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Exhibition Programs & Events
Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center is closed until January 22, 2025. We look forward to welcoming you back to view our new exhibition, War Games.
War Games explores how Bak relates his childhood experiences - from his direct renderings of the Holocaust in his watercolors from 1945 to 1948 to a selection of his contemporary paintings and drawings. Through the presentation of toys and game pieces, Bak draws our attention to the realities of childhoods spent in zones of conflict and how children are pawns used by warring parties. The exhibition will dedicate one room to historic and contemporary instances of children human rights violations. The final room of the exhibition will showcase Mr. Bak’s 2024 series Tools of the Trade. These works represent his fears for children whose lives and futures are destroyed by war and the escalation of violence in the Middle East. As much as he mourns this age of destruction, he also depicts his unending belief in humanity’s ability to mend and his hope that somehow peace and reason will triumph.
Exhibition funding generously sponsored by:
Samuel Bak Museum education and operational support provided by:
The Museum offers a free audio tour available for visitors in English, Spanish, and French. Please bring your headphones and a smart device to scan the QR code at each stop.
Join us Tuesday February 11th anytime between 4 - 7 pm to learn more about Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center and the helpful resources available to support you and your students.
