The Wadsworth Atheneum | Tour: Highlights

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					1 Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 1, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	2 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 2, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: The French Connection Film: The French Connection March 2, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm Two NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble upon a drug smuggling job with a French connection. 1971. USA. 104 min. Rated R. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Gene Hackman, Roy… Tour: Hudson River School Tour: Hudson River School March 2, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet at the Information Desk. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm February 2-March 3: Hudson River School… Film: Chinatown Film: Chinatown March 2, 2013 3:45 pm – 5:55 pm A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with municipal corruption. 1974. USA. 130 min. Rated R. Directed by Roman… Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) March 2, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A charming Italian comedy with an unexpected twist, the movie follows the love triangle of two contradictory doctors with a shared past and the woman they fight over. Thursday, February 28…
3 Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) Tour: Family Matters Tour: Family Matters March 3, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In conjunction with the “Family Matters” film series, join a docent for a tour of art in the collection depicting family life. Free with museum admission. Meet at the Information Desk. Sunday, March 3 Sunday,… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 3, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) Film: The Perfect Life (La Vita Facile) March 3, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm A charming Italian comedy with an unexpected twist, the movie follows the love triangle of two contradictory doctors with a shared past and the woman they fight over. Thursday, February 28… Tour: Hudson River School Tour: Hudson River School March 3, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet at the Information Desk. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm February 2-March 3: Hudson River School…	4	5	6 Tour: Hudson River School Tour: Hudson River School Member First Look: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Member First Look: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy March 6, 2013 8:00 am – 11:00 am Spend some quality time with our new exhibition Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy before it opens to the public. Docents will be on hand to answer questions and… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 6, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	7 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 7, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. First Thursday: Light My Fire! First Thursday: Light My Fire! March 7, 2013 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Take a tour of Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy, enjoy heavenly harp music and a cappella opera, watch Sea Tea Improv put a comic spin on Caravaggio, place your… Film: The Postman (Il Postino) Film: The Postman (Il Postino) March 7, 2013 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm A postman learns to appreciate poetry while delivering mail to a famous visiting poet. He uses his new knowledge to woo the local beauty. Romantic comedy. 1994. Italy. 108 min. Rated…	8 Film: The Postman (Il Postino) Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 8, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	9 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Second Saturdays: Dragons, Gremlins & Magical Creatures Second Saturdays: Dragons, Gremlins & Magical Creatures March 9, 2013 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Stop at the museum before or after the Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade to find magical and mischievous creatures in art. Make a headdress or elf ears to wear to… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 9, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: Mississippi Burning Film: Mississippi Burning March 9, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists. 1988. USA. 128 min. Rated R. Directed by Alan Parker. Starring Gene… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 9, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 9, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:…
10 Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 10, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 10, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 10, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:…	11	12	13 Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 13, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Evening for Educators: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Evening for Educators: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy March 13, 2013 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Join our curatorial and education staff for presentations and docent-led tours of Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy. Discover innovative ways to integrate this exhibition into your classroom curriculum…	14 Evening for Educators: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Evening for Educators: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Evening for Educators: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Gallery Talk: A Walk through the World of Caravaggio and his Contemporaries Gallery Talk: A Walk through the World of Caravaggio and his Contemporaries March 14, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Explore innovative works by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and his powerful influence on a range of artists who visited Rome from other Italian cities, as well as from Holland,… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 14, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You March 14, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A woman who finds out her husband is cheating tries to outwit the mistress. Comedic drama. Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17 at 2…	15 Film: If I Were You Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 15, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	16 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 16, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: Enemy of the State Film: Enemy of the State March 16, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. 1998. USA. 132 min. Rated R. Directed by Tony Scott.… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 16, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 16, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:… Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You March 16, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A woman who finds out her husband is cheating tries to outwit the mistress. Comedic drama. Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17 at 2…
