A journey through the Prado comes to the screen

Tue, 11/12/2019 - 1:00pm

Story Location:
2 Theater Street
Damariscotta, ME 04544
United States

Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater is taking audiences on a cinematic journey through one the world’s greatest art galleries – The Prado Museum.

For two screenings at 2 p.m. only,  Wednesday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 22 , audiences will travel to Madrid via “The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders” with Academy-Award winner Jeremy Irons as he hosts this first cinematic romp through the Prado Museum, one of the most visited museums in the world.

On the occasion of the official 200th anniversary celebration of the storied Prado Museum, “The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders” documentary from Great Art on Screen is the first cinematic journey through the rooms, stories and emotions of one of the most visited museums in the world. Its wealth of over 8,000 art treasures is a spell-binding experience drawing almost 3 million visitors to Madrid every year.

Magnificent masterpieces tell the story of Spain and of an entire continent. Considered one of the temples of world art, its collection tells the story of kings, queens, dynasties, wars, defeats and victories, as well as the story of the feelings and emotions of the men and women of yesteryear and of today, whose lives are intertwined with the museum’s: rulers, painters, artists, architects, collectors, curators, intellectuals, visitors. This heritage is universal and includes the works of Vélazquez, Rubens, Titian, Mantegna, Bosch, Goya, El Greco, to name just a few.

Join in on this discovery of a heritage of beauty and art at the Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St. Tickets are $15/adult, $13/member, and $5/youth 18 and under. More information is available on the theater website at www.lcct.org