Curator Conversations

Norton curators provide insight and context to exhibitions they have organized and art and artists they have studied and admire. 


Curator Conversation: Where Dragons Dwell: Symbols of Status in Clothing and Collecting

Friday, July 7 / 6PM-7PM

Lingbi Stone Scholars’ Rock, first collected 19th century, Black limestone from the Lingshi Mountains, Lingbi County, Anhui Province, Gift of Rita Robert, 2022.21a-b

Stiller Auditorium

Laurie Barnes, Elizabeth B. McGraw Senior Curator of Chinese Art, leads a discussion on two garments, a hanging scroll, and a Scholars' Rock that showcase the various dragon designs worn and collected by the wealthy elite in China and Japan.

Space is limited. Online registration is required.

Cost: Museum Admission/Members FREE

Support for Curator Conversations was provided by the Gayle and Paul Gross Education Endowment Fund.

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