Events - November, 2, 2012

Iterations of Washington Crossing the Delaware

The monumentality and iconic subject matter of the famed Emanuel Leutze painting make it the centerpiece of the new American Wing, where it now hangs...

Film

Ethics in Film - Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Moderator: Chris Everett Amid the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the savage butchering of hundreds ofthousands of men, women and children,...

Performing Arts/Film

You'll Know When You Get There: On Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band

From Herbie Hancock’s work with Miles Davis to the experimental use of synthesizers, jazz historian Bob Gluck uncovers the many ingredients that formed Hancock’s grand...

Art/Photo/Design

Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters

With John Bidwell, Astor Curator and Department Head, Department of Printed Books and Bindings.

Books

The Ambassadorship of Poetry - CANCELLED

Cancelled. To be rescheduled for a later date. Poet and ambassador Philip McDonagh will trace intersections of diplomacy and the poetic voice from the Greek polis to the...

Salman Khan and Carlos Slim in Conversation

To mark the publication of The One World Schoolhouse, Salman Khan will present his vision for the future of education in conversation with businessman and philanthropist...

History/NYC, Film

WWII & NYC Film Series - The Clock (1945)

New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik sets the scene for this film about a young soldier on 48-hour leave in New York City who finds an unlikely...

Performing Arts/Film, Art/Photo/Design

The Ocean Floaters

Thought Gallery members receive $6 off tickets when purchasing at this link. An excursion through family heritage with script, music and songs by Peter Dizozza,...

Art/Photo/Design

Pictoplasma Conference

Set as the perfect prelude to New York’s Illustration Week, the Pictoplasma Conference invites a diverse audience of graphic designers, illustrators, animation filmmakers and producers,...

Books

Coloring for Grown-Ups by Ryan Hunter and Taige Jensen

The creators of the YouTube hit “Hipster Olympics” launch their print debut—a coloring book that explores the pleasures and woes of adulthood.

Performing Arts/Film

Stacy London On Style and Self-Esteem

It wasn’t until she found the self-confidence to develop a strong personal style that Stacy London finally became comfortable in her skin. She shares her...

Art/Photo/Design

Picasso: A Conversation

Carmen Giménez, Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art, Guggenheim Museum, and curator of Picasso Black and White, engages in conversation about the Spanish master...

Books

Kate Zambreno - Heroines

Film

Um Ulmer herum: on Austrian-American Filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer and His Enduring Legacy

A roundtable discussion presented on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Ulmer’s death featuring Austrian film critic Stefan Grissemann, author of "Man im Schatten"...

Books, Art/Photo/Design