Blanton Museum Art Talk Explores Medieval Monsters

AUSTIN, TX — Austin's Blanton Museum of Art will host Art Talk: Medieval Monsters: Far and Near, a special afternoon discussion, and the ways in which medieval artists depicted as alien or monstrosities both foreigners and people who may not have conformed to restrictive social norms. Asa Mittman, Professor and Chair of Art and Art History at California State University, Chico and Sherry Lindquist, Associate Professor of Art History at Western Illinois University, co-curators of the Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders exhibition will delve into analysis of the attitudes reflected in medieval art and how these influenced the development of racial thinking.

Art Talk will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 12 p.m. at the Blanton Museum of Art located at 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78712. As a major community resource, The Blanton Museum of Art includes nearly 18,000 works in its collection, showcasing art from across the ages and offers a year-round schedule of traveling exhibitions. For more details on this event, and upcoming events at the Blanton, please visit Blanton Museum Events.

The Blanton is located at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.Paid parking is available in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Parking is $4; bring your ticket with you to the museum.

Event Details

Art Talk: Medieval Monsters: Far and Near

Tuesday, Nov. 12 beginning at 12 p.m

The Blanton Museum of Art

200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78712

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