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"Museum Day: Toledo Museum of Art"
Saturday, January 27, 2007
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Admission Fee:
$5.00 (for Undergraduate students and Group Leaders*)
$7.00 (for Graduate Students and Faculty and Staff)
*Group leaders must be U-M faculty, staff, or GSIs.

HOW DO I BOOK A GROUP OF 10 OR MORE?
Group sales deadline for this event is: Monday, January 15.

Combine this with a trip to see Color-ography, a tribute to Jacob Lawrence by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company on Sunday, February 11!

Featuring the following special exhibitions:

Jacob Lawrence Prints, 1963-2000: A Comprehensive Survey
Coming of age in 1930s Harlem, artist Jacob Lawrence was inspired to become a visual storyteller by the community's interest in the stories of its heritage. The prints in this exhibition reflect his experiences and his interest in notable figures from African and African-American history, including two narrative series on Toussaint L’Ouverture and John Brown.

In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite
Visit this extremely rare exhibition of 2,000-year-old Roman frescoes that have never before toured the United States. The exhibition consists of more than 70 works of art and artifacts recovered from five ancient Roman villas located in Stabiae, a resort community of lavish summer homes overlooking the Bay of Naples. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, buried Stabiae in ash and pumice, along with the nearby towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Although life in Stabiae was brought to an abrupt end, the treasures and luxurious living quarters were remarkably preserved.

Exhibition Highlights
Ancient Stabiae (modern Castellammare di Stabia) consisted of a string of enormous seaview villas built by the Roman elite for summer residency and political entertaining in the first centuries B.C. and A.D. In the summer months the Bay of Naples became the virtual capital of the Roman Empire. The exhibition features 26 remarkably well-preserved fresco wall paintings and 11 wall reliefs made of stucco originating from five partially excavated villas. The frescoes are among the very highest quality ever recovered from Roman history. Most notably the exhibition includes an entire triclinium (three-couch dining room) frescoed with scenes of Dionysus, god of wine and other reveling gods. Roman aristocrats used their villas as power bases for entertaining clients, which explains why they invested so much in decorating their surroundings with fine works of art.

The Toledo Museum of Art has installed the exhibition to evoke the feeling of a visit to a luxurious Roman seaside villa, designed to enjoy both glorious views of the Bay of Naples and also quiet garden courtyards. Visitors will be able to experience the spaces, the objects, and the art that were integral to the lives of household members and their guests.

The exhibition and four-year tour is organized by the Superintendancy of Archaeology of Pompei and the Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation, and constitutes the first long-term loan of major cultural treasures from Italy to the U.S. The RAS Foundation has as its mission the completion of the excavation and conservation of at least two of the enormous villas and the transformation of the site into one of the largest archaeological parks in modern Europe. Website at: www.stabiae.org. The site of Stabiae (Castellammare di Stabia) is 2.5 miles from Pompeii and is currently open to the public.

The Art of Glass: Masterworks from the Collection
Glass Pavilion
Discover or rediscover our preeminent glass collection in its magnificent new home—the Glass Pavilion. From ancient Roman vessels to Renaissance goblets to American cut glass and Studio Glass sculptures, this exhibition highlights the evolution of the glass medium through more than 3,000 years, by presenting the crème de la crème of TMA's masterful collection. Enhance your visit with a stop at the Glass Pavilion's hotshops to watch new works of glass art taking shape.

For more info: www.toledomuseum.org