Bard Graduate Center Gallery reopens its doors on September 24 for Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915. The exhibition features more than 350 examples of this colorful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative ceramic ware that became wildly popular in the late nineteenth century.

Information about our in-person or virtual tours and a fascinating array of companion events are listed below. ASL Access will be provided by ProBono ASL for all events, and virtual tours upon request.

Making Majolica Mania
Thursday, September 30 at 12 pm
Zoom Event
Pay What You Wish

Explore how the Majolica Mania exhibition came together. The curators will reflect on the origin story of the exhibition, their research process, and the evolution of this unique project.

Race-ing Whimsy: Black and Asian Figures in the Majolica Imaginary
Thursday, October 21 at 6 pm
Zoom Event
Pay What You Wish

Majolica’s reputation for ornament, historicism, and lighthearted eclecticism is well understood; however, the ways in which majolica represented ideas of race remain little discussed. Curator Susan Weber observed that majolica, more than any other ware of the era, makes tangible the interests, desires, and anxieties of nineteenth-century consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Join us for an exploration of how this popular ceramic ware reflected Victorian thinking about race.

Beautiful and Deadly: The Dark Side of Pigment
Friday, October 29 at 12 pm
Zoom Event
Pay What You Wish

Just in time for Halloween! Join us for a program investigating the dark side of some of the world’s most vibrant pigments. BGC professor Jennifer Mass will explain how lead, uranium, and arsenic are used to create these glorious but deadly hues and discuss their material histories with Dr. Spike Bucklow (University of Cambridge), author of Red: The Art and Science of a Colour.

Histories of Lead Activism in America
Wednesday, November 10 at 6 pm
Zoom Event
Pay What You Wish

This conversation, organized by Dr. Richard McKinley Mizelle, Jr. (University of Houston), will highlight key moments in the long fight against environmental racism led by Black activists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Majolica Poetry Reading
Monday, November 15 at 6 pm
Zoom Event
Pay What You Wish

Acclaimed poets Wayne Koestenbaum, Sally Wen Mao, S*an D. Henry Smith, and Stacy Szymaszek share the poems they wrote for our Majolica Mania exhibition and the objects that informed their work.

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      <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bard Graduate Center Gallery reopens its doors on September 24 for <em>Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915</em>. The exhibition features more than 350 examples of this colorful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative ceramic ware that became wildly popular in the late nineteenth century.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Information about our in-person or virtual tours and a fascinating array of companion events are listed below. ASL Access will be provided by ProBono ASL for all events, and virtual tours upon request.</span></p>
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      <p><b>Making </b><b><i>Majolica Mania</i></b><b><br />
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thursday, September 30 at 12 pm<br />
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</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pay What You Wish</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Explore how the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Majolica Mania</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> exhibition came together. The curators will reflect on the origin story of the exhibition, their research process, and the evolution of this unique project. </span></p>
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      <p><b>Race-ing Whimsy: Black and Asian Figures in the Majolica Imaginary<br />
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thursday, October 21 at 6 pm<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zoom Event<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pay What You Wish</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Majolica’s reputation for ornament, historicism, and lighthearted eclecticism is well understood; however, the ways in which majolica represented ideas of race remain little discussed. Curator Susan Weber observed that majolica, more than any other ware of the era, makes tangible the interests, desires, and anxieties of nineteenth-century consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Join us for an exploration of how this popular ceramic ware reflected Victorian thinking about race.</span></p>
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      <p><b>Beautiful and Deadly: The Dark Side of Pigment<br />
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, October 29 at 12 pm<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zoom Event<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pay What You Wish</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just in time for Halloween! Join us for a program investigating the dark side of some of the world’s most vibrant pigments. BGC professor Jennifer Mass will explain how lead, uranium, and arsenic are used to create these glorious but deadly hues and discuss their material histories with Dr. Spike Bucklow (University of Cambridge), author of <i>Red: The Art and Science of a Colour</i>.</span></p>
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      <p><b>Histories of Lead Activism in America<br />
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wednesday, November 10 at 6 pm<br />
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</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pay What You Wish</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation, organized by Dr. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Richard McKinley Mizelle, Jr. (University of Houston), will highlight key moments in the long fight against environmental racism led by Black activists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. </span></p>
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</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monday, November 15 at 6 pm<br />
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Acclaimed poets Wayne Koestenbaum, Sally Wen Mao, S*an D. Henry Smith, and Stacy Szymaszek share the poems they wrote for our </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Majolica Mania</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> exhibition and the objects that informed their work. </span></p>
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