Book Club
Monthly meetings on the first Wednesdays of each month 9:30 - 10:30 AM PST at the Triton Museum of Art. (doors open at 9:00 a.m. for coffee and donuts; presentation begins at 9:30 a.m.)
We invite you to read selected novels about art or famous artists before we meet, and then join us on the first Wednesday morning of each month, for an art history presentation about that month’s novel, the portrayed artist, and related art, as presented by Triton Museum Executive Director Preston Metcalf and Triton Museum Associate Curator Vanessa Callanta. Learn how the novel does — or doesn’t — comport to the actual history of its subject, and hear more about the artwork and the artists’ times in which they were created.
Admission to the monthly book club art history lectures is free for Triton Museum of Art Members ($5 donation requested for non-members), and all are welcome, whether you have actually read the book or not. Coffee and pastries will be served.
Discussions are held safely distanced & in person at the Triton Museum of Art Free for TMA members, $5 suggested donation for non-members
Take a look at what we'll be reading for 2026!
This Upcoming Month's Book:
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
March 4th, 2026
Jurassic Park is a cautionary tale about attempts to recreate the past, and the inherent danger of such endeavors. Before it was a bestselling novel and series of blockbuster movies, the art of paleontology generated our primary views of the giants that once roamed the earth.
These illustrations were at the intersection of art, science, and history, and revealed worlds beyond imaginations.
Triton Curator Vanessa Callanta will guide us through the development of this particular and vital body of art that helped form our understanding of the past, as well as lead to modern-day portrayals that brought these creatures to life.
