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home > calendar > shapiro celebrity lectures
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| The MFA Invites You
The 2009–2010 Shapiro Celebrity Lecture Series features Eric Ripert, the well-known French chef and TV star, on September 30; renowned artist Robert Irwin on October 14 and 15; former editor of both Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, Tina Brown on November 11; Thelma Golden, director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem on February 3 and 4; John Currin, acclaimed and widely exhibited painter on March 10; and Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate, on April 14 and 15. Be sure to purchase tickets early—each series has been a sold-out success.
Funded by the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation. |
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Tickets
Online
Tickets may be purchased through the event listings below.
By Phone
To charge tickets to American Express, MasterCard, or Visa,
call Remis Auditorium Box Office (voice) 617-369-3306, (TTY) 617-369-3393; lines close 30 minutes before the Museum. Have your MFA membership number (if you have one) and credit card information ready.
In Person
Visit MFA ticket desks; desks close 30 minutes before the Museum.
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Access
 All programs are wheelchair accessible. For specific information, call 617-369-3189 or e-mail access@mfa.org.
 ASL interpretation October 15, February 4, and April 15.
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Video Broadcast Viewing
Most first night lectures are broadcast by video to Riley Seminar Room; free tickets for these viewings are available on the evening of the program on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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| | | | | | Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 6:30 pm Lectures + Courses
An American Phenomenon: Meet a Poet Laureate
Billy Collins sees his poetry as “a form of travel writing” that invites readers to consider unexpected turns as new opportunities ...
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| | Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:30 pm Lectures + Courses
An American Phenomenon: Meet a Poet Laureate
Billy Collins sees his poetry as “a form of travel writing” that invites readers to consider unexpected turns as new opportunities ...
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