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Prado Museum, Madrid and the Spanish Golden Age – Livestream Art Tour!

Let’s travel to one of my favorite places, Madrid, Spain, to see one of the world’s greatest art museums, the Prado. Our online/virtual tour will feature an overview of the museum and its amazing art collection, including Spanish Golden Age artists including El Greco, Velázquez and Goya.

The Prado Museum (/ˈprɑːdoʊ/ PRAH-doh; Spanish: Museo del Prado), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world’s finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish royal collection, and the single best collection of Spanish art. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works. The Prado Museum is one of the most visited sites in the world and is considered one of the greatest art museums in the world. The numerous works by Francisco Goya, the single most extensively represented artist, as well as by Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez, are some of the highlights of the collection. Velázquez and his keen eye and sensibility were also responsible for bringing much of the museum’s fine collection of Italian masters to Spain, now one of the largest outside Italy.

The collection currently comprises around 8,200 drawings, 7,600 paintings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures, in addition to many other works of art and historic documents. The Prado is one of the most-visited art museums in the world and is one of the largest museums in Spain.

The Prado, with the nearby Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the Museo Reina Sofía, forms Madrid’s Golden Triangle of Art, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2021.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Dallas-Texas History & Culture.

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Your hosts for this program are Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

Dallas-Texas History & Culture

Experience the history and culture of Dallas, Texas – and the world!

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We look forward to seeing you – thanks!

Robert Kelleman

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202-821-6325 (text only)

Join us for an online/virtual tour of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Van Gogh Museum holds the world’s largest collection of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings and drawings, plus works by many other artists including Monet, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and more. We’ll discuss how the museum’s paintings and drawings compare and contrast with well-known items at other museums and the context of these works in Vincent’s life and legacy.

Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. He was not commercially successful, and his death at 37 came after years of mental illness, depression and poverty.

The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.

The museum contains the largest collection of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings in the world. In 2017, the museum had 2.3 million visitors and was the most-visited museum in the Netherlands, and the 23rd-most-visited art museum in the world. In 2019, the Van Gogh Museum launched the Meet Vincent Van Gogh Experience, a technology-driven “immersive exhibition” on Van Gogh’s life and works, which has toured globally.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Dallas-Texas History & Culture.

YouTube Previously Recorded Programs

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https://www.youtube.com/@Dallas-TexasHistoryAndCulture/videos

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Zoom Connection:

Login info will be emailed several times beginning 24 hours prior to the event.

If you don’t receive the Zoom connection link please contact us.

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When all else fails please read and follow the directions. : )

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Your hosts for this program are Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

Dallas-Texas History & Culture

Experience the history and culture of Dallas, Texas – and the world!

Eventbrite.com Link

http://DallasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.com

Facebook.com Link

https://www.facebook.com/DallasTexasHistoryAndCulture

Meetup.com Link

https://www.meetup.com/DallasHistoryAndCulture/

YouTube.com Link

https://www.youtube.com/@Dallas-TexasHistoryAndCulture/videos

We look forward to seeing you – thanks!

Robert Kelleman

rkelleman@yahoo.com

202-821-6325 (text only)

Prado Museum – Madrid, Spain: A Collection of Wonders Film Screening!

Let’s travel to one of my favorite places, Madrid, Spain, to see one of the world’s greatest art museums, the Prado. Our online/virtual adventure will feature a very brief overview of the museum followed by a full screening of the documentary film “The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders” hosted by Jeremy Irons (preview link below).

The Prado Museum (/ˈprɑːdoʊ/ PRAH-doh; Spanish: Museo del Prado), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world’s finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish royal collection, and the single best collection of Spanish art. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works. The Prado Museum is one of the most visited sites in the world and is considered one of the greatest art museums in the world. The numerous works by Francisco Goya, the single most extensively represented artist, as well as by Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez, are some of the highlights of the collection. Velázquez and his keen eye and sensibility were also responsible for bringing much of the museum’s fine collection of Italian masters to Spain, now one of the largest outside Italy.

The collection currently comprises around 8,200 drawings, 7,600 paintings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures, in addition to many other works of art and historic documents. The Prado is one of the most-visited art museums in the world and is one of the largest museums in Spain.

