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Exhibitions
Sèvres Extraordinaire!
Sculpture from 1740 until Today
Current Exhibition
September 10 – November 16, 2025
September 10 – November 16, 2025
Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.
From Carved Emeralds to Plique-à-jour Enamels
The Fin de Siècle Jewelry…
Sheila Barron Smithie (Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain) and Beth Carver Wees (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
September 24, 2025
Wealth and Colour
Alfred Morrison and Owen Jones
A lecture duet by Caroline Dakers (University of the Arts London) and Neil Burton (Architectural History Practice)
October 15, 2025
770: A Constellation of Sacred Sites
A Leon Levy Foundation Lecture…
Gabrielle A. Berlinger (University of North Carolina)
October 16, 2025
Made in France
French Governments and Textiles from…
A lecture by Esclarmonde Monteil (Ministère de la Culture)
October 29, 2025
Reconstructing and Restoring an Eighteenth-Century Parisian Landmark
A Françoise and George Selz…
November 5, 2025
Exhibiting Oceania
New Perspectives
A conversation with Healoha Johnston (Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum), Fred Myers (NYU), and Albert Refiti (Auckland University of Technology), moderated by Maia Nuku (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
November 12, 2025
Elsewhere: Archive, Museum, and Catalyst of Change
A Leon Levy Foundation Lecture…
Gabrielle A. Berlinger (University of North Carolina)
November 13, 2025
Ulm’s Development Pedagogy
A Lecture
Eric Anderson (Rhode Island School of Design)
November 19, 2025
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Exhibitions
Sèvres Extraordinaire! Sculpture from 1740 until Today
Online Exhibition
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