

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lecture: The Art of Curating Modern and Contemporary Drawings
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: As part of the On Drawing lecture series, Claire Gilman, Acquavella Curator and Department Head of Modern and Contemporary Drawings at the Morgan Library &amp; Museum, and former Chief Curator at the Drawing Center, New York, examines how curatorial methodologies help shape the discourse on drawing. Considering the frameworks of both institutions, Gilman reflects on how exhibitions and collections mediate the evolving definitions of drawing as a conceptual and material practice.

This program takes place at the Menil Drawing Institute, located at 1412 W. Main St.

As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

https://www.menil.org/events/lecture-the-art-of-curating-modern-and-contemporary-drawings
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/houston/lecture-the-art-of-curating-modern-and-contemporary-drawings/200029686833849
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 47

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Houston
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1412 W Main St, Houston, TX 77006, United States
- **lat**: 29.73623
- **long**: -95.39685
- **full address**: 1412 W Main St, Houston, TX 77006, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Menil Collection (https://allevents.in/org/the-menil-collection/1872929)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1412 W Main St, Houston, TX 77006, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Menil Collection
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lecture: The Art of Curating Modern and Contemporary Drawings ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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