Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston Events of Interest to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Art Lovers - Below
you can find a list of movies and lecture series offered at the MFA
this spring!
Movies
with English Subtitles
Lagerfeld Confidential
by Rodolphe Marconi (France,
2007, 87 min.)
In French with English Subtitles
Wed, Jan 2, 6 pm
Thu, Jan 3, 3:45 pm
Fri, Jan 4, 8:10 pm
Sun, Jan 6, 1:30 pm
Sat, Jan 12, 12:15 pm
Sun, Jan 13, 11 am
Thu, Jan 17, 4:30 pm
MONGOLIA ON FILM
Khadak
by Peter Brosens and Jessica
Woodworth
(Belgium/Germany/Netherlands,
2006, 104 min.)
In Mongolian with English
Subtitles
Fri, Feb 15, 8 pm
Sat, Feb 16, 1:45 pm
Sun, Feb 17, 11:40 am
Wed, Feb 20, 6:30 pm
Thu, Feb 21, 4 pm
IRISH CINEMA
Kings
by Tom Collins (2007, 88
min.)
Ireland’s nominee for
an Oscar this year in the Best Foreign Film category
In English and Gaelic with
English Subtitles
Thu, Jan 10, 7:45 pm
Sat, Jan 12, 2 pm
Sun, Jan 13, 2:30 pm
Wed, Jan 16, 5:45 pm
Thu, Jan 17, 1 pm
Sat, Jan 19, 6 pm
PRE-RELEASE SCREENING
Secret Sunshine
by Lee Chang-dong (2007,
142 min.)
One of the most praised and
talked about films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
In Korean with English Subtitles
Thu, Jan 24, 7:30 pm
HUMAN
RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Cocalero
by Alejandro Landes (Argentina,
2007, 94 min.)
In Spanish and Quechua with
English Subtitles
Fri, Jan 18, 6 pm
Lumo
by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and
Nelson Walker III
(Democratic Republic of Congo,
2007, 72 min., video)
In Swahili, French and English
with English Subtitles
Sat, Jan 19, 10:30 am
Suffering and Smiling
by Dan Ollman (Nigeria/US,
2007, 65 min., video)
In English and Yoruba with
English Subtitles
Sat, Jan 19, 4:30 pm
Hot House
by Shimon Dotan (Israel,
2006, 89 min., video)
In Hebrew, English and Arabic
with English Subtitles
AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Clouds over Conakry
by Cheick F. Camara
(Guinea, 2007, 115 min.,
digibeta video)
In French, Malinke, and Susu
with English Subtitles
Fri, Feb 1, 7:45 pm
Sat, Feb 2, 2:15 pm
A Love during the
War
by Osvalde Lewat-Hallade
(Cameroon, 2005, 63 min.,
video)
In French, Swahili, and Lingala
with English Subtitles
Sat, Feb 2, 12:45 pm
Fri, Feb 8, 6 pm
Juju Factory
by Balufu Bakupu-Kanyinda
(Democratic Republic of Congo,
2006, 97 min.)
In French with English Subtitles
Sat, Feb 16, Noon
ROMA MUSIC ON FILM
Transylvania
By Tony Gatlif
(France, 2006, 103 min.)
In French with English Subtitles
Thu, Jan 24, 5:30 pm
Fri, Jan 25, 8 pm
Sat, Jan 26, 3 pm
Sun, Jan 27, 4 pm
Thu, Jan 31, 8:10 pm
To purchase tickets for any
of the above films, visit the MFA’s website:
http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=1
Access Information
All programs are wheelchair accessible. For specific information, call
Voice 617-369-3302, TTY 617-267-9703 or e-mail access@mfa.org.
Assistive listening devices
are available at all Remis Auditorium events.
ASL-Interpreted
Lectures
The Ruth & Carl J. Shapiro
Celebrity Lectures are held in Remis Auditorium. Front row seating is
available for the following ASL-Interpreted Lectures. PLEASE NOTE: These
are NOT tours. See below for information on buying tickets.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008,
6:30 p.m. William Kentridge, NOTE: William Kentridge is not able to
join us for the Shapiro Lectures this year. The American Painter, Eric
Fischl, will lecture instead.Eric Fischl: My Art Then and Now, Is it
still a narrative when the body leaves? Eric
Fischl achieved fame in the 1980s with images of suburban ambiguity
and drama described by a New York Times critic as “press[ing] down
hard on the exposed nerve of our time.” In the succeeding decades
he has continued to be one of America’s most important narrative
painters, his works ranging from complex, multi-part series to intimate
portraits.
Thursday, March 13, 2008,
6:30 p.m Jules Feiffer
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Suzan-Lori Parks
For
more information on this series, each speaker, and to purchase tickets,
visit the MFA’s website http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=1268
Be sure to purchase tickets
early—each series has been a sold-out success.
Citizens Bank Foundation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Open House
Free to All! Monday,
January 21, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Art Lovers
12:00 Noon Walk Our Way: A “Symbols of Power” Tour, Presented
by the MFA Teen Arts Council, This Tour will be ASL Interpreted by Wendy
Jehlen and Michael Sullivan Assistive
Listening Devices are also available. Join students from the MFA’s
Teen Arts Council as they highlight shoes from the “Walk This Way”
exhibition and share stories about their significance in the everyday
world. Appropriate for all ages.
1:30 pm “Symbols
of Power” in the MFA’s Permanent Collection
An
American Sign Language Tour by Ayisha Knight-Shaw For those fluent
in American Sign Language, join Ayisha Knight-Shaw for a “Symbols
of Power” tour of the MFA’s permanent collection. No spoken
English.
Events for blind or low vision art lovers
12:30 p.m. A Feeling For Form Tour, Take
a “Symbols of Power” tactile sculptural tour of the MFA’s
permanent collection for visitors who are blind or have low vision.
Meet in the West Wing Lobby.
11:00 am -3:30 pm
Kendrick Oliver and the New Life Jazz Orchestra Enjoy
the exhilarating sounds of classic big band jazz with a new generation
spin as Berklee College of Music alum Kendrick Oliver and the New Life
Jazz Orchestra present original music and words by power house musicians
like Lionel Hampton.No
pre-registration required if you have a sighted guide or service animal.
A limited number of sighted
guides are available by registering in advance. vburrows@mfa.org.
HOW TO PRE-REGISTER
If you would like to pre-register
for a sighted guide to attend January Open House activities, please
call or email Valarie Burrows, MFA Accessibility Coordinator, at 617-369-3302
or vburrows@mfa.org and provide the following information:
Ø your name
Ø your email address
or telephone
Ø do you need an assistive
listening device
Ø do you need a wheelchair
Ø would you like to
attend the concert – before or after the Feeling For Form Tour
Ongoing Activities
for Children and Families
10:00 to 4:00 Family Place
Lower Rotunda, Go “Symbol Sighting” in the Art of the Ancient
World galleries. Discover the curious meanings of art works, and make
your own art as you explore.
10:00 to 4:00 Ceramic Symbol
Exploration, 2nd Floor Japanese Galleries, Search for intricately painted
symbols on Chinese Ceramics and learn what they mean. Make sketches
and create your own vessel using clay in the Workshop Studio.
OUR EMAIL DISTRIBUTION
LIST
If you have received this
invitation from someone else and are not currently on our email distribution
list for events for blind and low vision art lovers, please email Valarie
Burrows, MFA Accessibility Coordinator, at vburrows@mfa.org, to receive
future notices of events like this one. When you change email addresses,
be sure to notify us to stay on our list. Please put MFA Email Distribution
List in the subject line of your email.
Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
Avenue of the Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3302 Voice
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