Indiana University

News Release

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Last modified: Thursday, August 27, 2009

Thursday Coffeehouse Nights at IU Art Museum begin Sept. 3

  1. Print this page

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 27, 2009

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Starting Thursday, Sept. 3, the IU Art Museum will host three consecutive "Coffeehouse Nights @ the Art Museum" -- an evening of coffee, snacks, art and music -- on the Thomas T. Solley Atrium. The three fall Coffeehouse Nights will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 3, 10 and 17.

Angles Café & Gift Shop and Bloomingfoods will provide complimentary coffee samples and sweets. Visitors can experience art from a multidimensional perspective as they view the museum's galleries while enjoying a related performance. Each evening will also include an art scavenger hunt and raffle.

"This fall's Coffeehouse Nights events provide a great variety of performances," said Josie Larimer, Manager of Events for the Art Museum. "We are very excited to offer students the opportunity to experience art and music from different cultures as well as a chance to learn more about the IU Art Museum."

Coffeehouse Nights are sponsored by Bloomingfoods, Ryder Magazine, Blairex Laboratories, Inc. and IU West European Studies Center.

Fall 2009 Coffeehouse Nights @ the Art Museum

About the Indiana University Art Museum

Since its establishment in 1941, the Indiana University Art Museum has grown from a small university teaching collection into one of the foremost university art museums in the country. Today, the IU Art Museum's internationally acclaimed collections, ranging from ancient gold jewelry and African masks to paintings by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso, include more than 40,000 objects representing nearly every art-producing culture throughout history. The IU Art Museum is located on 7th Street in the heart of the Bloomington campus. Galleries are open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Angles Café & Gift Shop is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Galleries are closed on Mondays and major holidays. The museum and all exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public.


Web Version

https://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/11698.html

IU News Room
530 E. Kirkwood Ave., Suite 201
Bloomington, IN 47408-4003
Email: iuinfo@indiana.edu
Web: https://newsinfo.iu.edu