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 ending in 3 and 8, as well as all classes who graduated more than 50 years ago.
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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 Samek Art Museum’s collection on Tuesday, Oct. 3 beginning at 7 p.m. It is a ticketed event--$10 advance purchase or $15 at the door. To reserve a spot please contact Chris Hill at 570-275-2071, ext. 521, or chill@shanercorp.com. Tickets will also be available at the door. Admission includes a tasting flight of beers and lite fare.
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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 Gallery space, 416 Market Street, Lewisburg. Mullis will come to campus to participate in a roundtable conversation with Erica Delsandro, visiting assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at Bucknell, on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 6-8 p.m. at Iron Front Cowork Space, 434 Market St., Suite 301, Lewisburg.
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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 Samek Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center (ELC) Forum. Her talk is free and open to the public.
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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 reflect on a significant social issue today. His exhibit, "1%: Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality," opened Jan. 16 and runs through March 11 in the Samek Gallery on the top floor of the Elaine Langone Center.
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Bucknell art & art history faculty member Eddy Lopez will unpack the unique process behind creating digital works for his Samek Art Museum Downtown Gallery…
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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. in the Gallery Theatre of the Elaine Langone Center. A reception with Scott will follow in the Samek Art Museum.
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Resident artists Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera and Cara Megan Lewis will work with Bucknell students on this social art project which addresses the detention of immigrants…
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