Museums around the world. Florences the museum is a major contributor its director put a positive spin on the risk that visitor numbers could be down due to the corona Virus Outbreak. Would we really want to have all these crowds and expression. There will be manifest to us because its a unique opportunity but if you actually can get through to the paintings of us nothing wrong about. The pictures visitors may be able to get closer to include the famous for. Allegedly depicting a bakers daughter who was rough rios roman love our. St john the baptist as a boy together with her parents are a drawings. And this presumed self portraits. Raphael died on his 37th birthday after 8 days of fever and was buried in rome pantheon. And im joined by Adrian Kennedy from our culture desk to tell us a bit more about this show definitely the cultural highlight of the year kicking off there in rome a once in a lifetime show finest and very ambitious show a blockbuster. Of the 120 rafaels from all over t
Museums around the world. Florences the museum is a major contributor its director put a positive spin on the risk that visitor numbers could be down due to the corona Virus Outbreak. Would we really want to have all these crowds and expression. There will be met as it was because its a unique opportunity but if you actually can get through to the paintings of us nothing wrong about. The pictures visitors may be able to get closer to include the famous for. Allegedly depicting a bakers daughter who was rough rios roman love. St john the baptist as a boy together with preparatory drawings. And this presumed self portraits. Raphael died on his 37th birthday after 8 days of fever and was buried in romes pantheon. And im joined by Adrian Kennedy from our culture desk to tell us a bit more about the show definitely the cultural highlight of the year kicking off there in rome a once in a lifetime show finest a very ambitious show a blockbuster. Of the 120 rafaels from all over the world that
Any of our volunteers. You can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you dont have it already and find us online at smithsonianassociates. Org. Please take a moment to silence any mobile devices. Housee cspan in the. Onight just an additional note, our exit, generally we have one in the back and one to your right. You may have noticed there is a lot going on in the Ridley Center today, and that backdoor is blocked, so please, for your safety and others, use this door to your right as the exit. I think that is all the announcements i have for you, and again, thank you to cspan for being here today. Finally, let me tell you about our guest today, jonathan rosenberg. Jonathan rosenberg teaches 20th at the u. S. History Graduate Center of the university of new york. Receiving his phd in history from harvard, rosenberg, a graduate of julliard, worked as a Classical Musician. He is also the author of dangerous mines Classical Music in america from the great war to the cold war and it is ava
Going all yearround. Thank you for going deep into the december before the holidays. Its a pleasure to have you. If you are curious about our membership programs, feel free to talk to me or any of our volunteers. You can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you dont have it already and find us online at smithsonianassociates. Org. Just as a quick reminder, please take a moment to please silence any mobile devices or your cell phones, whatever you have with you. Always good to double or triple check, especially because we have cspan in the house tonight. Your ring tone will be saved in perpetuity. [laughter] thank you. Just an additional note. Generally we have exits in the back and one to your right. Today, please just use the right side door. You may have noticed we have a lot going on in the Ripley Center tonight and the backdoor is blocked. For your safety and others, use this door to your right as you exit. I think thats all the announcements i have for you, and again, thank you
Amanda good afternoon. Hello, everyone. I am amanda sciandra. On behalf of smithsonian associates, it is my pleasure to welcome you here today for Classical Music and American Foreign relations, the complicated duet. Thank you to our members. It is your support that keeps us going all yearround. Thank you so much for going deep into the december before the holidays. Its a pleasure to have you. If you are not yet a member if , you are curious about our membership levels or programs, feel free to talk to me or any of our lovely volunteers outside the doors. You can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you dont have it already and find us online at smithsonianassociates. Org. Just as a quick reminder, please take a moment to please silence any mobile devices or your cell phones, whatever you have with you. Always good to double or triple check, especially because we have cspan in the house tonight. Your ring tone will be saved in perpetuity. [laughter] thank you. Just an additional note