Learning to Look: Matisse in the Art Institute of Chicago

First held in conjunction with the 2002 meeting of the College Art Association in Philadelphia, the American Institute for Conservation Affiliated Society “Learning to Look” Workshops, bring together art historians, curators, artists, and conservators for a focused study of the material properties of one group or type of object in the physical presence of those objects. Workshop topics have ranged from Greek sculptures to African masks to Winslow Homer watercolors to the use of oil paint in Renaissance paintings. Workshops are held off site in the galleries or study rooms of a local museum and are led by one or more senior conservators and senior curators from that museum. Attendance is limited to 15 participants and pre-registration is required. Send registration requests to wittert@juno.com.

The 2020 “Leaning to Look” workshop will take place on Wednesday February 1, 2020 from 1:30- 2:30pm. It will focus on new findings about the materials and techniques used by Henri Matisse. It will be held at the Art Institute of Chicago and will focus on Matisse’s works in the permanent collection. The workshop leaders will include Allison Langley, Head of Paintings Conservation, Kristi Dahm, Paper Conservator, and Caitlin Haskell, Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator of International Modern Art.