Object Talks with Student Gallery Guides / 11:45

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Join student Gallery Guides at the Allen for informal Object Talks about their favorite works of art currently on view. These 20-minute discussions explore artists, themes, context, and symbolism in our world-renowned collection.

Object Talks will be presented by:

Meg McManus (OC 2028),

Sereena Sperry (OC 2027),

Neva Whitcomb (OC 2029),

and Esme Tobias (OC 2028).

Please meet inside the front entrance of the museum. We look forward to seeing you there!

Image: Frederick E. Cohen (American, ca. 1818–1858), Bentley Simons Runyan Family, ca. 1857. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mary Parsons McCullough (OC 1907), 1970.10.

Access Statement:

This event will be held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building. The lecture space is wheelchair accessible, with moveable seating. Restrooms are gender-specific and wheelchair-accessible. Listening devices will be available for use during the presentation, but ASL interpretation is currently not scheduled for this event. Most talks will be recorded and available with closed captions on the museum’s YouTube page after the event. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.