Family Day Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Batman TV Series
Did you know the 1960s television series Batman was inspired by images and ideas from Pop Art?
Centering on the exploits of comic-book heroes Batman and Robin as they defended Gotham City, the show premiered in 1966, the year all the networks moved to a full-color format in prime time, and ran for three seasons. With its cartoonish plots, sets, campy humor and knowing style, the program also celebrated the aesthetic possibilities of television itself.
Join NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale for an afternoon of family fun on Sunday, November 8 from 1pm – 4pm presented in conjunction with the exhibition Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television, which features clips from the original Batman series along with other historic TV programs from the 1940s to the mid-1970s. Dress like your favorite retro super hero; enjoy hands-on art activities, family-friendly exhibition tours, and more.
Take a break in the Museum Café, which will feature American diner classics in honor of the exhibition.
Family Day is free for children under 12. To RSVP, email moareservations@moafl.org or call 954-262-0204.
Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television is organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, and the Center of Art, Design, and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The exhibition is made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Skirball Fund for American Jewish Life Exhibitions, the Stern Family Philanthropic Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other generous donors.
The exhibition at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is presented by AutoNation.
Additional support provided by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation.
