Lectures, Talks & Tours

We want you to start a conversation.

SVMoA invites contemporary artists, thinkers, and experts from diverse fields to share their knowledge on wide-ranging topics with our community and stimulate conversation in our homes, in the classroom, and throughout the Wood River Valley.

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Archived Lectures at Sun Valley Museum of Art

Explore a rich archive of past lectures featuring influential artists, thinkers, and cultural leaders hosted by the Sun Valley Museum of Art. These engaging talks reflect the museum’s commitment to creativity, dialogue, and lifelong learning. Click on the lectures below to watch and listen to previous presentations.

MUSEUM PASSPORT: Man Ray with Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator Stephanie D'Alessandro

Watch Museum Passport: Man Ray with Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator Stephanie D'Alessandro, 1/14/25

Upcoming Lectures, Talks & Tours

Thu, July 23

Evening Exhibition Tour: Circa 1971: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

5:30 PM

The Museum

Tue, August 04

Evening Exhibition Tour: Bright Knight: The Life & Legacy of Adam West

5:30 PM

Forest Service Park

Tue, August 11

Circa 1971: A Turning Point in Contemporary Art

A Conversation with Kimberly Davis, Director of L.A. Louver Gallery

5:30 PM

The Museum

Wed, August 12

The Comics Roots of Batman

With Joseph Keatinge, Editor-in-Chief of Comics! The Magazine

5:00 PM

Forest Service Park

Wed, August 19

MUSEUM PASSPORT: Inside the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Conversation with Jennifer Farrell, Jordan Schnitzer Curator at The Met

5:30 PM

The Museum

Thu, August 20

Evening Exhibition Tour: Circa 1971: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

5:30 PM

The Museum

Tue, September 08

Gemini G.E.L.: Innovation, Collaboration, and the Rise of Contemporary Multiples

A Conversation with Chris Santa Maria, Director of Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl

5:30 PM

The Museum

Thu, September 17

Henry Diltz: Legends Through the Lens

An Evening with the Legendary Music Photographer

5:30 PM

Sun Valley Opera House

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Tue, September 22

The Art of Ideas: Buzz Spector on Language, Print and Circa 1971

A Conversation with Buzz Spector, Artist, Writer, Critic, and Emeritus Professor of Art at Washington University in St. Louis

5:30 PM

The Museum

Thu, September 24

Evening Exhibition Tour: Circa 1971: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

5:30 PM

The Museum

Thu, October 15

MUSEUM PASSPORT: Mary Cassatt

With Annelise K. Madsen, Gilda and Henry Buchbinder Curator, Arts of the Americas, Art Institute of Chicago

5:30 PM

The Museum

We want you to start a conversation.

Archived Lectures at Sun Valley Museum of Art

Upcoming Lectures, Talks & Tours

Thu, July 23

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:30 PM

Tue, August 04

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:30 PM

Tue, August 11

Lectures & Talks

A Conversation with Kimberly Davis, Director of L.A. Louver Gallery

5:30 PM

Wed, August 12

Lectures & Talks

With Joseph Keatinge, Editor-in-Chief of Comics! The Magazine

5:00 PM

Wed, August 19

Lectures & Talks

A Conversation with Jennifer Farrell, Jordan Schnitzer Curator at The Met

5:30 PM

Thu, August 20

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:30 PM

Tue, September 08

Lectures & Talks

A Conversation with Chris Santa Maria, Director of Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl

5:30 PM

Thu, September 17

Lectures & Talks

An Evening with the Legendary Music Photographer

5:30 PM

Tue, September 22

Lectures & Talks

A Conversation with Buzz Spector, Artist, Writer, Critic, and Emeritus Professor of Art at Washington University in St. Louis

5:30 PM

Thu, September 24

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:30 PM

Thu, October 15

Lectures & Talks

With Annelise K. Madsen, Gilda and Henry Buchbinder Curator, Arts of the Americas, Art Institute of Chicago

5:30 PM

The Museum

Hailey House & Classroom