Figge Art Museum members are invited on Saturday, November 22, 2008 to the Festival of Trees Watch Party where they can watch the Festival of Trees Holiday Parade from the Art's Café at the Figge. Free hot chocolate and cookies will be served.


Members can purchase party guest passes for friends and family at the Figge admission desk from November 10 through the day of the event. Guest passes are: $8 ($5 for kids 12 and under) and includes admission to the museum or $2 and does not include admission to the museum.

 

The holiday membership sale will also start on November 22 and runs through December 30. Gift memberships are a great way to share the Figge with a
friend, family member or colleague. Figge members enjoy special benefits
all year, including:

  • Unlimited free admission
  • Discount on classes and trips
  • Invitations to members-only events, including member previews, watch parties and brunches
  • Newsletters and museum mailings with information about upcoming
  • exhibitions and events

Gift Membership Rates
Household $50
Individual $35
Senior/Student/Educator $25

For more information call us at 563.326.7804-2007 or email shoran@figgeartmuseum.org.

About the Figge Art Museum
The Figge Art Museum actively serves the public by promoting appreciation and creation of visual art through education, and by collecting, conserving and exhibiting art. The museum collection includes more than 3,500 paintings, photographs, sculpture, and works on paper from the 16th century to the present.

 

During your visit to the museum, we encourage you to explore our expansive galleries, special exhibitions, and the Family Activity Center. For an in-depth experience, we offer a variety of art classes, gallery talks and lectures. Each year, several special events--from film presentations to family days?are held at the museum and expand on the themes of the exhibitions. 


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The Figge Art Museum presents the exhibition, Day of the Dead or El Día de los Muertos.

 

 

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Join the Figge for an art seminar on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 2 - 4 pm. The seminar is followed by light refreshments. A cash bar will be available. Scholar David Mackie will share his new research on artist Sir Henry Raeburn RA and will focus on Figge's recent acquisition, Portrait of John, Lord Swinton. Executive Director Sean O'Harrow will explain the importance of the acquisition to the Figge's collection. Free for members or general admission.

 

The Figge is located at 225 West Second Street, Davenport, Iowa.  For more information contact the Figge at 563-326-780 or visit www.figgeartmuseum.org.

 

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Imagewith a full slate of events and exhibitions. Most of Figge's activities below are free to Figge members or general admission for non-members.
In partnership with Genesis Health Quest, Figge will offer free admission to adults 65 years and older on Thursday, October 2, 2008 from 10 am to 9 pm. Genesis will also give free blood pressure checks for seniors in the Figge lobby from 2 - 4 pm.
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 Figge is offering the 5-week class, Twentieth Century Photography, free to Figge members. For non-members, the class is $65. The class meets every Tuesday from 7 -8:30 pm starting on September 30, with the last class on October 28.

Since photography's invention in 1839, artists have both celebrated the medium and feared its effect on their craft. This course will trace the development of photography throughout the 20th century from its artistic beginnings to photography in a post-painting art world. This course is offered in conjunction with the exhibition In the Light: Photographs from the Brent Sikkema Collection. Registration and payment is due September 26. Call 563.326.7804 x2045.

Figge is offering 50% off facility rentals for reservations to be held November 2008 - January 2009 in lobby or full museum. To take advantage of this discount, you must contact Jennifer Brooke at 563.326.7804 x2048 or j.brooke@figgeartmuseum.org no later than October 25, 2008.
To learn more about the rental amenities download Figge's Facility Rental Guide by clicking here.

Figge is running a Two Year Membership Sale September 1-November 21, 2008 at up to 25% off. New and current Figge members will have the opportunity to join or renew their membership at a special discounted rate when joining or renewing for two years.

Two Year Membership Rates (Click to download form.)
Household $115
Individual $75
Senior/Student/Educator $60

Figge is also running a Gift Membership Sale November 22-December 30, 2008. Gift memberships are a great way to share the Figge with a friend, family member or colleague. Figge members enjoy special benefits all year, including:

-Unlimited free admission
-Discount on classes and trips
-Invitations to Members-Only events, including member previews, watch parties and brunches
-Newsletters and museum mailings with information about upcoming exhibitions and events

Gift Membership Rates (Click to download form.)
Household $50
Individual $35
Senior/Student/Educator $25

Effective January 1, 2009 membership rates will increase slightly to reflect added membership
benefits, such as members-only exhibition previews, brunches, and watch parties. New rates: $75 Household, $50 individual, $40 Senior/Student/Educator.

Membership can only be renewed once between September 1 and December 31.

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Visitors will see stunning examples of experimental photography in this exhibition that features about 30 photographs by mid-20th century American photographers. In the Light: Photographs from the Sikkema Collection opens next week on Saturday September 13, 2008 and runs to January 4, 2009. The exhibition will be open during regular Figge hours and included with general admission.

As a preview to the exhibition, on Friday, September 12 at 10:30 am Figge is hosting a question and answer period with Brent Sikkema as he is interviewed by Bruce Carter, the host of the local Art Talks radio program. Mr. Sikkema donated 84 photographs from his extensive collection to the Figge.  Selected photographs from this gift will be exhibited during this exhibition.  The interview will be held in Figge's auditorium and is free with paid admission or membership; and free for college students, professors, and members.

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(DAVENPORT, IA.-August 4, 2008) Participants will get to interact with Richard Beymer who played "Tony" in the movie Westside Story (1961) and "Benjamin Horn" in Twin Peaks, during the "Images of India" film event at Figge Art Museum on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. As a filmmaker, Beymer has enjoyed successes including his award-winning documentary A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer.

 

 

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