Meadows Museum events

AAMD Lunch for 200

What an exciting time at Meadows Museum!  We had the great privilege to host a lunch for 200 members of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD).  I was ever-so fortunate to plan with Pam Little, a good friend and a great catering/event manager.   We had an incredible menu from Experimental Table.  Chef George Brown prepared the most exquisite Entremeses Variados, which is a fancy way of saying assorted appetizers.  Guests were treated to housemade charcuterie by Local Yocal Farm to Market, Hand-picked mixed greens, sun gold tomato gazpacho, and Shaved Van Sormon cheese from Brazos Valley Cheese.  Farm Fresh deviled eggs, pickled veggies, and beautiful Spanish olives.  Full menu below! 

As for the look of this lunch, POSH Couture Rentals is the best!  Don't you love the new website!  The linens are from La Tavola and were perfect. Per usual, I had my trusty floral experts at the Garden Gate, Maria and Junior to make the tables sing with spring!  Stunningly photographed by the one and only Tamytha Cameron Photography.  

Launching the Next 50 Years: Continuing the Legacy of Collecting at the Meadows Museum

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Last week at the Meadows was pretty busy.  What with a HUGE announcement of the recent Francisco José de  Goya  y Lucientes acquisition.  It is pretty epic!  Over the past year the Meadows Museum has acquired 8 new works, ranging from Miguel Jacinto Meléndez to the Stewart Album.  (you can see these beauties for free on Thursday nights after 5:00p.m.)    

For the opening I designed with the "spirit of collecting" in mind.  I was so lucky to get to use these amazing mis-matched teacups and saucers from POSH Couture Rentals for the coffee bar, and small vintage plates for the buffets.  Junior and Maria at the Garden Gate did the floral.  SMU Catering provided the Spanish/Mediterranean displays of cheeses and meats, as well as fruit tarts, mini manchego flan, assorted truffles and other Spanish desserts.  The linens are from La Tavola, Madeline Brown for the buffets, Tuscany Barley for the cocktail tables, and Tuscany Chocolate for the bistro tables.  SMU catering also had custom chocolate gold coins made for us, in honor of launching our 50th anniversary ...coming soon in 2015! 

Tamytha  Cameron Photography  captures the most beautiful details of the events!    

Cava Club!

Scott Winterrowd, Curator of Education, will lead a discussion about Pablo Picasso’s Still Life in a Landscape (1915). Discover art, enjoy wine and meet people! Join us for a quarterly wine, cava and food tasting event for Museum members only in a relaxed social setting. Each session is inspired by a particular painting or artist and includes an insider¹s talk with a staff member or docent. 

Wine provided by Freixenet USA.

$35 per person. Space is limited to 30, advance registration is required. For more information and to register, call the Membership Office at 214.768.2765 or e-mail museummembership@smu.edu.

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Pablo Picasso’s Still Life in a Landscape (1915)

Pablo Picasso’s Still Life in a Landscape (1915)

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I like fancy things

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Opening weekends are a marathon of  problem solving, decision-making, and actual running.   Oh! Don't forget the smiling!!  Here are some snaps from the best photographer in Dallas Tamytha Cameron Photography

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Texas Braised Short Ribs with a sherry porcinni sauce

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Seafood Paella

*presented in a seashell

served with herb roasted baby vegetables