Fowler Museum at UCLA

Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths was a significant exhibition for the Fowler Museum, earning honors and accolades as one of the best exhibitions of 2018. After its successful international tour and return, conservation of the forged iron objects continues. Next Monday, 5/10, join Head of Conservation Christian de Brer for a presentation on the role of the Fowler Museum’s Conservation Department in preparing for the exhibition and donation, with a focus on stabilizing and treating the objects for display, travel, and long-term storage. De Brer will also address unique issues related to works in iron, such as weight, corrosion, and past use. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152581875497

May programs have been announced! Join us to cook with Dumpling Monster, learn more about Muslim Communities in LA, and check in on progress in Provenance Research and Repatriation to African Communities! 5/10 Lunch & Learn: Conserving Striking Iron 5/19 Fowler Talks: Celebrating CSRC Director Chon Noriega 5/20 Engaging Lived Religion: Muslim Communities in LA... 5/24 Provenance Research and Repatriation to African Communities 5/25 Global Cuisine Cooking Lessons: Dumpling Monster See more

"Fowler Museum Director Marla C. Berns, a scholar of African art, and museum curator Erica P. Jones are leading a seven-person team tracing provenance, or the history of ownership, of works in the enormous Wellcome gift. So far, midway through a 3 year research initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation, six objects lead straight to the Benin palace attack. In an interview, Berns, said the Fowler and other American museums, spearheaded by the Smithsonian, have been discussing the creation of a working group to navigate the complicated process of repatriation of the stolen art. Read more from the Los Angeles Times here.

Don't miss this online presentation in French with Fowler Museum Director, Marla C. Berns, Curator at Musee du Quai Branly in Paris, Hélène Joubert, and Marie Maertens, journalist and art critic, about the book Striking Iron!

Curator Matthew H. Robb is one of the world's foremost experts on Teotihuacan art and curated the 2017 exhibition 'Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire' at the de Young Museum. Join Matthew this Monday, October 26 at 12pm PDT for his Lunch & Learn talk on an ancient ceramic acrobat in the Fowler Collection, and the distinct features of its Nahua-Mixtec style. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/122729736947

Don’t miss this free opportunity to learn how to make Guelaguetza's famous Estofado de Pollo (chicken in mole estofado) with co-owner Bricia Lopez in honor of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, which is often celebrated with a dinner of mole. Ingredients list will be sent upon RSVP. Come with supplies prepared and ready to cook! #cookingclass #mole #guelaguetza #oaxacancuisine

Join us Sat Oct 24 at 4pm PDT for a walkthrough of the exhibition at Shulamit Nazarian with artist Amir H. Fallah! RSVP at ucla.in/2FNm5ki.

The Linares Studio in Mexico made the calaca (papier-mâché skeleton) totally ubiquitous. Turns out the link between Linares Studio cartonerías (papier-mâché sculpture) and Self-Help Graphics & Art’s annual Día de los Muertos calacas workshops goes way back to the 80s, and fueled the Golden era of East LA skeletons! Tune in today at 5pm PDT to get into the spirit of the Day of the Dead with Self-Help Graphics & Art’s teaching artist William Acedo and Norma and Edgar C...oronado, who learned the craft from Acedo and mastered it themselves! If you have any questions about our Make Your Own ‘Calaca’ workshop, this is also your time to ask the artists directly! Event is free, RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/diaxlinares Image Credit: Leonardo Linares Vargas (b. 1963, Mexico City, Mexico); El Catrín y La Catrina (The Dapper Gentleman and Elegant Lady), 1987; Papier-mâché and ostrich feather; Fowler Museum at UCLA, X87.1333, X87.1334; Gift of Robert V. Childs. Felipe Linares Mendoza (b. 1936, Mexico City, Mexico); El Perro (Dog), ca. 1999; Papier-mâché; Fowler Museum at UCLA, X99.32.1; Gift of Don L. Simmons.

Since 1993, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program has been diversifying the staff of museums and visual arts organizations through paid internships for students from underrepresented backgrounds. The initiative has introduced 3,200+ interns to arts careers at 175 LA-based arts institutions. We are proud partners of this program, having welcomed and supervised #GettyMarrow interns at the Fowler. A new report looks at the impact of this program, now the longest-standing diversity internship program in the visual arts in the U.S.

Who were the Wellcome Staff responsible for cataloging and caring for Wellcome’s collection? Sona Rosa Burstein received her postgraduate diploma in anthropology from Oxford in 1928 and worked at the Wellcome Institute from 1928 to 1957. As head of the Ethnography department, Burstein led a team of researchers to catalog objects and prepare exhibitions for Wellcome’s museum. In her reports, Burstein often remarked on the necessity of correcting incorrect or incomplete records, she also suggested new procedures for cataloging objects. Burstein published her own research on folklore and gerontology, and she was president of the British Folklore Society from 1956 to 1959. Image from: Joseph T Freeman, 'Sona Rosa Burstein: Gerontologist in Motley', was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1976, Vol XXIV, p. 549

Don't miss the Bruin Political Union's Bruin Forum on 10/27!

Become a member and join us tonight for a special presentation by artist Entang Wiharso. You won’t want to miss it! https://mailchi.mp/7f21457eb0d7/entang-628536?e=%5BUNIQID%5D

We can’t wait for our tour of UCLA Alumni Amir H. Fallah’s exhibition at Shulamit Nazarian Gallery with Farhang Foundation, led by the artist himself! Join us this Saturday, 10/24 at 4pm PDT to learn more about his intricate works that probe the history of portraiture, reimagining it as standing apart from the body altogether and offering a wider representation of personhood. The images featured here are a part of Amir’s latest release of prints for purchase from Louis Buhl & Co. You can learn more about the prints here: https://www.louisbuhl.com/amir-h-fallah-editions RSVP for Amir H. Fallah exhibition walkthrough here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/122733337717