Join all three curators at the PMA for a live conversation about the new exhibition Freedom, A Fable. Together, they will touch upon the mission and themes behind the show, and examine how the featured historic and contemporary artworks from the PMA collection inspire complex dialogues around race, representation, and American history.

Jaime DeSimone, Curator of Contemporary Art

Diana Greenwold, Curator of American Art

Shalini Le Gall, Chief Curator, Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Curator of European Art, and Director of Academic Engagement

Facilitated by Christian Adame, Peggy L. Osher Director of Learning and Community Collaboration

Kara Walker (United States, born 1969), Occupation of Alexandria, 2005, from the series Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), Offset lithography and screenprint, 39 3/8 x 53 1/8 inches. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Museum purchase with support from Amy Woodhouse and Tobey Scott, 2019.25. Image courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co. © Kara Walker