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Forged Identities, or, Where’s the Art and What’s the Deal in Nikolai Gogol’s ‘Dead Souls’?
July 31, 2024
7:00 PM -
8:15 PM
Nikolai Gogol’s 1842 novel Dead Souls, arguably the strangest work of Russian literature, was for its author an “epic poem” that would “finally solve the riddle of my existence.” Join Andrew Reynolds, Associate Professor of Slavic Languages at UW-Madison, for... Read More
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Where Does Russia End? Russian Imperialism & Anti-Ukrainianism from Past to Present
August 8, 2024
7:00 PM -
8:15 PM
Marc Chagall's art and biography reflect the multi-ethnicity and transnational cultural life of his birthplace, the Russian Empire. Yet Russia's political leaders have violently rejected Chagall's art as alien and embraced it as quintessentially Russian at different historical moments. Mykola... Read More
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Members-Only Hours for Chagall’s Dead Souls
August 11, 2024
10:00 AM -
12:00 PM
Museum members are welcome to join Jewish Museum Milwaukee to explore the current special exhibit: Chagall’s Dead Souls: A Satirical Account of Imperialist Russia Nikolai Gogol was a Ukrainian-born humorist, dramatist, and novelist whose works, written in Russian, significantly influenced... Read More
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Community Free Day for Chagall’s Dead Souls Exhibit
August 15, 2024
10:00 AM -
5:00 PM
Jewish Museum Milwaukee is thrilled to host this community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit Chagall’s Dead Souls: A Satirical Account of Imperialist Russia for FREE! Nikolai Gogol was a Ukrainian-born humorist, dramatist, and novelist whose works, written in... Read More
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The Colors of Chagall: A Family Art Day
August 25, 2024
1:00 PM -
3:00 PM
Modernist painter Marc Chagall used color in a dramatic manner that did not imitate nature but instead expressed movement, rhythm, passion, love, and sometimes, pain. "Color," he once said, "is two things. It is chemistry and it is love." Join... Read More
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SPARK!
SPARK! is a free program for caregivers and loved ones experiencing beginning to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss.