Object of the Month
Program Update: Object of the Month is now being offered in-person.
Get to know your Dayton Art Institute with our Object of the Month gallery talks! Join us for an in-depth conversation led by a Museum Guide and learn more about an object from the collection. A different artwork is featured each month.
The in-person sessions will take place on 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday each month. Check back often for topic updates and session times.
How To Go
December Date: Saturday, 12/10 and Sunday 12/18
Time: 2-2:30pm
Location: Collection Galleries
Cost
Free with museum admission
This is a drop-in program, advance reservations are not required. Topics subject to change. Call 937-223-4ART (4278) for more information or to confirm subjects.
Recent Talks
Madonna of Humility
Double-Spouted Bottle with Hummingbirds Sipping Nectar
Yume
Harue Shimomoto (Japanese, born 1971)
The Dance of the Almeh
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Summer Afternoon
Ray Parker
Door with Flayed Lion
Artist unidentified (Tibetan)
Snuff Bottle
Artist unidentified (China, Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912)
Self-Portrait in Black Sweater
Peri Schwartz (American, 1951–2021)
Mayan Ruins, Yucatán
Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Celebration
Christopher Ries (American, born 1952)
Adoration of the Magi
Claude Vignon (French, 1593-1670)
Woman in Green Sweater
Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915-1999)