Winter and Spring 2025 Lectures  

Thursday, March 27th at 6pm – Top Hat and Tales: Harold Ross and The Making of the New Yorker

A film documentary history of the New Yorker Magazine, narrated by Stanley Tucci with film-maker and artist Adam Van Doren.

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Tuesday, April 8 at 6pm Mackintosh Illuminated with Philip Long OBE FRSE

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is one of Scotland’s greatest cultural figures, a famed artist, architect, and designer. Mr. Long will share the National Trust of Scotland’s plans to bring Mackintosh (and his wife Margaret MacDonald) to life for new generations. Presented as part of New York Tartan Week and in partnership with the American Scottish Foundation and the National Trust of Scotland.

Tuesday, April 29th at 6pm – Pigeons: Love Them, or Love Them with photographer Andrew Garn, with a talk based on his book, The New York Pigeon: Behind the Feathers, providing an overview of the science and history of the pigeon’s relationship with humans.

Tuesday, May 13th at 6pm – Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé with Miriam Ellner,  Verre Eglomisé Designer.  Ms.  Ellner is a master in the technique of verre églomisé, creating original & custom glass artworks. In a talk inspired by her book, Golden Glass, she will discuss the process of creating her stunning work, through gilding precious metals on the reverse side of glass, etching in a design and setting it off with color.

Tuesday June 10th at 6.30pm – Summer in the City: The Jazz Age’s Lasting Legacy: Public Places and Spaces in the Modern Metropolis with architectural historian, Matt Postal.

From Rockefeller Center to the Astoria Pool and Parkchester, Mr. Postal will examine some of our grandest Art Deco public spaces. Parks, pools, promenades and plazas will be highlighted. This program is co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society of New York

 

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