Lecture Series
Connecticut Landmark's Collectors Series
The Patrons and Their Passions
Co-Sponsored by the Florence Griswold Museum
Reservations through Connecticut Landmarks required. Call (860) 247-8996, ext. 10. Single lecture fee: $10 ($8 for FGM members); $40 for series of 4 ($25 for FGM members)
Thursday, March 27
2pm
Lecture #1: Collecting for the Nation, Struggling Against the Truth of History: Francis Patrick Garvan (1875-1937) and George Dudley Seymour (1859-1945)
Dr. Catherine Whalen, Assistant Professor, Bard Graduate Center for Studies
in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture
Thursday, April 3
2pm
Lecture #2: The Whittemores and the French Impressionists
Ann Smith, Project Director, Mattatuck Museum
Thursday, April 10
2pm
Lecture #3: The Case for Incoherence: The Cartin Collection and The LeWitt Collection
Steven Holmes, Curator of The Cartin Collection
Thursday, April 17
2pm
Lecture #4: Collecting Art in Victorian Connecticut: Elizabeth Colt and Robbins Battell William Hosley, Executive Director of the New Haven Museum & Historical Society
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