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The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture is a graduate institute and exhibition space that opened in New York City in 1993.  The BGC occupies a six-story town house at 18 West 86th Street and a second, newly renovated town house at 38 West 86th Street.

 

The BGC’s buildings are situated in a designated landmark neighborhood conveniently served by public transportation, with easy access to the many museums, libraries, auction houses, galleries, and other cultural resources of metropolitan New York.

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The 10th Anniversary Seminar Season

Julia Gonnella
From the Inside Out! The Mamluk Throne Hall of the Citadel of Aleppo, Syria

Trehan Lecture in the Arts
of the Islamic World

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Year in Review, 2010 – 2011

The Year In Review looks at the year past emphasizing our commitment to the study of our human heritage, and confirming our resolve to be the leading center for the study of the cultural history of the material world.


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