Hood Tour - 2026 SLS Exclusive

Hood Museum Companion Workshop

Exclusive to 2026 Summer Lecture Series registrants

Four years ago, planning began for a series of exhibitions at the Hood Museum to tell American stories through American art. As John Stomberg said in his “Director’s Letter in the most recent edition of The Hood Quarterly, “The 250th anniversary of the United States comes at a moment of heightened attention to the role that histories have had in defining the past and present, as well as influencing the future.” 

How will artificial intelligence rewrite our history and define our future? This is the concern behind the Osher Summer Lecture Series: How is Artificial Intelligence Transforming America? Over the course of six lectures this summer, experts will share their ideas about how AI is reshaping nearly every dimension of modern life, from medical diagnostics and scientific discovery to communication, creativity, ethics, economics, and the environment. While there is no one-to-one correlation between the exhibitions and the various topics to be explored by the series, close looking and discussion of the art would provide a rich space for dialogue as we struggle to know truth in the age of AI.

The 2026 exhibitions at the Hood invite us to think about how we see ourselves and how our history and culture have been represented. In this companion workshop for the Lecture Series, we hope to provide a unique avenue to explore and discuss how we have come to understand ourselves through art and how, as our nation speeds into a new era of technological advancement, we are struggling with questions about truth and the influence of AI.

Thursday, July 23
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
$20 per person
~Registration will open later this spring~

Participants must be registered to attend our 2026 Summer Lecture Series.

Agenda

After a brief introduction in the Atrium of the Hood Museum, there will be a short overview of the galleries and the ideas behind the design of the exhibits.

For the rest of the workshop, participants will be divided into three groups, each with a docent. The groups will rotate among three exhibits to engage in close-reading exercises and discussions.

At the conclusion, there will be a short time to debrief the experience and connect the discussion about the art to the broader themes of the 250th anniversary of The Declaration and the impact of Artificial Intelligence.

Participants are invited to stay after the workshop to explore more of the galleries on their own.