Perfect Food and Red Wine Pairings and 26 Other Smithsonian Programs Streaming in November|Smithsonian Voices|Smithsonian Associates
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Perfect Food and Red Wine Pairings and 26 Other Smithsonian Programs Streaming in November
Smithsonian Associates Streaming continues through November with private programs, multi-part courses, studio arts classes and virtual research study trips produced by the world’s biggest museum-based curriculum.
Thursday, November 5
Art + History: The Shaw Memorial by Augustus Saint Gaudens: Terrific art is classic. Paul Glenshaw analyzes the renowned work The Shaw Memorial by Augustus Saint Gaudens, exploring its historic context, diving into the age of its artist, today he occupied and what formed his vision and developments. Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1/2 credit. 12 p.m. ET $15-$ 30
Are Humans Naturally Good or Bad?: For centuries, theorists have actually tried to address the concern of whether people are naturally excellent or wicked with no conclusive outcomes. Evolutionary biologist Rui Diogo turns rather to the sciences, sociology, history, sociology and other fields to analyze what empirical information states about our standard nature– and uses some unexpected insights into this olden questions. 6:45 p.m. ET $20-25
Friday, November 6
Italian Renaissance Masters: Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo: The Renaissance, a real renewal of culture in Italy in between the late-15th and mid-16th century, saw remarkable creative achievements in painting and sculpture. In a two-day series, art historian Janetta Rebold Benton highlights a quartet of geniuses of the Early and High Renaissance whose work specifies the time Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1 optional credit. 12 p.m. ET $60-$ 70
Sunday, November 8
Handmade Holiday Cards: Let It Snow: Corresponding with individuals is more crucial than ever, so why not make bespoke cards for those on your list? Discover how to produce stylish and customized vacation welcoming cards for loved ones from specialist crafter Karen Cadogan. 10 a.m. ET $70-$ 80
Lives Recalled: Great Autobiographies and Memoirs – Julia Child: Unforgettable autobiographies are effective evocations not simply of an individual, however a time and location, clearly transferring us inside the world of another to experience life as they did. Documentary filmmaker and author Sara Lukinson takes a look at the exceptional life of Julia Kid. 3 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Monday, November 9
The Elgin Marbles Controversy: Did Britain’s Lord Elgin rescue a 24-foot marble frieze from the ruins of the Parthenon in the early 19th century or did he take it? Art historian Joseph Cassar checks out the history of these ancient sculptures and the problems that have actually swirled around them given that they left Greece. Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1/2 credit. 12 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
The Art of Georgia O’Keeffe: Filling a Space in a Beautiful Way: Though Georgia O’Keefe’s visions of sun-bleached animal bones and close-ups of flowers are amongst the most renowned of her paintings, they inform just a part of her story as an artist. Art historian Nancy G. Heller takes a look at the complete sweep of her life and profession to produce a picture of an influential American modernist who discovered expression in a wide range of types, designs, and topics. Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1/2 credit. 6:30 p.m. ET $30-$ 35
Tuesday, November 10
Inside the Cuban Missile Crisis: Naval historian David Rosenberg and 3 retired U.S. Navy officers take a look at the stress and techniques that outgrew the face-off in between America and the Soviet Union over Russia’s choice to position nuclear rockets in Cuba. They expose how the USS Sam Houston, a Polaris submarine released in the Mediterranean, played a substantial however obscure function in guaranteeing European security versus prospective Soviet hostility. 6:45 p.m. ET $30-$ 35
The Joy of Photography: Developed for novices who wish to discover how to utilize their digital or mirrorless electronic camera as an innovative tool, this 4-session course will assist trainees acquire ability in technical elements of photography so that they can focus on making up lovely images. 6:30 p.m. ET $165-$ 185
Thursday, November 12
Through the Seasons on Theodore Roosevelt Island: Invest a remarkable fall early morning with biologist and author Melanie Choukas-Bradley as she leads a virtual adventure to Theodore Roosevelt Island. She traces the motivating appeal and biological variety of this 88.5-acre sanctuary and memorial in the Potomac through the seasons as she discusses its forests and wildlife.
