Join conservation scientist Jennifer L. Mass in person to walk through the Museum’s current exhibition American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds. Learn firsthand about the art of recognizing and analyzing different vane surfaces, then join us online at 6:00 p.m. to hear Dr. Mass in conversation with conservator Nick Pedemonti on Zoom.

Jennifer L. Mass is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Cultural Heritage Science at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City. She has been studying weathervane finishes for over a decade, and has published her research on their evolution in Antiques and Fine Art Magazine and in the American Folk Art Museum’s current exhibition American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds catalogue.

Space is limited; advance registration and masks are required. All visitors 12 and older must show proof of vaccination and a valid I.D.

For questions or to request accessibility accommodations, please email publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org.

Image: Exhibition installation photo by Olya Vysotskaya.