Oklahoma City Museum of Art

James C. Meade Friends’ Lecture Series presents

media — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:53:22 +0000

“From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean: New Galleries of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art” Sheila Canby, Patti Cadby Birch Curator in charge of the Museum’s Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Wednesday, May 23, 6:30pm, Noble Theater The Oklahoma City Museum of Art welcomes speaker and Met curator Sheila R. Canby, Ph.D., May 23, 2012, 6:30 p.m., as part of the James C. Meade Friends’ Lecture Series. Join Canby for her talk “From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean: New Galleries of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” She will speak on the grand reopening of a suite of 15 dramatic new galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art last fall. The greatly enlarged, freshly conceived, and completely renovated galleries house the Metropolitan’s renowned collection of Islamic art-one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of this material in the world. Canby is the Patti Cadby Birch Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s [...]

Museum Cafe Named a Top 100 Restaurant for Brunch in the US by OpenTable

media — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:08:46 +0000

The Museum Cafe is a proud winner of a 2011 OpenTable Diners’ Choice Award for Best Brunch in the United States. The only Oklahoma restaurant to make the top 100 list for Best Brunch, the Cafe was chosen through more than five million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Cafe joins winning restaurants from 23 states and Washington, D.C. “We are very pleased by this acknowledgment from OpenTable diners,” said Ahmad Farnia, cafe general manager. “We are proud to know that these diners thoroughly enjoyed their overall experience at the Museum Cafe and gave us such high marks. We are especially thrilled at being the only restaurant named in Oklahoma.” Thank you to all our diners who have helped make the Museum Cafe one of the best restaurants for brunch in the U.S. Make your reservation today to sample this award-winning brunch! See the menu online!

ROOFTOP PARTY 2.0 | End-of-school party

media — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:37:38 +0000

Presented by the Youth Arts Advocates The ROOFTOP PARTY 2.0 | End-of-school party was held Friday, May 4, 2012. The theme was black and white, so teens came dressed in some of the craziest black-and-white clothing or costumes! There were live performances by Friskee Collective, Balcum-Rancum Puppetry, Lauren Zuniga, and Black Magic Animals. Pizza provided by our friends at Little Caesars Pizza! More than 400 teens attended. Thank you to our Youth Arts Advocates team: Chelsey Schimmels, Deer Creek (12th grade); Brayden Routh, Deer Creek (12th grade); Alexia Gonzalez, Deer Creek (12th grade); Rylee Kohn, Deer Creek, (11th grade); Harlan ” Bo” Hubbard, Harding Charter Prep (11th grade); Emily Madden, Yukon (11th grade); Klair Larason, Harding Fine Arts (11th grade); Chris Tran, Classen School of Advanced Studies (11th grade); Taylor Felton, John Marshall (11th grade); Kate Foringer, Edmond North (11th grade); Lauren Schlepp, Edmond North (12th grade); Lizzie Evans, Edmond Memorial (12th grade); and Casey Callahan, Edmond Memorial (12th grade). Here are photos of the evening by Christopher McCord Photography.

LAST CALL! Celebrating Princely Treasures

media — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:43:46 +0000

Thursday, May 10, 5-9pmRoof Terrace open until 10:30pm $5 After 5pm admission, MEMBERS FREE! Join us as we celebrate the remaining week of Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum before its return to London. OKCMOA is the only U.S. venue in its international tour. Princely Treasures showcases highlights of the Victoria and Albert’s European collections, which will be redisplayed in an elegant and newly refurbished suite of galleries, opening after 2014. To take a video tour of the exhibit with Beth McKillop, deputy director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, click here. Enjoy Cocktails on the Skyline on the roof terrace with live music. Cool off and create something artsy and fun with hands-on art activities in the main lobby. Register for fabulous door prizes to be given away each hour. Hear Tallgrass Strings with vocalist Erica Thomas in the atrium from 5-6pm, followed by a second performance in the Julie Heffernan exhibition from 6:30-7pm. Snap a princely photo with friends in the photobooth in Founders Hall. Have your face or body painted by artist Clarissa Sharp on the roof terrace from 6-8:30pm. Look and learn with curator [...]

The Face That Launched a Thousand Lawsuits

media — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:09:47 +0000

Portrait of Wally, Egon Schiele’s tender picture of his mistress, Walburga (“Wally”) Neuzil, is the pride of the Leopold Museum in Vienna. But for 13 years the painting was locked up in New York, caught in a legal battle between the Austrian museum and the Jewish family from whom the Nazis seized the painting in 1939. The documentary PORTRAIT OF WALLY traces the history of this iconic image – from Schiele’s gesture of affection toward his young lover, to the theft of the painting from Lea Bondi, a Jewish art dealer fleeing Vienna for her life, to the post-war confusion and subterfuge that evoke THE THIRD MAN, to the surprise resurfacing of “Wally” on loan to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan in 1997. In 1997, when the heirs of art dealer Lea Bondi asked MoMA to hold the painting in New York, MoMA and the Leopold Museum dug in their heels and refused. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation. A 13-year battle in court followed, tracking the course of a Holocaust property [...]

