“The Bloomsbury Group continually challenged conventional wisdom through active and ongoing conversation -- in their art, their writings, their activism as well as in one-on-one conversations in each others’ living rooms,” said Craufurd Goodwin, James B. Duke Professor of Economics and one of the lead organizers of the Bloomsbury project. “We hope to attract a broad audience to this programming that will take part in many of these events, and will see the recurring themes from different perspectives.”

After opening at the Nasher Museum, the exhibition will travel to four additional venues: the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell, the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, the Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Mass., and the Palmer Museum of Art at the Pennsylvania State University.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

-- Tuesday, Sept. 16, 5:30 p.m., A panel discussion, “Bloomsbury, Gender, and Sexuality,” organized by Duke’s Women Studies Program and the Program in the Study of Sexualities, will explore gender and sexuality as the key elements in experimental thinking and living within the Bloomsbury Group. Nelson Music Room, East Campus.

-- Thursday, Oct. 30, 4-6 p.m., A panel discussion, “Bloomsbury, Empire, and the Cosmopolitan,” organized by the Center for International Studies, will examine Bloomsbury attitudes toward Imperium and state. Rare Book Room, Perkins Library, West Campus.

-- Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Scholars will respond to papers written on forces that unite people in vibrant conversations to produce creative results. The daylong event is organized by Evelyn L. Forget of the University of Manitoba in collaboration with Duke’s Department of Economics. $80 admission for the day includes snacks and lunch. Registration required. University Room, Thomas Center, Fuqua School of Business.

-- Wednesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., DukeReads, an online book chat. Vice Provost Judith Ruderman discusses E.M. Forster’s classic novel, “Howards End,” with NPR’s Frank Stasio. Register online at www.dukereads.com.

-- Dec. 15 - March 6, An exhibition in Perkins Gallery, “‘How full of life those days seemed’: New Approaches to Art, Literature, Sexuality, and Society in Bloomsbury,” will feature books, original manuscripts and objects related to the Bloomsbury Group and Hogarth Press. The exhibition is organized by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke.

-- Dec. 18 - April 5, An exhibition at the Nasher Museum of Art, “A Room of Their Own: The Bloomsbury Artists in American Collections,” comprises paintings, works on paper, decorative arts and book arts borrowed from public and private collections throughout the U.S. Organized by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University in conjunction with the Nasher Museum of Art.

-- Thursday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m., A Bloomsbury exhibition panel discussion features exhibition curator Nancy E. Green, the Gale and Ira Drukier Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Limited seating. Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Lecture Hall, Nasher Museum.

-- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m., A panel discussion, “John Maynard Keynes of Bloomsbury,” is the premiere event for Duke’s new Center for the History of Political Economy. Pre-registration required. Limited seating. Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Lecture Hall, Nasher Museum.

-- Feb. 27-28, “Duke in Depth: Bloomsbury Vision & Design.” Organized by the Office of Alumni Affairs, includes panel discussions, a private viewing of the Nasher exhibition, a dinner gala, staged readings of historical letters, and more. Julian Bell, Simon Watney, S.P. Rosenbaum, Gretchen Gerzina and Allan Gurganus headline the culminating celebration of yearlong programs. Register at www.bloomsburyatduke.com.

-- Thursdays, March 19, 26, and April 2, Bloomsbury film series. Limited seating. Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Lecture Hall, Nasher Museum.

A complete listing and more information on the year’s Bloomsbury-related programs and registration guidelines is available online at www.bloomsburyatduke.com.

_        _        _        _

The year of Bloomsbury-related programming is sponsored in part by the Duke University Provost Common Fund and the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, Inc., with support from the Duke Office of Interdisciplinary Studies; the Office for International Affairs; the Nasher Museum of Art; the Office of Alumni Affairs; the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library; the Women Studies Program and the Program in the Study of Sexualities; the Center for International Studies; the Duke economics department; the Center for the History of Political Economy; and the Graduate Liberal Studies Program.

The Nasher Museum exhibition is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. A full-color exhibition catalogue has been produced in conjunction with the show.