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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2001

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Tiffany A. Kirkland (404) 364-8447
tkirkland@facstaff.oglethorpe.edu

German Expressionism Exhibition Coming to Oglethorpe University Beginning February 18

Atlanta – The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, in conjunction with the German Consulate General in Atlanta, the Goethe Institut Atlanta and the Lindenau-Museum Altenburg, Germany, will present the exhibition "German Expressionism (1912-1929): Graphic Works from the Lindenau-Museum Altenburg, Germany", on view from February 18 through March 25.  Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 5 p.m.  Admission is free.

As part of the exhibition, the Oglethorpe University Museum Art will also host a series of Gallery Talks and Exhibition Lectures.  The schedule is as follows: 

GALLERY TALKS
by Dr. Thomas Matuszak
Curator from the Lindenau-Museum Altenburg

Exhibition Tour
Sunday, February 18, 2001
2 p.m., Skylight Gallery

Close Your Eyes and look!  World Is Coming Into Being!
Tuesday, February 20. 2001
7:30 p.m., Skylight Gallery

EXHIBITION LECTURE SERIES
by Dr. Jason Wirth
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Oglethorpe University

In the Wake of Expressionism: An Overview of 20th Century German Art
Wednesday, March 7, 2001
7:30 p.m., Skylight Gallery

The Blue Rider in Hell: Expressionism, Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
7:30 p.m., Skylight Gallery

The Gallery Talks are free to all.  The Exhibition Lectures are free for Museum members, and $5 for non-members.

The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is located at 4484 Peachtree Road, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia.  The Museum is located on the third floor of the Philip Weltner Library Building, near the rear of the Oglethorpe University campus.  Free Parking is available in the rear of the building.  For more information, call (404) 364-8555.

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