A guided tour exploring Allen Levi's novel 'Theo of Golden' within the museum setting, featuring a ten-minute art talk.
The Art of Reading: Theo of Golden is a guided tour at the Mint Museum Uptown on Sunday, November 15, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. The whole thing is built around Theo of Golden, a novel by Allen Levi.
If you haven't read the book, here's the gist: Theo is a mysterious, kind elderly man who moves to a small Southern town. He starts buying pencil portraits of the local townsfolk from a coffee shop and spends his time returning each one to its subject, forging deep connections with people along the way. The tour works that story into the museum setting, so you're moving through the galleries while the narrative unfolds around you. A docent adds a ten-minute art talk to the session, too, which gives you a bit more to chew on than just the story.
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It's a slow-paced way to see the museum, and since it's a guided tour, you'll be moving with a group rather than wandering on your own. The session runs an hour and a half, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, and it's included with general admission. If you're already planning a visit to the museum that day, this is a good way to spend a chunk of it.
