Related Programs & Events
Special Events
Lectures
Gallery Talks & Tours
Performances & Concerts
Films
Classes & Workshops
Family Experiences
Unless otherwise noted, admission to the exhibition and all programs is included in general admission to the Museum.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art
presented by Starbucks Coffee Company
Friday, August 15
6:00 p.m.–midnight
Be transported to the roaring twenties as we celebrate the fabulous life of Sara and Gerald Murphy with lectures, films, family experiences, and performances inspired by the exhibition. Enjoy tributes to Cole Porter, cocktails from Gerald Murphy’s personal recipes, and more.
Click here for a full schedule of Late Night events.
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LECTURES
Gerald Murphy in Letters, Literature, and Life
Friday, August 15
7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Join Dr. Linda Patterson Miller, Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University and author of Letters from the Lost Generation: Gerald and Sara Murphy and Friends, as she examines the personal and literary relationships between the Murphys and their close friends, including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
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GALLERY TALKS & TOURS
Gallery Talks
Wednesdays, 12:15–1:00 p.m.
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Tour the exhibition with leading scholars and staff of the DMA.
August 27
Gerald Murphy and American Brand Cubism, Scott Winterrowd, Assistant Curator of Education, Meadows Museum
September 10
The Surface Is Part of the Depth, Dr. Deborah Rothschild,
exhibition curator and former Senior Curator of Modern and
Contemporary Art, Williams College Museum of Art
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PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS
Performances in the Galleries
Saturdays, 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy performances inspired by the exhibition.
August 23
The Music of Cole Porter featuring Roger Boykin
August 30 and September 13
In Their Own Words: A Reading of the Murphys’ Letters
Thursday Night Live! Jazz in the Atrium
Thursdays, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Free
August 21
Dave Zoller, composer, arranger, and pianist, and Dallas jazz icon Genie Grant perform the music of Cole Porter.
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FILMS
The Great Gatsby
Friday, August 15, 9:00 p.m.
Theater
Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s quintessential portrait of the Jazz Age, the film stars Robert Redford as dashing and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Mia Farrow as the elusive Daisy Buchanan.
This film is rated PG (146 minutes).
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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Sketching in the Galleries
Selected Thursdays, 7:00–8:30 p.m., Free
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Be inspired by the work of Gerald Murphy and other modern masters like Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger in the Museum’s permanent collection. Bring your pencils and sketchbooks and join professional artists for guided sketching at the DMA and Nasher Sculpture Center. All levels of experience welcome.
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FAMILY EXPERIENCES
[we]ekends at the museum
studio creations
Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00–3:30 p.m.
Center for Creative Connections
Discover a new art-making activity each month! Join us in the studio, where volunteers are on hand to help your family make unique art projects. All materials are provided.
August 2–31
Sara and Gerald Murphy loved to travel. Explore the exhibition and then come to the studio to create your own cut-out cubist
collage based on your favorite vacation memories.
family films
Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 p.m.
Center for Creative Connections
Films are subject to change.
August 2–31
Dropping in on Picasso
Join reporter Puffer as he drops in on Pablo Picasso, a good friend of Gerald Murphy. Learn about Picasso and how his art evolved from his Blue period to his Rose period, cubism, and even sculpture. (20 min.)
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Gerald Murphy, Doves, 1925, oil on canvas, Curtis Galleries, Minneapolis, MN. © Estate of Honoria Murphy Donnelly/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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