2013–2014 Calendar

The following events are restricted to members of the Antiquarian Society and their guests. Unless noted, monthly programs begin with a lecture at 11:00 a.m., followed by a lunch at noon.

Lecture/Lunch
Vanderbilt Taste Meets the English Country House: The Transformation of Blenheim
Tuesday, October 8
11:00 a.m.
Paul Miller, curator of the Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island

Meeting/Lunch
Tuesday, November 12
11:00 a.m.

Lecture/Lunch
Annual Meeting: Our Spirited Ancestors—The Decorative Art of Drink
Tuesday, December 10
11:00 a.m.
Daniel K. Ackermann, associate curator of decorative arts, The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts

Lecture/Lunch
Plain or Fancy: Making Judgments about the Decorative Arts
Tuesday, January 14
11:00 a.m.
Luke Syson, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lecture/Lunch
275 Years in the Making: The History of New Jersey Glass
Tuesday, February 11
11:00 a.m.
Gay Leclaire Taylor, former director of the Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, New Jersey

Lecture/Lunch
Victoria Mansion: European Style in Mid-19th-Century Maine
Tuesday, March 11
11:00 a.m.
Arlene Palmer Schwind, curator of the Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine

Lecture/Lunch
Silver of the Young American Republic
Tuesday, April 8
11:00 a.m.
Ann Wagner, associate curator of decorative arts, Winterthur Museums

Annual Spring Luncheon at the Casino
A Visit to Chateau du Grand Lucé—Restoring and Decorating a Great Country House
Tuesday, April 29
10:45 a.m.
Timothy Corrigan, principal, Timothy Corrigan, Inc. Interior Design Firm

Lecture/Afternoon Tea
Irish Glass in Dublin: Highlights from the Corning Collection
Tuesday, May 13
1:00 p.m.
Dr. Audrey Whitty, curator of European glass, Corning Museum of Glass, New York

Unless noted, all programs take place at the Art Institute of Chicago.