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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Every cloud has a silver lining. With all the budgetary constraints pressing Cal State San Bernardino this year, the universitys Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum offers some welcome relief from the storm in a thrilling, spirited and entertaining schedule of exhibits coming this season.

The season opens with a public reception on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 5-7 p.m. with a preview for Friends of the Museum at 4:30 p.m.

Fall exhibitions include highlights from the museums permanent collection, Treasures from Ancient Egypt and Contemporary Works on Paper, as well as Tomoko Suzukis Rain, and the highly anticipated first ever exhibition dedicated to the history of graphic design, Pan: A Graphic Art Time Capsule of Avant-garde Europe, 1895-1900.

PAN, on display until Jan. 23, will include 75 works from the arts and literary Art Nouveau periodical Pan, an important multi-volume journal, published in Germany between 1895 and 1900. Pieces by Auguste Rodin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, George Seurat, Henri Van de Velde, Kthe Kollwitz, and Peter Behrens, to mention only a few, are among the more famous graphic works included in the exhibition.

The fall and winter will be filled with lectures given by museum director Eva Kirsch. Topics include the history of graphic design and the recurring romantic attitudes of art history in the last 200 years. In general, lectures are held on the second Thursday of every month. Visit the museum Web site http://museum.csusb.edu for exact dates.

Fun attractions for families include the museums second annual Spooky Night, an alternative Halloween celebration with an ancient Egyptian theme set for Oct. 30 and running from 6-9 p.m. This educational event will engage the whole family with night tours of the Egyptian exhibit, a costume contest, spooky stories on Egypt, a scavenger hunt and light refreshments.

New exhibits will open Feb. 20, including a solo exhibit of sculptures by David Olivant and a tandem show by Dylan Palmer and Colby Bird. Both shows will run through May 15. The free public reception will be held from 5-7 p.m.

For spring 2010, the museum has a full-bloom of fresh ideas and extraordinary events. In conjunction with the Los Angeles Opera, and its first ever staging of Richard Wagners Ring of the Nibelung cycle, the RVF Art Museum will invite the public to a series of exhibitions, lectures, interactive workshops and performances as the museum mirrors events held for the massive Ring Festival LA.
The Timeless Enchantment: Retelling Richard Wagners Ring of the Nibelung in Art, Music, Movies, and Literature project will begin on March 11 with an introductory lecture on Wagner.

The Wagner events will celebrate and investigate the various ways in which the story and music of Richard Wagners Ring of the Nibelung cycle has continued to be used, retold and adapted in song, painting, theater, literature, movies and comic books.

The opening of an art exhibition, Timeless Enchantment: Richard Wagners Ring of the Nibelung in Visual Arts and Performance is scheduled for April 8. During the opening, museum director Eva Kirsch will give an introductory lecture about the Ring and a tour of the exhibition.

In late April, CSUSB will collaborate with the University of California, Riverside to host a Hip Hop Music Theatre Workshop for Teens at the RVF Art Museum. The workshop will use Rickerby Hinds hip hop performance, based loosely on the Ring story and set in the hip hop record industry. David Marshall, a renowned medievalist, is scheduled to present captivating talks on the Ring in popular culture.

The Timeless Enchantment series will conclude at the end of May, when the RVF Art Museum will hold short talks on the Ring and how it has influenced the visual arts and popular culture. Then, the university will host a performance of Wagners music. Special guest vocalist Julie Makerov, a CSUSB alumna and an accomplished soprano. At that time, she will have just performed the beautiful role of Senta in Wagners Flying Dutchman for the Toronto Opera Company.

For exact dates and times on the Timeless Enchantment series visit the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum Web site at http://museum.csusb.edu or call (909) 537-7373.

Rounding out the spring events, on May 9, from 6:30-9 p.m. the RVF Art Museum invites the public to enjoy An Evening with Mummy. This unique way to celebrate Mothers Day will include tours of the ancient Egyptian exhibit, craft projects, mini lectures, refreshments and more. On May 18, in celebration of International Museum Day, the RVF will stay open until the late hours of the night, offering music and other entertainment.

The season finale will be the opening of the 40th Annual Student Art Exhibition on June 17, from
5-10 p.m. In addition to the student exhibit and award ceremony, the museum is planning a huge summer kick-off 40th Anniversary Celebration.

General admission to the museum is $3, CSUSB students, faculty and staff and children under 6 are free. Special discounts are available for groups and seniors. Parking is $5 per vehicle.

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. Phone: (909) 537-7373. Web site: http://museum.csusb.edu.

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