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Courbet Exhibition Opening Reception

Exterior of Arthur Ross Gallery.

The Arthur Ross Gallery hosts an opening reception for “At the Source: A Courbet Landscape Rediscovered,” a new exhibition featuring a newly rediscovered painting by Gustave Courbet.

5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St.

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After Shiraz

Part of the Music in the Pavilion Series, the Arcana New Music Ensemble performs contemporary compositions from Iran, drawing inspiration from archival exhibition catalogs of the Shiraz Festival. A talk will precede the concert, which begins at 7 p.m.

6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 3420 Walnut St.

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At the Source

Landscape painting of waterfall and surrounding rocks and foliage

“At the Source: A Courbet Landscape Rediscovered,” the latest exhibition by the Arthur Ross Gallery, showcases a newly rediscovered Gustave Courbet modern landscape painting that has not been shown to the public in nearly 100 years. An accompanying catalogue of essays commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Arthur Ross Gallery.

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St.

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Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories

Facade of the Claudia Cohen Hall building in the sunlight.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center invites attendees to screen a short documentary film about the story of Juneteenth and why we celebrate it. The film is a project of the Annenberg Classroom.

12:00 p.m.

Virtual

Kristen de Groot

News Officer

Kristen de Groot covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Political Science, History, Economics, East Asian Languages, Germanic Languages and Literature, Russian & East European Studies, and International Studies, the Penn in Washington Program, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Think Tanks & Civil Societies, Penn Opinion Research & Election Studies (PORES), the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Penn Institute for Economic Research, the Center for Study of Contemporary China and Center for East Asian Studies, the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Fels Institute for Government, and the Center for Ethnicity Race and Immigration. She also covers Penn Global’s Research and Engagement Fund, the SNF Paideia Program, and Perry World House.

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