Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 12 Years a Slave- February 27, 2014 (One day only)

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 12 Years a Slave

Event Information
Join us for a reception, screening of 12 Years a Slave, and panel discussion with Dr. Lois Brown.

In collaboration with The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, Harriet
Beecher Stowe Center, the Mark Twain House & Museum, and the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.



5:30 pm        Reception

6:00 pm        Film

8:15 pm        Panel Discussion



Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and
sold into slavery. 2013. USA. 134 min. Rated R. Directed by Steve
McQueen. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender. Golden Globe
Award for Best Motion Picture. Nine Academy Award Nominations including
Best Picture.



Panelists: Lois Brown, Professor of English and African American Studies
at Wesleyan University; Erik Clemons, CEO & President of CT Center
for Arts & Technology; Barbara Krauthamer, Associate Professor of
History at UMASS Amherst; Mia Mask, Associate Professor of Film at
Vassar College; Katherine Kane, Moderator, Executive Director of the
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.



Inclement weather date: Sunday, March 2 at 5 pm
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Event Prices
*Adult$15.00
*Member$10.00
*Student$12.00
*Senior(62+)$12.00
$10
Members: The Amistad Center, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, The Mark
Twain House & Museum, and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art



All sales final. No refunds.

Tickets available at the door.

Online sales: a $2 service charge will be added to each ticket plus a $2 fee per order.

Or, call (860) 838-4100 Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 4:30 pm. There
are no added fees for sales by phone, at the Museum, or at the door.

Members at the Insider Access level and above: $5.

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