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Global Threads opening and Family Sunday: Celebration of Light
To mark the opening of Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz, the Museum will host an expanded Family Sunday that includes hands-on art activities and the opportunity to watch artists make a rangoli, an ephemeral artwork traditionally made during Indian holidays like Diwali, which this year runs from October 22 through October 26.
The Museum will be celebrating the exhibition opening; Diwali, the Indian festival of lights; and the 50th anniversary of the Zoo-Museum District, which helps fund the Art Museum, as well as the Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis Science Center, and Saint Louis Zoo.
Chitara Chandrakant, Indian; Mother‐goddess hanging (mata ni pachedi); cotton, painted mordants and dyes; Royal Ontario Museum ROM2019.60.4; © Royal Ontario Museum, Photo: Brian Boyle
ZMD anniversary
Sculpture Hall; 1–3 pm
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the ZMD, all adult tickets to Global Threads will be 50 percent off when purchased on site for visits on opening day. From 1 pm to 3 pm, visitors can join the celebration by enjoying music by the Farshid Etniko Duo and free cupcakes, lemonade, and coffee in Sculpture Hall.
Art-Making Activity
Grigg Gallery, noon–4 pm
Celebration of Light marks the opening of Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz and coincides with Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Families are invited to do two art making activities: lamps and paper marigolds. Take-and-Make Art Activity Kits will be available, while supplies last, for families who prefer to do their lamp art projects at home.
Rangoli
Outdoors, in front of the Main Building, noon–4 pm
This program includes an opportunity to watch artists Shilpa Rao and Gayathri Seetharaman make a rangoli, an ephemeral artwork traditionally made during Indian holidays, in front of the Museum. During festivals such as Diwali, floor art makes an appearance at the entrances to homes and temples. Rangoli are used to welcome prosperity and bring good luck. In northern and central India, the form of floor art known as rangoli is made with rice, flower petals, lentils, and other natural materials. In the event of inclement weather, the rangoli demonstration will be rescheduled to Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Opening lecture
The Farrell Auditorium, 2–3 pm
Also as part of the Global Threads opening, Sarah Fee, senior curator of global fashion and textiles at the Royal Ontario Museum will deliver the lecture Global Threads: How Indian Chintz Forever Changed Fashion and the World at 2 pm in the Museum’s Farrell Auditorium. Tickets to the lecture are $5 and free for Members.
