Image: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
Dr. Carrie Rebora Barratt, newly appointed Senior Curator-at-Large for American Art at the Nelson-Atkins, will deliver the 44th Annual Atha Lecture, ‘Art, Nature, and Well-Being in Museums Today,’ on 10 September.
The event will take place from 6 to 7 pm in the Atkins Auditorium at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Barratt’s lecture will consider how museums and the natural world can foster reflection and well-being, including the role cultural institutions have served as spaces of restoration and renewal.
Barratt is an art historian, author and cultural-sector executive. Her previous leadership experience includes roles at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Botanical Garden.
Tickets are priced at $13 for members, $15 for the public and $9 for students.
