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Lectures

VCESDA Spring Lecture

Wednesday, May 6
5:30 – 6:30 PM

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Free with General Admission
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Join Menno Hoencamp, horologist and director at Mentink & Roest, and Dr. Chaz Kirchhoff as they share the story of the discovery and conservation of The Rooster’s Crow Clock, along with new clues about its origins and history.

A reception for Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (VCESDA) and European Paintings Council (EPC) members will immediately follow in Kresge Court.

Image: “The Rooster’s Crow” Automaton Clock, present-day Germany (Augsburg or Nuremberg), ca. 1585, gilt copper, brass, engraved silver, steel with partial bluing. Museum purchase, Ernest Rosemarie Kanzler Foundation Fund, DIA. No. 2023.601.

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Schedule
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Public Lecture
Free and open to the public; no registration required
Lecture Hall
6:30 - 7:30 PM
VCESDA and EPC Member Reception
Visiting Committee for European Sculpture & Decorative Arts Members Only
Registration Required
Lectures

VCESDA Spring Lecture

Wednesday, May 6
5:30 – 6:30 PM

Ticket Details

Free with General Admission
Buy General Admission Tickets
Tri-County Residents get in free with ID
sign language icon American Sign Language (ASL) Available
Location

Lecture Hall

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Join the Visiting Committee for European Sculpture & Decorative Arts

The VCESDA explores European works of art from the Middle Ages through the mid 19th century in all their variety.