Louise Bourgeois
June 27-September 28, 2008

Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois in 1990 with her marble sculpture Eye to Eye (1970). Photo by Raimon Ramis

Programs


Gallery Talks

Talks are free with museum admission. Schedules are subject to change. For daily schedules, consult the electronic signboard near the admission desk. No advance reservations required; tours begin at the information desk on the main floor in the rotunda.

Educator’s Eye
Daily at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Join Guggenheim Museum educators for tours and interactive discussions of current exhibitions, the permanent collection, and the Frank Lloyd Wright building.

Mind’s Eye
Monday, July 7, 6–8 p.m.
Join Guggenheim Museum educators Georgia Krantz and Guthrie Nutter for a tour, discussion, and private reception. Programs for partially sighted and blind visitors presented through Verbal Imaging and touch; separate programs for deaf visitors presented in American Sign Language.

Assistive listening devices for hard-of-hearing visitors available daily for Educator Eye museum tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Curator’s Eye
Selected Fridays at 2 p.m.
Guggenheim Museum curators lead a tour of the exhibition.

July 18 and August 15
Valerie Hillings, Assistant Curator

September 12
Katherine Brinson, Curatorial Assistant

Conservator’s Eye
Friday, August 1, 2 p.m.
Join Guggenheim Museum conservator Nathan Otterson for a tour of the artist’s work, focusing on her materials and techniques as they pertain to preservation.




For Teens

Digital Workshop: Sounding Off
Monday–Friday, July 7–August 1, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
During this intensive four-week program, participants explore the work of Louise Bourgeois through group discussions and individual creative-writing projects. Students then transform their ideas into short audio pieces, recording and editing their own work. No experience necessary. Students MUST APPLY. Open to incoming 10th–12th graders; $100 per student (includes all materials). Tuition assistance available upon request. For information, call 212 423 3532; or e-mail rflorman@guggenheim.org




Family Tour and Workshop

Join a Guggenheim teaching artist on a thematic tour followed by a hands-on art workshop, and leave the museum with your own exhibition-inspired work of art.

Express Yourself
Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Stories in Art
Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
$30 per family; $20 members/$15 Family Members; includes 2 adults and 4 children ($5 for each additional participant)


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