For this year's annual Mopper Lecture Dr. Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, will present “The Civic and the Global: the Cultural Mission of the Victoria & Albert Museum.” His lecture will focus on the V&A’s founding commitment to design, education and beauty. Tracing the museum’s genesis from its Victorian roots, Dr. Tristram Hunt will consider how the V&A’s civic foundations engendered a world-class collection; a growing family of nationwide museums; and a mission to inspire creative endeavor in each new generation. 

At a time of growing cultural divides, increased awareness of colonial legacies, and public demands for 
transparency and accountability in arts organizations, Dr. Hunt makes a powerful case for the continued civic 
mission of museums.

Sponsored by the Dr. Coleman Mopper Memorial Lecture Fund in collaboration with the Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts and the European Paintings Council.