Coffee with Curators for Friends of the Museums
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Our Friends Circle members are invited to enjoy a special presentation about the exhibition _On Location: Drawing the Outdoors_. — Join us for coffee and conversation with Joachim Homann, the Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings and curator of On Location: Drawing the Outdoors (September 18, 2026–January 17, 2027). In this engaging introduction to the exhibition, Homann will explore how 19th-century European artists found freedom, renewal, and creative inspiration in nature. On Location includes approximately 140 sketches, watercolors, and pastels by artists including J. M. W. Turner, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh. Homann will trace evolving ideas about landscape, environmental awareness, and artistic identity, offering fresh insight into why these reflections on the natural world continue to resonate today. Following the discussion, we invite you to view On Location in the Special Exhibitions Gallery on Level 3. To become a Friends Circle member, please visit our Support page . Join today to take advantage of this special opportunity. Funding for On Location: Drawing the Outdoors and related programming was provided by the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund, the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund for the Study of Dutch Drawing, the Melvin R. Seiden and Janine Luke Fund for Publications and Exhibitions, and the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund. The catalogue was made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Publication Fun
