Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915, ended its run at Bard Graduate Center Gallery on January 2 and soon will continue its tour at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

While Bard Graduate Center Gallery is now closed for installation of the upcoming exhibitions, Conserving Active Matter and Richard Tuttle: What is the Object?, there are still many ways for you to engage with Majolica Mania through the online features listed below.

Explore the online exhibition to learn more about the major themes of Majolica Mania and engage with interactive experiences to see unique views of featured objects.
Rewatch Majolica: The French Connection, a symposium that explored the interdependence between English majolica manufacturers and French artisans.
Read excerpts from the Majolica Mania catalogue.
Read majolica-inspired poetry by acclaimed poets, Wayne Koestenbaum, Sally Wen Mao, S*an D. Henry Smith, and Stacy Szymaszek.
Watch the installation of Walter McConnell’s A Requiem in White, a contemporary work commissioned in tribute to majolica workers who lost their lives in the dangerous industry.
Explore Craft, Camp, and Color: Majolica in Drag, a project created by BGC teen interns which explores the intersection of pottery and performativity in mid-nineteenth-century majolica ware.
Visit our YouTube page to rewatch Majolica Mania programs, including Making Majolica Mania, Beautiful and Deadly: The Dark Side of Pigment, Race-ing Whimsy: Black and Asian Figures in the Majolica Imaginary, Trenton’s Majolica Mania, and more!

Thank you for your support! We look forward to seeing you when the Bard Graduate Center Gallery reopens on March 25.

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      <p><a href="https://exhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/majolicamania/"><em>Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915,</em></a> ended its run at Bard Graduate Center Gallery on January 2 and soon will continue its tour at the <a href="https://thewalters.org/exhibitions/majolica/">Walters Art Museum</a> in Baltimore, Maryland.</p>
<p>While Bard Graduate Center Gallery is now closed for installation of the upcoming exhibitions, <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/115/conserving-active-matter"><em>Conserving Active Matter</em></a> and <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/116/richard-tuttle"><em>Richard Tuttle: What is the Object?</em></a>, there are still many ways for you to engage with <i>Majolica Mania</i> through the online features listed below.</p>
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<li>Explore the <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/uKD_Cxkx3LimAZzcvgiYQ?domain=exhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/uKD_Cxkx3LimAZzcvgiYQ?domain%3Dexhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/&source=gmail&ust=1642093645142000&usg=AOvVaw0w12hxQHfnvg-JZTn82Uu3">online exhibition</a> to learn more about the major themes of <em>Majolica Mania </em>and engage with interactive experiences to see unique views of featured objects.</li>
<li>Rewatch <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/pAWKCzpz3YI82K7uKPTNu?domain=bgc.bard.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/pAWKCzpz3YI82K7uKPTNu?domain%3Dbgc.bard.edu&source=gmail&ust=1642093645143000&usg=AOvVaw3rLV0F1SKgNGCwqhJO0KDW">Majolica: The French Connection</a>, a symposium that explored the interdependence between English majolica manufacturers and French artisans.</li>
<li>Read excerpts from the <em>Majolica Mania</em> <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/pbjxCADlVKhrWj8hQyZmj?domain=exhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/pbjxCADlVKhrWj8hQyZmj?domain%3Dexhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/&source=gmail&ust=1642093645143000&usg=AOvVaw14-clVSyarI6ho0HucBmdo">catalogue</a>.</li>
<li>Read <a href="https://exhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/majolicamania/majolica-poetry-reading/">majolica-inspired poetry</a> by acclaimed poets, Wayne Koestenbaum, Sally Wen Mao, S*an D. Henry Smith, and Stacy Szymaszek.</li>
<li>Watch the installation of Walter McConnell’s <a href="https://exhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/majolicamania/requiem-in-white/"><i>A Requiem in White</i></a>, a contemporary work commissioned in tribute to majolica workers who lost their lives in the dangerous industry.</li>
<li>Explore <a href="https://exhibitions.bgc.bard.edu/majolicamania/craft-camp-and-color-majolica-in-drag/"><em>Craft, Camp, and Color: Majolica in Drag</em></a>, a project created by BGC teen interns which explores the intersection of pottery and performativity in mid-nineteenth-century majolica ware.</li>
<li>Visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/bardgradcenter">YouTube page</a> to rewatch <em>Majolica Mania</em> programs, including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K3gT4n9OJI">Making <em>Majolica Mania</em></a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTNJFFXLHo0">Beautiful and Deadly: The Dark Side of Pigment</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG0VOtaE83U">Race-ing Whimsy: Black and Asian Figures in the Majolica Imaginary</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ej3ilU4z84">Trenton’s <em>Majolica Mania</em></a><em>,</em> and more!</li>
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<p>Thank you for your support! We look forward to seeing you when the Bard Graduate Center Gallery reopens on March 25.</p>
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