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Sharing Europe: An Artistic Evening At The Harn

Daireen Espinosa (left) and Jason Wilkotz (center) entertain a visitor while telling him facts about Dante Alighieri and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Both Espinosa and Wilkotz are dressed as Alighieri and Toulouse-Lautrec respectively. (Jose Sanchez/WUFT News)

Sharing Europe was the theme for the University of Florida’s Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art's monthly Museum Nights on Thursday, April 13. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., visitors had the chance to experience a collection of paintings and drawings from Europe as well as other art pieces from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The museum also offered food and drinks to the visitors. Before the night was over, Jake Lesh and Christie Robinson, UF Master of Fine Arts students, entertained visitors with a performance of scenes from classical plays such as “Faust” and “Hamlet.” Museum Nights is held bi-monthly at the Harn Museum of Art.

 

Daireen Espinosa (left) and Jason Wilkotz (center) entertain a visitor with facts about Dante Alighieri and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (Jose Sanchez/WUFT News)

 

Janice Young observes

 

Dulce Román, chief curator and curator of modern art at the museum, gives a tour to the visitors and tells them about the works of Francisco Goya. (Jose Sanchez/WUFT News)

 

Christie Robinson and Jake Lesh, UF MFA students, perform scenes from classical plays such as

 

David Hernando takes a moment to view the

 

Visitors do crafts in the Asian Collection section of the museum. (Jose Sanchez/WUFT News)

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