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From Carved Emeralds to Plique-à-jour Enamels
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Sheila Barron Smithie (Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain) and Beth Carver Wees (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
September 24, 2025
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An Artist’s Residency at Sèvres
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October 8, 2025
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Wealth and Colour
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October 15, 2025
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770: A Constellation of Sacred Sites
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October 16, 2025
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October 22, 2025
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Porcelain Matters
Retelling, Recasting
A Conversation with Arlene Shechet (Artist)
September 10, 2025
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(Re)Dressing American Fashion
Wear As Witness
A conversation with Emma McClendon (BGC) and Lauren Downing Peters (Columbia College Chicago), featuring Leo Baker (Skateboarder), José Blanco F. (Fashion Institute of Technology), Dean Hashimoto (Collector), and Michelle McVicker (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
September 17, 2025
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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
October 2025
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An Artist’s Residency at Sèvres
A presentation by Kristin McKirdy (Artist)
October 8, 2025
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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
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770: A Constellation of Sacred Sites
A Leon Levy Foundation Lecture…
Gabrielle A. Berlinger (University of North Carolina)
October 16, 2025
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Open House for Prospective Students
October 19, 2025
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The Department Store Shopgirl and…
A lecture by Emma Cormack (BGC)
October 22, 2025
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Made in France
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October 29, 2025
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Reconstructing and Restoring an Eighteenth-Century Parisian Landmark
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November 12, 2025
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Elsewhere: Archive, Museum, and Catalyst of Change
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Gabrielle A. Berlinger (University of North Carolina)
November 13, 2025
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Eric Anderson (Rhode Island School of Design)
November 19, 2025
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December 3, 2025
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Gabrielle A. Berlinger (University of North Carolina)
December 11, 2025
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