Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Through Oct. 13: Samek Invites Community to ‘Show and Tell’
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this summer, Bucknell’s Samek Art Museum is inviting anyone to contribute objects they consider to be beautiful to an exhibition. The…
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Friday, May 10th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for May
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in May.
CHASING FIREFLIES – The warming days of approaching summer are frequently accompanied by the…
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
Founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team to Present Bucknell’s Samek Distinguished Lecture
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and best-selling author, will present “Art Crime in the 21st Century” at Bucknell University’s Samek Distinguished Lecture…
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Friday, January 11th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for January
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in January.
EXPLORING SIGHTS, SOUNDS FROM THE BORDER — While the national debate over security along…
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Monday, September 10th, 2018
Sept. 18: Scholar to Discuss Women in the Middle Ages at the Samek Museum
Christine Sciacca, scholar and associate curator for European art 300-1400 CE at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, is coming to the Samek Art Museum to speak about “Illuminating Women…
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2018
Aug. 11-Sept. 30: Illuminated Manuscripts Exhibition Coming to Samek Gallery
The Samek Art Museum will host Painted Pages: Illuminated Manuscripts 13th-18th Centuries, this year’s first exhibition, starting on Saturday, Aug. 11 in the Samek Gallery, located on the top floor…
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Thursday, October 4th, 2018
Oct. 16: ‘Art in Bars’ to Pair Three Beards Brewing with Samek Artwork
The Samek Art Museum’s “Art in Bars” program returns to Spyglass Ridge Winery, 105 Carroll Road, in Sunbury, as four new art-related craft beers from Three Beards Brewing will be…
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
Oct. 18: Samek Lecture Series Begins
The Samek Art Museum will kickoff its Women’s Work Lecture Series with Erica Delsandro, a women’s and gender studies professor at Bucknell, on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. at…
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2018
Nov. 8: Bucknell’s Baker to Present Women’s Work Lecture Series Talk
The Samek Art Museum will hold the second of three events related to its Women’s Work Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Iron Front Cowork…
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
Nov. 28: Samek Art Museum to Host Surrealist Party
The Samek Art Museum will hold a free Surrealist Party to celebrate their current exhibition, The Mystic Detectives, on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Samek…
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
Nov. 29: Bucknell Professor Stephanie Larson to Present Final ‘Women’s Work’ Talk
The Samek Art Museum will present its third and final Women’s Work Lecture Series talk on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Iron Front Cowork Space, 434 Market…
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
Oct. 16-Dec. 2: The Mystic Detectives Opens at Samek Gallery
The second Samek Art Museum exhibition of the fall, The Mystic Detectives, opens to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the Samek Gallery, located on the top floor of…
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2019
March 6: Founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team to Present Samek Distinguished Lecture
Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and best-selling author, will present Bucknell University’s Samek Distinguished Lecture entitled “Art Crime in the 21st Century” on Wednesday, March…
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Thursday, March 7th, 2019
March 19: Borders and Immigration Panel Discussion Hosted by The Samek Art Museum
The Samek Art Museum will host a panel discussion among four scholars focusing on questions surrounding immigration and migration and the effect they have on the human condition on Tuesday, …
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Jan. 18-March 24: Samek Exhibit Explores Complexities of U.S.-Mexico Border
Bucknell University’s Samek Art Museum announces the temporary exhibition Border Cantos | Sonic Border, on view Jan. 18 through March 24 in the Campus Gallery on the third floor of…
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Thursday, March 7th, 2019
March 27: Samek Art in Bars to Feature Turkey Hill Brewing, Diversity Summit
The Samek Art Museum will team up with the Turkey Hill Brewing Co. and the University’s fourth annual Diversity Summit on the popular Art in Bars program on Wednesday, March…
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Monday, September 24th, 2018
Oct. 2-Feb 3: Samek Art Museum Women’s Work Exhibition Featured in Downtown Gallery
The Bucknell Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Samek Art Museum have partnered for an exhibition called “Women’s Work,” from Tuesday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Feb. 3, in the Downtown…
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Monday, March 11th, 2019
Feb. 19-May 19: Bucknell Art Professor Jonathan Frey Presents ‘Language and Other Games’
Jonathan Frey, an art professor at Bucknell, is presenting a solo exhibition entitled Language and Other Games at the Samek Art Museum‘s Downtown Gallery, 416 Market Street, Lewisburg, through Sunday,…
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
May 31-June 3: Bucknell to Host Reunion Weekend
Bucknell University will welcome more than 2,300 alumni and family members to campus for its annual Reunion Weekend May 31 to June 3. Reunions will be celebrated for class years…
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Friday, September 29th, 2017
Oct. 3: Samek Art Museum Hosts Art in Bars in Danville’s Pine Barn Inn
The Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University will host Art in Bars at the Pine Barn Inn in Danville, pairing artisanal beer from Covered Bridge Brewhaus with artworks from the…
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Friday, October 27th, 2017
Now-Feb. 11: Downtown Samek Gallery hosts ‘Who is Puberty and How Does She Hit?’
The Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University hosts its latest exhibition by Sidney Mullis, “Who is Puberty and How Does She Hit?” now through Sunday, Feb 11 in its Downtown…
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
March 1: Samek Distinguished Lecturer to Discuss Conserving da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
Dianne Modestini — the conservator who cleaned, restored and preserved Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” which became the world’s most expensive painting, selling for $450 million — will present Bucknell’s…
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018
Jan. 16-March 11: Time Photo Editor Uncovers Global Inequality in New Samek Exhibit
Myles Little, an associate photo editor at Time magazine, curated an exhibit that explores the world of privilege beyond what is typically portrayed and invites the viewer to pause and…
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Monday, March 19th, 2018
March 20: Artist’s Talk Discusses the Making of ‘Beautiful War’
Bucknell art & art history faculty member Eddy Lopez will unpack the unique process behind creating digital works for his Samek Art Museum Downtown Gallery exhibit “Beautiful War” during a…
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Monday, April 2nd, 2018
April 4: Artist Dread Scott to Discuss Activism and the Erasure of Subversive Art
Contemporary artist Dread Scott will deliver a free, public talk titled “Activism and the Erasure of Subversive Art: Imagine a World without America” on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m.…
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