REGISTRATION CLOSED The Cloisters in New York City, a division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, houses the finest collection of medieval art in America. In this virtual tour, we’ll survey a range of objects, from life-like statues and stained-glass images of biblical figures and saints, to golden reliquaries and jeweled Gospel books. We’ll step inside, so to speak, the... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED So your car’s odometer hasn’t even turned 1000 miles this year and your passport’s gathering dust. Is there a silver lining to travel in the age of COVID? Absolutely: fewer crowds, different options than you may have considered, more reservation flexibility, etc. Consider a “staycation” beyond your own Puerto Backyarda, relive vacation memories,... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED From its very beginnings in the 1890s, motion pictures have delighted the public—and upset civic and religious authorities who felt that movies needed to be regulated to protect “innocent” minds and discourage immorality. This presentation will look at 125 years of movie censorship from the 1934 Hays Code through the G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 ratings... read more