TEEN NIGHT RETURNS | Rooftop Party 2.0

media — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:25 +0000

OKCMOA’s teen council, Youth Arts Advocates, presents Rooftop Party 2.0 on Friday, May 4, 7-10:30pm. The theme is Black and White, so teens can dress in their craziest black-and-white clothing or costumes! This end-of-school-year party includes pizza from our friends at Little Caesar’s Pizza, tons of prizes, and live performances by Friskee Collective, Balcum-Rancum Puppetry, Lauren Zuniga, and Black Magic Animals. In addition to the action on the roof terrace, stop by the gallery floors for cool interactive art. Admission is $3. Last fall we had more than 400 teens takeover the Museum! Don’t miss the fun. Get more information on the Youth Arts Advocates program here. This year’s YAA members: Chelsey Schimmels, Deer Creek (12th grade); Brayden Routh, Deer Creek (12th grade); Alexia Gonzalez, Deer Creek (12th grade); Rylee Kohn, Deer Creek, (11th grade); Harlan ” Bo” Hubbard, Harding Charter Prep (11th grade); Emily Madden, Yukon (11th grade); Klair Larason, Harding Fine Arts (11th grade); Chris Tran, Classen School of Advanced Studies (11th grade); Taylor Felton, John Marshall (11th grade); Kate Foringer, Edmond North (11th grade); Lauren Schlepp, Edmond North (12th grade); Lizzie Evans, Edmond [...]

Science on Screen to feature Dr. Jordan Tang

media — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:57:55 +0000

Science on Screen: Rise of the Planet of the Apes This statewide film series creatively pairs feature films with presentations by scientific experts to advance public understanding of science and technology. Co-presented by the Circle Cinema, Tulsa, and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art Film Program with support from the Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Screens Thursday, April 26, 7:30pm Will Rodman (James Franco) is a scientist working within a large pharmaceutical corporation, conducting genetic research to develop a benign virus that restores damaged human brain tissue. He is committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s, a disease that afflicts his father, Charles (John Lithgow). Just prior to starting human trials on a promising and potentially lucrative new drug, Will’s simian test subjects suddenly display aggressive behavior. Management deems the research a failure and Will must shut down his program. Amidst the confusion of the study’s termination, Will finds himself charged with an overlooked newborn infant chimpanzee – a male, newly orphaned offspring of his most promising test subject. The young chimp, destined for greatness, [...]

Project 180 Update – April 18

media — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:54:27 +0000

This is a list of construction affecting the Museum only. For all updates, visit Project180 Museum of Art Pedestrian Access from Kerr or Hudson The northeast corner of Walker and Couch will close to pedestrian traffic. Pedestrian access to the Museum will be from the north at Kerr or from the east at Hudson. Couch closed between Hudson and Walker Couch is closed between Hudson and Walker while crews install utilities. Parking for the Museum located on Kerr. Kerr open at Walker Kerr is open at Walker; traffic is one lane in each direction. West side of Hudson closed Kerr to Park The west side of Hudson is closed from Kerr to Park. Two southbound lanes are open. Weekend closing for Walker Walker between Main and Couch will close Friday, April 20 at 6pm to Monday, April 23 at 4am. The front doors and the Museum Cafe’s east doors are still pedestrian friendly, and parking on the north side of the Museum is recommended. Additionally, arrangements have been made for handicap parking and bus loading zone on Robert S. Kerr. [...]

Roof Terrace Band Line-up Announced for 2012

media — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:41:21 +0000

Cocktails on the Skyline Thursday evenings are special occasions on the Roof Terrace of the OKCMOA. We offer a full bar, complimentary chips and salsa, and the beautiful ambiance and incomparable view of the Oklahoma City skyline. Join downtown workers, the suburbs’ adventurous, concert and film goers, and the art crowd for Cocktails on the Skyline. The Roof Terrace opens at 5pm every Thursday. Last call is at 10pm, closes at 10:30pm. Galleries close at 9pm. The 2012 band line-up has been announced! May 3 Born In November 10 Shortt Dogg 17 The Broke Brothers 24 Born In November 31 411 Band June 7* Born In November Please note: Thursday, June 7, the roof will be for deadCENTER Film Festival all-access pass holders ONLY from 5-7:30pm. After that, it will be open to the public. 14 New Shoes 21 Rooftop Dogs 28 Born In November July 5 Burlap Tuxedo 12 Born In November 19 Born In November 26 Allie Lauren August 2 Music Maker 9 Born In November 16 Local Honey 23 Born In November [...]

Touch of greatness

media — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:04 +0000

Guest Blog by Phil Bacharach, Editor-in-Chief, Oklahoma Gazette Orson Welles didn’t merely make movies, he conjured them up with the panache of a circus ringmaster. He wasn’t interested in subtley and nuance. Welles never wanted you to forget that there was a brilliant lunatic at work calling the shots, and rarely is that more evident than in his 1958 film noir masterpiece, Touch of Evil. As a corrupt police captain on the American side of a town on the U.S.-Mexico border, Welles portrays a guy bigger than life on several levels. A far cry from the dashing young man who wowed Hollywood in Citizen Kane, the Orson Welles of Touch of Evil had developed a sizable girth. And Welles wasn’t bashful about capitalizing on that heft, having himself shot at extreme low angles and munching a seemingly endless supply of candy bars. Quinlan is also that familiar noir archetype: a fallen hero. Once a tenacious lawman, he has gone to seed physically and spiritually, his speciality being the framing of evidence. The real star of Touch of Evil is Welles’ [...]