Calendar of Events

Click here to view a pdf of the Spring 2012 Public Programs and Exhibitions brochure.

All year round during Museum open hours
Sculpture Exploration Backpack
Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
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Fee: Admission is free; no registration required.

All year round during Museum open hours
Sculpture Mystery: The Great Art Caper
Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
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Fee: Admission is free; no registration required.

Wednesdays, April 19 - August 3 2012
Sketching in the Gallery
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
Exhibitions on view at Emily Lowe Gallery are sure to inspire you to create your own works of art! Sketch materials provided.
Fee: Admission is free; no registration required.

May 2012
8 May 2012, Tuesday *Yonia Fain: The Eye of the Storm* 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Eye of the Storm is a documentary about artist Yonia Fain, whose work is the subject of the exhibition Yonia Fain: Remembrance. Narrated by playwright Harold Pinter, and including interviews with the artst, this film examines the ways that Fain's life history and experience with the Holocaust have influenced his art. Guided viewing of the exhibition will accompany this showing of the documentary. Fee: Free
10 May 2012, Thursday Inspired by Remembrance: A Poetry Workshop With Connie Roberts 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus Join Connie Roberts, Hofstra University adjunct instructor of English, for a poetry workshop offered in the midst of the exhibition Yonia Fain: Remembrance. Participants will use the works on view as inspiration and will share the poems they create with the group. Fee: $5 - general public; $3 - senior citizen (over 65); $1 – PEIR members; Free for Hofstra faculty/staff/matriculated student with current HofstraCard, or Hofstra University Museum member
All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Advanced registration is requested. Please call (516) 463-5672 to reserve your space today. Note: The Hofstra University Museum reserves the right to cancel or alter all trips and events due to inadequate reservations. Checks are otherwise nonrefundable. Museum members receive discounts on all Hofstra University Museum trips. All events are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

May 2012

8 May 2012, Tuesday
Yonia Fain: The Eye of the Storm
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Eye of the Storm is a documentary about artist Yonia Fain, whose work is the subject of the exhibition Yonia Fain: Remembrance. Narrated by playwright Harold Pinter, and including interviews with the artst, this film examines the ways that Fain's life history and experience with the Holocaust have influenced his art. Guided viewing of the exhibition will accompany this showing of the documentary.
Fee: Free

10 May 2012, Thursday

Inspired by Remembrance: A Poetry Workshop With Connie Roberts
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
Join Connie Roberts, Hofstra University adjunct instructor of English, for a poetry workshop offered in the midst of the exhibition Yonia Fain: Remembrance. Participants will use the works on view as inspiration and will share the poems they create with the group. Fee: $5 - general public; $3 - senior citizen (over 65); $1 – PEIR members; Free for Hofstra faculty/staff/matriculated student with current HofstraCard, or Hofstra University Museum member

All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Advanced registration is requested. Please call (516) 463-5672 to reserve your space today.
Note: The Hofstra University Museum reserves the right to cancel or alter all trips and events due to inadequate reservations. Checks are otherwise nonrefundable. Museum members receive discounts on all Hofstra University Museum trips. All events are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.