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Spring/Summer 2007 Exhibitions and Programs at Dia are Announced
Dia Art Foundation announces exhibitions and programming at Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries for spring and summer 2007. The final presentation in Dia's retrospective of works by Agnes Martin, which focuses on the last decade in the artist's career, will be on view April 6 through November 26, 2007. Upcoming programs at the museum include Notable Women: A Celebration of Women Composers, a series of music performances presented by St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, and ongoing monthly Gallery Talks and Community Free Days.
Dia:Beacon's days and hours of operation change seasonally to accommodate the change in daylight. Extended summer hours begin on Thursday, April 19, 2007, when the museum will be open from 11am to 6pm, Thursday through Monday. This schedule continues through October 15, 2007. The museum's café and bookshop open at 10:30 m daily.
Dia:Beacon's expansive galleries comprise 240,000 square feet of exhibition space illuminated by natural light. The museum houses works by a focused group of some of the most significant artists of the last half century, including Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Louise Bourgeois, John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Robert Irwin, Donald Judd, On Kawara, Imi Knoebel, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, Bruce Nauman, Blinky Palermo, Gerhard Richter, Robert Ryman, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, Andy Warhol, and Lawrence Weiner.
Programming at the museum includes a series of temporary exhibitions, as well as public programs designed to complement the collection and exhibitions, including monthly gallery talks, music performances by St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Community Free Days for neighboring counties and an education program that serves area students at all education levels.
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