The Prado, with the nearby Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the Museo Reina Sofía, forms Madrid’s Golden Triangle of Art, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2021.

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

The first cinematic journey through the rooms, stories and emotions of one of the most visited museums in the world. ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER JEREMY IRONS will be guiding spectators on a discovery of a heritage of beauty and art.

Film Trailer:

During the screening there will be an opportunity to discuss the museum, its collection, and the film, with your fellow participants via Zoom.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Dallas-Texas History & Culture.

YouTube Previously Recorded Programs

YouTube Link – Click Here

http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCulture

__________________________

Zoom Connection:

Login info will be emailed several times beginning 24 hours prior to the event.

If you don’t receive the Zoom connection link please contact us.

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When all else fails please read and follow the directions. : )

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_______________________

Your hosts for this program are Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

Dallas-Texas History & Culture

Experience the history and culture of Dallas, Texas – and the world!

Eventbrite.com Link

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https://www.facebook.com/DallasTexasHistoryAndCulture

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https://www.youtube.com/@Dallas-TexasHistoryAndCulture/videos

We look forward to seeing you – thanks!

Robert Kelleman

rkelleman@yahoo.com

202-821-6325 (text only)

Happy holidays! Join us for our latest film history livestream: Jesus of Nazareth.

Jesus of Nazareth is a 1977 British-Italian epic film and television drama serial directed by Franco Zeffirelli and co-written by Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess, and Suso Cecchi d’Amico which dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. It stars Robert Powell as Jesus, and features an all-star cast of actors, including eight who had won or would go on to win Academy Awards: Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, James Earl Jones, and Peter Ustinov.

Some scenes were added in the writing of the screenplay, with some characters (such as Zerah) added to the film for brevity or dramatic effect. Jesus of Nazareth depicts Judas Iscariot as a well-intentioned man initially, but later as a dupe of Zerah’s who betrays Jesus largely as a result of Zerah’s false platitudes and pretexts. However, in accordance with the Gospels, the film depicts Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea as sympathetic members of the Sanhedrin. Many of the miracles of Jesus, such as the changing of water into wine at the wedding at Cana, the transfiguration, and the calming of the storm, are not depicted, although Jesus’ healing of Jairus’ daughter, the blind man and the crippled woman on the Sabbath, the feeding of the multitude, and the raising of Lazarus from the dead are presented here.

Jesus of Nazareth – Film Trailer & Info (IMDB)

IMDB – Click here

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075520

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Jesus of Nazareth

For our film history programs we provide an overview of the film: historical context, plot summary, things to look for, accuracy, etc., and then stream the entire film.

We’ll then livestream/screen the complete 6-hour and 22-minute film in four sections over four consecutive nights: Monday, December 20 – Thursday, December 23

Monday = Part 1

Tuesday = Part 2

Wednesday = Part 3

Thursday = Part 4

Each section will last between 90 and 120 minutes.

By signing up you are welcome to join us for any or all of the four sections.

During the screening you are welcome to join your fellow participants in a live online discussion of the film via Zoom.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Dallas-Texas History & Culture.

YouTube Previously Recorded Programs

YouTube.com Link

https://www.youtube.com/@Dallas-TexasHistoryAndCulture/videos

__________________________

Zoom Connection:

Login info will be emailed several times beginning 24 hours prior to the event.

If you don’t receive the Zoom connection link please contact us.

To join the event simply click the emailed Zoom link and follow the instructions.

Password not required.

When all else fails please read and follow the directions. : )

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_______________________

Your hosts for this program are Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

Dallas-Texas History & Culture

Experience the history and culture of Dallas, Texas – and the world!

Eventbrite.com Link

http://DallasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.com

Facebook.com Link

https://www.facebook.com/DallasTexasHistoryAndCulture

Meetup.com Link

https://www.meetup.com/DallasHistoryAndCulture/

YouTube.com Link

https://www.youtube.com/@Dallas-TexasHistoryAndCulture/videos

We look forward to seeing you – thanks!

Robert Kelleman

rkelleman@yahoo.com

202-821-6325 (text only)