Programs for Artistic Luxury
Except where noted, events are free and no registration is required.
Exhibition Tours
Through January 18, see highlights of the exhibition on Tuesdays and Sundays at 1:30 (must purchase exhibition ticket). Meet at exhibition entrance.
Guest Lectures
National and international speakers give greater context to the exhibition.
Emmanuel Ducamp
Fabergé specialist
Sunday, October 19, 2:00
The Franco-Russian Connection and Fabergé around 1900
Dale Hilton
Associate director, Distance
Learning
Sunday, November 2, 1:30
Pillars of Society
Janet Zapata
19th-century jewelry specialist Wednesday, November 5, 6:30 Before Lalique and Tiffany: Jewelry Design, 1850–1900
Joan Rosasco
Lalique specialist
Wednesday, December 3, 6:30
Who Wore Them? Lalique and His Clients
Jeannine Falino
Tiffany specialist
Sunday, December 14, 2:00
A Tale of Two Tiffanys
Lecture Course
Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique
This series introduces the three greatest jewelry and luxury goods designers at the turn of the 19th century, whose creations came together at the 1900 world’s fair in Paris. Please register at least three days prior to the beginning of class (may be canceled without sufficient registration).
4 Wednesdays, October 22–
November 12, 10:30–11:30
$70, CMA members $56; individual lectures $25, CMA members $18
Oct. 22 1900 Paris World’s Fair
Oct. 29 Peter Carl Fabergé
Nov. 5 Louis Comfort Tiffany
Nov. 12 René Lalique
Artist’s Dialogue
These two discussions, led by the curators of the exhibition with local jewelry designers Russell Trusso and John Paul Miller, provide a unique opportunity to hear from renowned local artists whose work is directly influenced by the masters featured in Artistic Luxury.
Stephen Harrison with Russell
Trusso, Sunday, October 26, 1:00
Marjorie Williams and Stephen Harrison with John Paul Miller, Wednesday, December 17, 6:30
All-Day Exhibition Program
A Day of Luxury
Enjoy lectures and tours that complement the exhibition Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique.
All-day seminar, Friday, October 31, 10:00–4:30; repeated on Saturday, November 8.
$135, CMA members $100. Fee includes lunch and parking.
10:00 Welcome and coffee
10:30 Lecture: Introduction to
"Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique"
11:30 Audio tour: Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique
12:30 Lunch
2:15 Lecture: The House of Fabergé
3:45 Lecture and tour: The Gem
Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Art and Fiction Book Club
This structured look at art history through fiction and narrative non-fiction is a collaboration between the museum’s Ingalls Library and the education division. $45, CMA members $35.
The Glitter and the Gold, by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Wednesdays, October 1–15, 1:30–2:45
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Story That Ended an Empire, by Robert Massie
Wednesdays, November 5–19, 1:30–2:45
College Day
Wednesday, October 29, 10:00–9:00
This special day is reserved for college and university faculty and students! Join us for special lectures by Curator of Decorative Art and Design Stephen Harrison, discounted exhibition tickets, and free tours of the exhibition. For more information call 216–707–2461.
Wade Chapel Tours
Saturdays, October 25 (12:00), November 15 (2:00), December 13 (2:00), and January 10, 2009 (2:00) Lake View Cemetery
12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Take advantage of these free
special tours of a Louis Comfort
Tiffany masterpiece just down the road from the museum on Euclid Avenue. Meet at the Wade Chapel in Lake View Cemetery. Call 216–707–2656 to register at least three days prior to each tour. Limit 45 per date.
Family Day
Bask in the Luxury
Sunday, November 30, 1:00–4:00
Drop-in, hands-on workshops for the whole family include two free art projects: Wild and Wonderful Windows and Baubles, Bangles, and Bling. Family tour of the exhibition (ticket required) at 2:00. All ages welcome!
Cabaret Artistique
Friday, January 16, 8:00–midnight
An evening of performances inspired by the period of Artistic Luxury. Featuring New York-based entertainer Daniel Isengart and Baby Dee. Isengart has been hailed "one of the most fascinating talents on the scene" by New York’s Cabaret Press, and a "cabaret sensation" by Time Out New York. Tickets include hors d’oeuvres, entrance into Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, and the cabaret performances. $55, CMA members $45.