The Oklahoma City Museum of Art will be one of only three U.S. venues for Roman Art from the Louvre, an exhibition of original works from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France, opening June 19 through October 12, 2008. Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Musée du Louvre, the traveling exhibition represents the largest number of loaned pieces from the Louvre for any single show. Roman Art from the Louvre features approximately 180 prime examples of Roman art drawn from the Louvre’s unsurpassed collection. The exhibition examines aspects of Roman art—works made between the first century BC and the early fourth century AD—in artistic, historical and socio-cultural contexts. The objects, which have never before been shown in any exhibition in the United States, include mosaics, frescoes, terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, marble reliefs, and glass and metal vessels. Arranged by theme, the exhibition will both highlight contrasts and underscore continuities that characterize these artistic manifestations of Roman public and private life. The exhibition will explore religion, urbanism, war, imperial expansion, funerary practices, intellectual life, and family. The exhibition will close with ancient statues that have been repeatedly repaired and altered since the Renaissance, reflecting both the importance of Roman art and the way in which it has been collected, interpreted, and restored over the centuries. Roman Art from the Louvre is organized by the American Federation of Arts and co-curated by Daniel Roger and Cécile Giroire, curators in the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Department at the Musée du Louvre.
Special Exhibitions & Second Floor Galleries, Oklahoma City Museum of Art
$12 adults, $10 seniors and students, children five & under and museum members free. Groups of 15 or more, $10 pp. Three week advance reservations are required for group tours.
Tuesday-Saturday, 10a-5p; Thursday, 10a-9p; Sunday noon-5pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
(405) 236-3100, ext. 237
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pokie
August 27, 2008 Flag this
A terrific historical exhibit! One of the best that I've ever seen in this region. Definitely worth the time to attend.