10 a.m. ET $25-$ 30
Georgetown’s Tudor Place: Art, Architecture, and Landscapes in the New Republic: Among the nation’s very first National Historic Landmarks, the Tudor Location has actually been called “the most architecturally substantial early 19th century home in Washington,” by the U.S. Commission on Art. Your home experienced the battles of an emerging Republic and subsequent occasions that continued to form the country. Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1/2 credit. 12 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
The List: Films and TV About Race To Watch Right Now: Movie studios and media platforms have actually just recently seen an increased interest in black-centered tv programs and motion pictures. NPR tv critic and author Eric Deggans clarifies a few of the most essential series and movies that concentrate on problems of race and culture to view today. 6:45 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Saturday, November 14
How Fashion Survived WWII: Redesigning an Industry in Paris, London, and New York: Fabric manager Elizabeth Lay highlights how 3 of the world’s design capitals established strategies to assist their fashion business make it through the war, and the remarkable efforts made following the dispute to reconstruct with minimal products. Motivated by the cash conscious American house front spirit, artist Lauren Kingslandleads a hands-on job in which individuals make a kitchen area apron from a recycled t-shirt. 10:30 p.m. ET $65-$ 75
Non-Traditional Holiday Ornaments: Utilizing mini-canvases as the base, ornamental decorations, images, and other individual keepsakes, produce unique little hanging art work that can be embellished to fit any celebration for offering. 1:30 p.m. ET $70-$ 80
Tuesday, November 17
The Art and Life of Frida Kahlo: In spite of the often-nightmarish dreams that filled her canvases, Frida Kahlo insisted she never ever painted dreams: She painted her own truth. Art historian Nancy G. Heller traces Kahlo’s quick life to take a look at the impacts– consisting of an awful mishap, a rainy marital relationship to a fellow artist and a respect for her Mexican heritage– that formed the art in which that truth was shown. Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1/2 credit. 6:30 p.m. ET $30-$ 35
Wednesday, November 18
Hitler’s Spies in America: The FBI and the Case that Stirred the Nation: Quick cars and trucks, dubious intermediaries, a murder plot, a Manhattan socialite and a ringleader codenamed Representative Sex: they’re all aspects of the story of the Nazi spy ring that penetrated America in the 1930s. Historian Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones states how a brave FBI representative, whose skill was matched just by his fondness for promotion, played a vital function in bringing everything down. 1 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
All You Can Eat: A Culinary History of America: Historian Allen Pietrobon checks out American food culture given that 1850 and how, throughout American history, food has actually been a battlefield where culture, ethnic background, race, and identity clash. 6:45 p.m. ET $15-$ 30
Thursday, November 19
Artists in Depth at the Barnes Foundation: Cézanne: Making use of the riches of among the best post-impressionist and early modern-day art collections worldwide and exceptional high-definition Deep Zoom innovation, Barnes Structure teacher Cent Hansen guides a series of live virtual trips that carefully take a look at the paintings and lives of 5 artists who assisted form a really innovative duration in the history of art Smithsonian World Art History Certificate enrollees get 1/2 credit. This program concentrates on art by Paul Cézanne. 10 a.m. ET $30-$ 35
The Wolves of Yellowstone: 25 Years of Science and Discovery: Get insights into among the best American wildlife preservation and remediation accomplishments– the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National forest– from 3 of the wildlife biologists who have actually directed the job given that 1995. 6:45 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Neighborhoods of Rome, Vienna, and Madrid: A stone’s toss from tourist-magnet landmarks are the locations that provide tourists a real taste of life in Europe’s most enticing areas. Fred Plotkin uses a guide to the lesser-known churches, theaters, boutique, coffee shops and uncommon museums that make 3 significant cities well worth a check out. This session concentrates on Vienna. 6:45 p.m. ET $30-$ 35
Friday, November 20
John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: The Zealot and the Emancipator: Historian H.W. Brands uses a double picture of Brown and Lincoln as males with exceptionally various views on how ethical individuals must react to the oppression of slavery: by incremental modification within the system or by extreme turmoil? He likewise analyzes how that numeration discovers significance in today’s political environment. 12 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Pontormo and Pasta: Live from Tuscany: You can’t go to Italy today– however you can make pasta. Sign up with art historian and cooking specialist Elaine Trigiani at her farmhouse in Tuscany for a virtual expedition of this lovely area through its creative and cooking heritage. 12 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Perfect Food and Wine Pairings (With a Holiday Twist): The vacations are suggested to be filled with buddies, household, cheer and terrific meals. So why tension over the best red wines to couple with the season’s conventional foods? Drink along at house with acclaimed sommelier Erik Segelbaum in an assisted tasting of the ideal red wines to accompany your menus. 6 p.m. ET $65-$ 75
Saturday, November 21
The Napoleonic Wars: A Global Conflict: Austerlitz, Borodino and Waterloo are amongst the locations most carefully related to the age of the Napoleonic Wars. However this duration of almost constant Franco-British dispute impacted countries far beyond Europe. Historian Alexander Mikaberidze examines the instant and prolonged repercussions of the political tremblings that spread out as far as the Americas, Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, along with throughout the Atlantic and the Indian oceans. 9:30 a.m. ET $90-$ 100
Sunday, November 22
The Owls in Your Neighborhood: There’s most likely a shrewd top-of-the-food-chain predator living nearby you: the Great Horned Owl. Sign up with biologist Mark H.X. Glenshaw to discover how to discover these remarkable and lovely animals and other owls in your own area. 1:30 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Monday, November 23
The Geology of Glacier National Park: The landscape of Glacier National forest, Montana and surrounding locations expose proof of nearly 2 billion years of geologic modification. Geologist Callan Bentley uses a virtual guidebook to the landscape that concentrates on sedimentology, structural geology and tectonic history, paleontology, and glaciers and environment modification. 6:45 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
Monday, November 30
Existence by Chance: The Making of the Planet, Life, and You: We people reside in a world driven by possibility, one in which lots of things needed to take place in specific methods for any of us to exist. Sean B. Carroll, an evolutionary developmental biologist, analyzes the impressive power of possibility and how it supplies the unexpected source of appeal and variety in the living world. 6:45 p.m. ET $20-$ 25
To see Smithsonian Associates digital program guide, go to www.smithsonianassociates.org.
