Take the MMoFA plane to London for a quick immersion in British culture on Saturday July 15. Learn more about British culture, new 21st works added to the MMoFA collection of British art, and others that hold connections to Britain.

10am

Special Museum Tour

Join Museum Director Michele Bechtell and MMoFA Curator Rachel Vaught as they interpret works in the MMoFA collection that pertain to Britain. Discover intriguing facts about three 19th century original works by James Abbott McNeil Whistler. View .......And see MMoFA's collection of African stone sculptures carved by the founding fathers of the Shona movement that originated in the British colony of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and are featured in the National Gallery founded by the Queen of England.

12 noon

Fish and Chips

2pm

The Pleasure of Tea

4pm

British Fashion Roudtable

Local Fashion Experts review fashion trends across the global fashion industry following the 2011 British Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

6pm

The Art of Sherlock Holmes

Lecturette by Sherlock Expert and Museum Member Dr. Ira Block

Movie

1pm

Restoration of MMoFA's Sir Frank Brangwyn painting

Learn aboiut the restoration of this gifted painting to the museum collection.. more

3pm

Medieval Mary Garden Lore

6pm

Shakespeare in Love with MMoFA

A Mini-class in the art of Shakespeare

by Shakespeare Expert and Museum Member Dr. Charles Lower