Documentary Production and Distribution News

(Erie, PA) The Museum will host a free film screening for the film, "The Art of the Steal," September 23, at 7:00pm, in the Multipurpose Room.

Don Argott’s gripping documentary, "The Art of the Steal" chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of modern and post-impressionist art valued at more than $25 billion. The film focuses on interviews given by people on both sides: advocates and art advisers, critics, professors, and those under fire. Copious research into what some call a crime shows, and one almost gets too clear a picture of how a private art collection can be usurped through government.

About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings and a modern, "Green," 10,500 square foot expansion. The newly expanded Museum marks the first LEED-certified building in the region, soon to be complete with a planted rooftop. The Museum maintains an ambitious program of changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well as traditional media. The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.

For additional visitor information, visit online at erieartmuseum.org or call 814-459-5477.

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