Friday, May 16, 2025 / 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

Kandinsky, the Murnau Years

In the spring of 1908, Wassily Kandinsky discovered Murnau, a small Bavarian town nestling at the foot of the Alps. Its beauty first attracted Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Alexej von Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin in the years immediately before the First World War. This period, called the "Murnau Era,” is directly connected to these four artists and marks the development from expressionism to abstract art. 

Monday, June 2, 2025 / 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

Édouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass

Luncheon on the Grass broke away from the classical view of established conventions. The painting was rejected by the Paris Salon. When it was exhibited to the public in 1863 at the Salon des Refusés, it created a huge scandal with the public, making Manet instantly famous. Today it is one of the Musée d'Orsay's highlights and a classic leading the way to Modernism.

Monday, July 14, 2025 / 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

Monet, Venice Views, the Series

Claude Monet visited Venice in 1908, producing a total of 37 canvases of the city’s architectural landmarks, bathed by the play of light and their reflection on the canals and lagoon. He painted the iconic Gothic façade of the Doge’s Palace, the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Neo-classical San Giorgio Maggiore. He also painted the façades of the private homes along the Grand Canal: Palazzo Dario, Palazzo Contarini, and Palazzo da Mula.

Friday, August 1, 2025 / 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

The Florentine Renaissance, Brunelleschi, Donatello and Verrocchio

At the beginning of the 15th century, Florence experienced a Renaissance. Florentine artists spurred a rejuvenation of the glories of classical Greek and Roman Art. Brunelleschi, Donatello and Verrocchio quickly assimilated the concepts of the new artistic language and through their  brilliance and  tremendous innovations, they developed an original style inspired by Antiquity.