“St. Petersburg as Franz Liszt Saw It” is an exhibition of large lithographic prints of cityscapes and small, hand-colored scenes of St. Petersburg from the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The pieces are meant to show what Russia looked like at the time of the acclaimed composer’s visit in the 1840s. Both types of works contain the life of the city, depicting its coachmen, porters, water carriers, innkeepers and street peddlers. The exhibition is being held in partnership with the American Liszt Society Festival at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music and is curated by Asen Kirin. Kirin is an author and professor of art history at UGA whose research focuses on changing perceptions of Byzantine art and different ways in which Europeans and Americans engage the ancient and medieval cultural heritages.
WHO: Curator Talk with Asen Kirin
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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