Upcoming history and culture classes emphasize women and their legacies in fashion and art.

On Friday, February 16, 2024, Helen Lee will lead a walking tour of the Costume Institute's fall 2023 exhibition Women Dressing Women at the Met (Course 12433), which is closing in just a few weeks. Explore the creativity and artistic legacy of female fashion designers from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day.

At the end of the month, on Thursday, February 29, 2024, Ginny Poleman debuts Gilded Age Huntington Family: Scandal, Properties, and Art Collection (Course 12348), an online lecture centered around the controversial and influential Arabella Yarrington Worsham, who married into the Huntington family of Gilded Age New York.

Keeping with the Gilded Age theme, Poleman returns on Thursday, March 21, 2024, to lead Gilded Age Supermodels and Influencers (Course 12350), a study of the alluring “professional beauties” who were often immortalized in New York City statues by the era's preeminent sculptors and who served as fodder for the press and grist for readers across the country and the world.

Register for all three classes today!

The countdown is on for Valentine's Day but SAS offers a convenient solution for procrastinators! Give the gift of adult education by purchasing an eGift card on our website. The lucky recipient can choose from a multitude of courses to suit his or her personal interests, without the guilt of any unwanted calories!

Purchase two enrollments in a class and make a date to observe the occasion with a special someone, a steady freddy, or gal pal. Single-session classes scheduled for Wednesday, February 14, 2024, are:

• Create a Keepsake Box, Made with Love (12438),
• Contemporary Artists of the Post-Pandemic Art Scene: Vic Muniz and Cecilia Vicuña (12336), and
• Must-See Buildings in Europe: Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, and Chartres in and around Paris, France (12356).

Express your affection with a Valentine's Day gift of education!

Week of February 11, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit (2022) (12379)
• Author Visit: Jessica Saunders, Love, Me (2024) (12430)

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in Europe: Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, and Chartres in and around Paris, France (12356)

Art Appreciation

• Contemporary Artists of the Post-Pandemic Art Scene: Vic Muniz and Cecilia Vicuña (12336)
• Modern Artists of Mid-Twentieth Century New York City (12383)

Arts & Crafts

• Create a Keepsake Box, Made with Love (12438)

Literature, Film, and Television

• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: The House of Doors (2023) by Tan Twan Eng (12382)
• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Trust (2022) By Hernan Diaz (12375)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Faces of Europe at the Met (12420)
• Walking Tour: Women Dressing Women at the Met (12433)

Week of February 18, 2024

Our office will be closed from February 18, 2024, through February 25, 2024. Online registration is open 24/7.

Week of February 25, 2024

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in Europe: Doge’s Palace in Venice, Italy (12357)

Art Appreciation

• Contemporary Artists of the Post-Pandemic Art Scene: Simone Leigh and Njideka Akunyili Crosby (12337)

Arts & Crafts

• Botanical Watercolor Simplified (12417)
• Watercolor Painting (12435)

History and Culture

• Gilded Age Huntington Family: Scandal, Properties, and Art Collection (12348)

Personal Finance

• Life After Work: How to Prepare a Good Life in Retirement (12432)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Africa & Byzantium at the Met (12460)* new February section just added
• Walking Tour: Klimt Landscapes at the Neue Galerie (12421)

Writing

• Moments in Time Writing Workshop (12390)

All upcoming classes are listed in our Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Winter 2024 Catalog. New classes are added regularly.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expansive number of in-person options.