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Join us in celebrating the newly installed and interpreted collection of East Asian art, including objects never before on display.
Events
![Image of the artist Basquiat. He is walking forward against a red, painterly, background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581367806/norwich/etip6ologvls2ni4r5gx/BasquiatPoster.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581367806/norwich/etip6ologvls2ni4r5gx/BasquiatPoster.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581367806/norwich/etip6ologvls2ni4r5gx/BasquiatPoster.jpg","width":800}])
Join us for our FREE movie series! Explore the powerful story of Brooklyn artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Popcorn is included!
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Back by popular demand, Slater Memorial Museum is excited to host the Eastern Connecticut Woodturners for another session of professional wood turning.
![Tim Jenison sits in his recreation of the room in Vermeer's "The Music Lesson."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581427442/norwich/xwiacl5umiwxtrdpcmhv/Timsvermeer.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581427442/norwich/xwiacl5umiwxtrdpcmhv/Timsvermeer.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581427442/norwich/xwiacl5umiwxtrdpcmhv/Timsvermeer.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581427442/norwich/xwiacl5umiwxtrdpcmhv/Timsvermeer.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581427442/norwich/xwiacl5umiwxtrdpcmhv/Timsvermeer.jpg","width":1600}])
Join us for our FREE movie series! Examine how graphic designer Tim Jenison sought to replicate the techniques of artist Johannes Vermeer. Popcorn included!
![color drawing of an industrial mill along a grassy water source .]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582740178/norwich/zkvkgxoahme53brnbdm7/webgraphiclesssky.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582740178/norwich/zkvkgxoahme53brnbdm7/webgraphiclesssky.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582740178/norwich/zkvkgxoahme53brnbdm7/webgraphiclesssky.jpg","width":576}])
Join us for a special screening of selections from “Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village” – an in-progress historical documentary series by critically acclaimed filmmaker, Christian de Rezendes.
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Join us for our FREE movie series! This film explores the brave work of artist Ai Weiwei and how his photography raises awareness of current political issues in contemporary China. Popcorn included!