17 Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You Celtic Jazz Brunch with TAPESTRY Celtic Jazz Brunch with TAPESTRY March 17, 2013 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday Jazz Brunch is the ideal way to relax and enjoy some of Hartford’s best live jazz music. The cafe setting is intimate and cozy, the perfect spot to connect… Tour: Family Matters Tour: Family Matters March 17, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In conjunction with the “Family Matters” film series, join a docent for a tour of art in the collection depicting family life. Free with museum admission. Meet at the Information Desk. Sunday, March 3 Sunday,… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 17, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: If I Were You Film: If I Were You March 17, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm A woman who finds out her husband is cheating tries to outwit the mistress. Comedic drama. Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17 at 2… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 17, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 17, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:…	18	19	20 Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 20, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	21 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 21, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Lecture: Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane Lecture: Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane March 21, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Andrew Graham-Dixon, author of “Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane” will discuss the mysteries surrounding the life and legacy of Michelango Merisi da Caravaggio. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be offered…	22 Lecture: Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane Lecture: Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane Lecture: Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 22, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Italian Film Weekend Italian Film Weekend March 22, 2013 5:00 pm – March 24, 2013 4:00 pm ITALIAN FILM WEEKEND: “NOT OF THIS WORLD” Religion is a major theme found in many of the works in the Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy exhibition. Religion is also… Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) March 22, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The rumpled owner of a dry-cleaning firm joins forces with a nun to care for an abandoned baby. 1999. 100 min. Not Rated. Subtitles. Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. Prosecco and Italian dessert…	23 Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Film: Not of this World (Fuori dal Mondo) Italian Film Weekend Italian Film Weekend March 22, 2013 5:00 pm – March 24, 2013 4:00 pm ITALIAN FILM WEEKEND: “NOT OF THIS WORLD” Religion is a major theme found in many of the works in the Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy exhibition. Religion is also… Sandy Hook “Run for the Families” Sandy Hook “Run for the Families” March 23, 2013 10:00 am – 5:00 pm On March 23, the Hartford Marathon Foundation is holding the Sandy Hook “Run for the Families” in downtown Hartford. We would like to offer special discounts to Newtown residents as… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 23, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: Francesco Film: Francesco March 23, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm This biopic tells the life of Francesco, who was born to a wealthy family in medieval Tuscany and abandoned all his worldly goods to live as a monk and is… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 23, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 23, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:… Film: La Dolce Vita Film: La Dolce Vita March 23, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The life of a philandering paparazzo journalist living in Rome is chronicled over a week’s time in this comedic drama. 1960. 174 min. Rated R. Subtitles. Directed by Federico Fellini. Starring…
24 Film: La Dolce Vita Film: La Dolce Vita Film: La Dolce Vita Film: La Dolce Vita Film: La Dolce Vita Italian Film Weekend Italian Film Weekend March 22, 2013 5:00 pm – March 24, 2013 4:00 pm ITALIAN FILM WEEKEND: “NOT OF THIS WORLD” Religion is a major theme found in many of the works in the Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy exhibition. Religion is also… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 24, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: We Have a Pope (Habemus Papam) Film: We Have a Pope (Habemus Papam) March 24, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm A comedic drama centered on the relationship between the newly elected Pope and his therapist. 2011. 102 min. Not Rated. Subtitles. Directed by Nanni Moretti. Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 24, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 24, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:…	25	26	27 Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 27, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: Caravaggio (Free Screening) Film: Caravaggio (Free Screening) March 27, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Ronald Gregg, Senior Lecturer and Programming Director of Film Studies, Yale University, introduces the fictionalized retelling — in a series of vignettes — of the life of Michelangelo Merisi da…	28 Film: Caravaggio (Free Screening) Film: Caravaggio (Free Screening) Collection Focus Talk: Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy Collection Focus Talk: Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy March 28, 2013 12:00 pm – 12:20 pm Collection Focus Talks Join a docent at 12 pm for a 20-minute exploration of one work of art in the exhibition. Free with admission. Thursday, March 28: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Saint… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 28, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	29 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 29, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday.	30 Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 30, 2013 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 30, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Film: Syriana Film: Syriana March 30, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:05 pm A politically-charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it. 2005. USA. 128 min. Rated R. Directed by Stephen Gaghan.… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 30, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:… Film: The Adjustment Bureau Film: The Adjustment Bureau March 30, 2013 4:10 pm – 6:00 pm The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces controlling them and keeping the lovers apart. 2011. USA. 106 min. Rated PG-13. Directed by George Nolfi. Starring:…
31 Film: The Adjustment Bureau Film: The Adjustment Bureau Film: The Adjustment Bureau Film: The Adjustment Bureau Easter Jazz Brunch with Linda Ransom Easter Jazz Brunch with Linda Ransom March 31, 2013 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday Jazz Brunch is the ideal way to relax and enjoy some of Hartford’s best live jazz music. The cafe setting is intimate and cozy, the perfect spot to connect… Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 31, 2013 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. March 8-June 16: Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Burst of… Tour: Highlights Tour: Highlights March 31, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join a docent for an exploration of the collection. Free with admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Highlights Tours are offered daily at 1pm, Wednesday – Sunday. Tour: Burst of Light Tour: Burst of Light March 31, 2013 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Drop in and explore a special exhibition with a museum docent. Free with museum admission. Meet by The Museum Shop. Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm March 8-June 16: Burst of Light:…

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