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FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE

Contact: Gabrielle Bindursky
(337) 482-0817
(337) 482-1368
gxb737@louisiana.edu

Lecture and Walkthrough of Exhibition at Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Lafayette, September 28, 2006 - This month's Brown Bag Program will feature Hector Lasala, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Professor of Architecture. Professor Lasala will give a lecture on the work, practice and theory of architect, Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee this Wednesday in the A.HaysTown Building between 12 and 1p.m.  Afterwards a walkthrough of the Mockbee Wall, located in the lobby of the Museum, will be held.

The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum partnered with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Architecture and Design on a student installation, entitled “A Tribute to Samuel Mockbee: One Architect's Capacity to Care, to Notice, to Awe”, honoring the legacy and mission of architect Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee. Students in the architecture program were involved in every aspect of the exhibit from its conception to installation.

The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum is offering A Brown Bag Lunch Program on the first Wednesday of every month at noon in the A. Hays Town Building. Visitors are invited to bring a packed lunch or take-out while participating in the event. This program offers a more expanded view and experience of current exhibitions through guest lectures, film presentations as well as guided walkthroughs in the exhibits.  

We encourage the University and Acadiana Community to attend this event.

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Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana is Acadiana's architectural landmark and the largest art museum on the gulf coast between Houston and New Orleans. The Museum features a variety of changing exhibitions and a continuing schedule of lectures and programs. Come enjoy the Museum and the tranquil beauty of University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus and just blocks away from the galleries, shops, and famous restaurants of downtown Lafayette and the Oil Center.

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