[Brazil@Harvard] Harvard University Art Museums- Lecture on Brasilia - TONIGHT

Harvard University Art Museums presents Cities: Their Art & Architecture, a series designed to highlight the artistic and cultural histories diverse destinations. Brasilia: Symbol of Modernity in an Era of Cultural Vibrancy Mary Schneider Enriquez, Consultant on Latin American Art Today, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:30 - 7:30pm Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Brazil’s modernist capital Brasilia was designed amid the dynamism and economic prosperity of the mid-1940s and 1950s. Brazil’s culture flourished during this period, giving birth to the São Paulo Biennial, the nation’s first museum of modern art, and the concrete and neoconcrete art movements. Tickets are $12 for Members of the Harvard Art Museum; $18 for non-Members To register, contact the Membership Office at (617) 495-4544. Participants in this series may make reservations for dinner at the Harvard Faculty Club following the lectures. A dish inspired by the cuisine of the city presented that evening will be served. For reservations, please contact the Faculty Club directly at (617) 495-5758 and mention the Cities lecture series. -- Marcio Siwi Fellow / Program Officer Brazil Studies Program Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil