VERO BEACH — As part of its 2012 Distinguished Professor Series, the Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, University of Virginia. Wilson’s lecture, titled Thomas Jefferson and the Design of the Academical Village, takes place on Wednesday Feb. 29 at 2 p.m.
Jefferson’s architectural design for the University of Virginia, its inspiration and the process by which Jefferson constructed his iconic Academical Village will be discussed. Professor Richard Guy Wilson will show examples of Jefferson’s original drawings and how he assembled support to create the University.
Alumni of the featured schools enjoy the Museum member price for this series. The cost for individual lecture tickets is $20 for the general public and $15 for Museum members and alumni.
Lectures take place in the Museum’s Leonhardt Auditorium. Attendees may register and pay by phone by calling (772) 231-0707, ext. 136; in person by visiting the Vero Beach Museum of Art; or online at www.verobeachmuseum.org using MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover credit cards.
Beginning its third decade in 2012, the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Distinguished Professor Lecture Series, sponsored by The Frederick H. Leonhardt Foundation, provides some of the most distinguished colleges and universities in the U.S. with the opportunity to connect with their local Florida alumni by sharing recent scholarship in the arts and humanities with Museum members, the community, and alumni.
For more detailed descriptions of all the entire series of lectures and other Museum offerings, pick up a 2012 Public Programs Guide at the Museum or download a copy from www.verobeachmuseum.org.