Upcoming Events at Muscarelle Museum of Art
Fri Feb 17, 6:00 PM - Fri Feb 17, 9:00 PM
Muscarelle Museum of Art
603 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Community: Williamsburg
Description
The Muscarelle Museum of Art Presents: A Divine Evening with Botticelli!
Event Details
Spend the evening at the Muscarelle exploring the exhibition, Botticelli and the Search for the Divine: Florentine Painting between the Medici and the Bonfire of the Vanities and enjoying catered desserts and refreshments.
Don't let the cold weather stop you from experiencing this special FREE GALA just for William & Mary students. This event will be a great way to celebrate the beginning of the spring semester and our new exhibition, which is only on view for a limited time!
W&M Acapella groups will also be serenading guests outside while they wait to see the exhibition! This is THE event of the semester, so don't miss it!
In the exhibition, which is open from February 11 to April 5, 2017, the restless genius of Sandro Botticelli (Florence, 1445-1510) is explored in depth in the most important Botticelli exhibition ever seen in the United States, Botticelli and the Search for the Divine; a major international loan exhibition organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, Va., in partnership with Italy’s Associazione Culturale Metamorfosi. Every phase of the artist’s tumultuous career is represented in this selection, as well as nine works by his master Filippo Lippi, the only pupil of Masaccio. Botticelli was guided to success by the Medici dynasty, the patrons for sacred altarpieces and sensuous paintings of classical mythology, including several in this unprecedented exhibition. After the fall of the Medici, many of his paintings were lost in the bonfires of the vanities.
Admission and food are free to W&M students. Wine will be available for $5 for guests over 21 with valid identification.
Don't let the cold weather stop you from experiencing this special FREE GALA just for William & Mary students. This event will be a great way to celebrate the beginning of the spring semester and our new exhibition, which is only on view for a limited time!
W&M Acapella groups will also be serenading guests outside while they wait to see the exhibition! This is THE event of the semester, so don't miss it!
In the exhibition, which is open from February 11 to April 5, 2017, the restless genius of Sandro Botticelli (Florence, 1445-1510) is explored in depth in the most important Botticelli exhibition ever seen in the United States, Botticelli and the Search for the Divine; a major international loan exhibition organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, Va., in partnership with Italy’s Associazione Culturale Metamorfosi. Every phase of the artist’s tumultuous career is represented in this selection, as well as nine works by his master Filippo Lippi, the only pupil of Masaccio. Botticelli was guided to success by the Medici dynasty, the patrons for sacred altarpieces and sensuous paintings of classical mythology, including several in this unprecedented exhibition. After the fall of the Medici, many of his paintings were lost in the bonfires of the vanities.
Admission and food are free to W&M students. Wine will be available for $5 for guests over 21 with valid identification.
