Lessons from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia in Michigan.
Openings and Closings: October 21 to October 27
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Curious Objects: A Dalva Brothers Wonder Cabinet Turns Heads at Christie’s
Some 250 of the choicest items from the firm’s inventory are being offered at Christie’s this October, and Dalva Brother’s principal David Dalva III, along with Christie’s specialist Jody Wilkie, talk with Ben about the crème de la crème: a secretary-cabinet resplendent with Florentine pietra dura figurative panels and gleaming ormolu mounts, possibly handled by noted marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre.
A Visit to Kettle’s Yard
A London folk art dealer reflects on the inspiration he has drawn from the home of a scholar and art collector in Cambridge, England.
Openings and Closings: October 14 to October 20
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The Sculpture of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
They called her the “sculptor of horrors.”
Openings and Closings: October 7 to October 13
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Rooms With a Viewpoint
On the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s long-term project to breathe fresh life into its period rooms.
Off the Piazza, Another World
Celebrating a Venetian Institution, Caffè Florian at 300.
Curious Objects: “The Most Awesome Cup of All Time” . . . and 500 Other Objects
Dealer Adam Ambros and curator Ed Town join Ben to talk about a collection of mostly small objects made in Britain between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.