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.
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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