Programs & Education

MOBIA is closed for the deinstallation of our shows, "Realms of Faith" and "Before the Flame Goes Out," from July 14 - July 25, 2008. Please come visit us starting on July 26 for our new show entitled "Albrecht Dürer: Art in Transition."

Join the Museum of Biblical Art on its inaugural tour to Romania where the architectural and historical sites are as varied and unique as its culture. This is a country waiting to be discovered and the tour, lead by Ena Heller, Executive Director of MOBIA, will introduce you to its romance, history, myth, and beauty in a way that no other trip could.

For more information, please visit Arts & Crafts Tours.

Concert Series

The Los Angeles Collaboration will perform a concert inspired by the art of Albrecht Dürer, featuring original music in addition to compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, and C?r Franc. The Los Angeles Collaboration, a violin and piano performing duo, was established in 2001 by Duane Funderburk and Alex Russell and is the ensemble-in-residence at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California.

Admission is $8 in advance, $10 the day of the concert, and always free for MOBIA members.

*New offering!*

Hear the stories that inspired Albrecht Dürer and learn how he created his detailed prints. Then, design your own logo-style signature a la Dürer using a simple print-making technique!

One hour and 30 minutes. Available for groups of 10 or more, ages 7-12 plus adult chaperone. $5.00 per child; adults can participate for free; free for MOBIA members. Offered on Saturdays and Sundays, August 9 - September 21. Tours must be scheduled at least one week in advance. For reservations, contact Laura McManus, Curator of Education, at 212.408.8703.

Dürer's engraving of "Adam and Eve", also known as "The Fall of Man", is admired for its technical mastery and representation of paradisiacal beauty. Despite these qualities, modern viewers may find it conventional, barely distinguishable from other images of Adam and Eve plucking the forbidden fruit. A closer look at its narrative contents, however, reveals an intense, unfolding drama and significant theological implications. Dr. Rangsook Yoon, Visiting Professor of Art at Central College, will help interpret this famous image in an illustrated lecture.

The Florence Portfolio (part of which is on display in MOBIA's Education Center) is composed of 20 etchings created in July 1993 by six contemporary artists exploring the theme of sacrifice in the Old and New Testaments. These images - probing, beautiful, and haunting - represent high achievement in the graphic arts and comprise a modern compliment to Dürer's masterful engravings. This "Meet the Artists" evening offers the museum-going public the opportunity to converse with the artists about their contributions to this unique project.

Family Workshop

As "Albrecht Dürer: Art in Transition" reveals, Dürer masterfully used woodblock printing to create beautiful works of art. Join artist Amanda Williams in creating your own masterful prints as she teaches this time-honored skill. Bring your own black and white prints to use as a design. Suitable for ages 7-12.

Family workshops are limited to 20 children, so please register early. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family, and always free for MOBIA members.

Colin Eisler, Robert Lehman Professor of Fine Arts at New York University, will focus on Dürer's drawing of the Madonna and Child surrounded by animals, discussing the artist's keen observation of nature and mastery of the graphic medium.