Expand your understanding and appreciation of art by joining other art lovers in the Figge Board Room for a lively discussions about artists. This group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. in the Board Room. Each program includes a short introduction and group discussion facilitated by Figge docents. Join the fun! 

Because this program meets around the lunch hour, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 

This program is free, and no registration is required, but participants must be Figge members. Learn more about Figge membership at here. For more information about the Art Lovers Book Club, contact the education department at 563.345.6630 or haaronson@figgeartmuseum.org.

All members are welcome! Upcoming sessions are as follows:

• Wednesday, July 3: What the Ermine Saw by Eden Collinsworth, led by Bill Gallin
• Wednesday, August 7:  "The Unknown Masterpiece" by Honore de Balzac, "His Blue Period" by Valerie Martin, "Fialta" by Rebecca Lee, "The Color Master" by Aimee Bender, "I Am Red" (From My Name Is Red) by Orhan Pamuk from Stories of Art and Artists edited by Diana Secker Tesdell, led by Linda Wilkinson
• Wednesday, September 4: ArtCurious by Jennifer Desal 
• Wednesday, October 2: All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley, led by Carol Ehlers 
• Wednesday, November 6: Haussmann, or The Distinction by Paul LaFarge, led by Ellen Shapley