Curators' Tour: A Century of Modern Art

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience a guided tour of A Century of Modern Art with Erin Corrales-Diaz, Curator of American Art at the Toledo Museum of Art, and Sophie Matthiesson, Senior Curator, International Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Journey through the exquisite paintings by Monet, Gauguin, Cezanne, Van Gogh and many more modern trailblazers as the curators share their insights into the artists, themes and sweeps of paint that shape this landmark exhibition.

You can also hear Erin and Sophie in a special curatorial conversation at 11.30am in the auditorium – don’t miss out, book your FREE spot today. 

Erin Corrales-Diaz
Erin Corrales-Diaz is the Curator of American Art at Toledo Museum of Art. Before coming to Toledo, Corrales-Diaz was the Assistant Curator of American Art at the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has also held dual posts as Curator of the Johnson Collection and Visiting Scholar at Wofford and Converse Colleges in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She is a specialist in 19th- and early 20th-century American art with a particular focus on art of the American Civil War and African American art. Corrales-Diaz received her doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Master of Arts in art history from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

 

Dr Sophie Matthiesson
Sophie Matthiesson is Senior Curator, International Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. In her role at the Gallery she has curated Manpower: Myths of Masculinity (2021) and Heavenly Beings: Icons of the Christian Orthodox World (2022 and MONA, Tasmania, 2023), both of which have associated publications. More recently she has co-curated Threads of Time: Travel, Trade and Textiles (2023–26), Gothic Returns: Fuseli to Fomison (2023–25) and The Robertson Gift: Paths through Modernity (2024). She was previously curator of international art at the National Gallery of Victoria (2006 –19) where she led the 2012 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, Monet’s Garden. Her doctoral research was on artists in prison in the French Revolution and received the Prix Marianne Roland Michel award from the Institut de France.

Please note: As the Curators' Tour is strictly limited, booking is essential. A ticket includes entry to the exhibition and a guided tour.

Artwork credit: Berthe Morisot In the Garden at Maurecourt, 1884, oil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey