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Banksy’s *Girl with Balloon*: Street Art, Ephemerality, and Market Value – Explore the Iconic Stenciled Image and the Dramatic Moment It Shredded Itself After Being Sold at Auction, Questioning the Nature of Art, Ownership, and the Art Market’s Relationship with Street Art.

Banksy's Girl with Balloon: Street Art, Ephemerality, and Market Value – A Lecture (Lecture Hall – Dimly lit, projector hums, a single image of Girl with Balloon projected on screen.…
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Ai Weiwei’s *Sunflower Seeds*: Challenging Power Through Art – Explore the Massive Installation of Millions of Hand-Painted Porcelain Sunflower Seeds and Unpack the Layers of Meaning Related to Mass Production, Individuality, and Political Critique in Contemporary Chinese Society.

Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds: Challenging Power Through Art (Lecture Begins - Dramatic Spotlight on the Title) Alright everyone, settle in! Today, we're diving headfirst into a sea of seeds. Not…
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Charles Babbage: The Father of the Computer – Explore the Ingenious Designs of the Mathematician and Inventor Whose Concept of a Programmable Mechanical Computer Laid the Theoretical Foundation for Modern Computing, Although His Machines Were Never Fully Built in His Lifetime.

Charles Babbage: The Father of the Computer – A Whimsical Journey into the Mind of a Mechanical Maverick 🎩⚙️💻 (Lecture Begins) Alright everyone, settle in, settle in! Welcome, esteemed digital…
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Yayoi Kusama’s *Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away*: Immersive Art and Endless Space – Step into a Room Filled with Mirrors and LED Lights and Experience the Illusion of Infinite Space and Cosmic Connection, Reflecting the Artist’s Fascination with Infinity and Self-Obliteration.

Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away: Immersive Art and Endless Space – Step into a Room Filled with Mirrors and LED Lights…
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Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer? Explore the Visionary Work of the Mathematician and Writer Whose Notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine Are Considered the First Algorithm Intended for Implementation on a Machine, Centuries Before Modern Computers.

Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer? A Lecture on a Visionary (Welcome screen: A stylized portrait of Ada Lovelace with binary code swirling around her head. Title displayed in a…
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Roy Lichtenstein’s *Whaam!*: Comics as High Art? Explore the Large-Scale Painting Based on a Comic Book Panel, Using Benday Dots and Bold Lines, and Understand Lichtenstein’s Exploration of Popular Culture, War, and the Boundaries Between High and Low Art in the Pop Art Movement.

Roy Lichtenstein's Whaam!: Comics as High Art? (A Lecture in Pop Art Dissection - Bring Your 3D Glasses!) Welcome, art enthusiasts, culture vultures, and anyone who's ever flipped through a…
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Grace Hopper: Pioneering Computer Scientist and Admiral – Explore the Incredible Career of the Mathematician and Computer Scientist Whose Work on Early Programming Languages and Compilers Revolutionized Computing and Paved the Way for Modern Software Development.

Grace Hopper: Pioneering Computer Scientist and Admiral – A Wild Ride Through Computing History! 🚀 (Lecture Style with Vivid Language, Humor, and Visuals) (Image: A fun, slightly cartoonish portrait of…
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Alan Turing: The Codebreaker Who Laid the Foundation for Computing – Explore the Brilliant Mind of the Mathematician and Computer Scientist Whose Work During World War II Helped Break the Enigma Code and Whose Theoretical Work Was Fundamental to the Development of Modern Computers.

Alan Turing: The Codebreaker Who Laid the Foundation for Computing - A Lecture (Lecture Hall: Projected image of a slightly disheveled Alan Turing, eyes twinkling with mischief. A faint smell…
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Andy Warhol’s *Campbell’s Soup Cans*: Pop Art and Consumer Culture – Examine the Iconic Series of Silk-Screen Prints Depicting Everyday Soup Cans and Explore Warhol’s Critique and Celebration of Mass Production, Consumerism, and Celebrity Culture in the Birth of Pop Art.

Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans: Pop Art and Consumer Culture - A Delicious Dive 🥫 (Lecture Hall Doors Burst Open. A projector whirs to life, displaying a vibrant image of…