The Bruce Museum will host Corey Flintoff, former Moscow correspondent for NPR, at the Museum on Thursday, March 8 from 6 to 8 p.m., for a timely and topical discussion about current U.S.-Russian relations and how past events – from the October Revolution of 1917 to the end of the Cold War to the 2016 U.S. elections – continue to shape the public perceptions and official policies today.
Flintoff was a reporter and foreign correspondent at National Public Radio for 27 years, circling the globe to cover pirates in Somalia, the earthquake in Haiti, Egypt during the Arab Spring and more. He spent four years as NPR’s bureau chief in Moscow, covering the Russian crackdown on dissent, the seizure of Crimea, and war in eastern Ukraine. Since his return to the U.S., Flintoff has followed the revelations of the Trump administration’s ties to Russia, and what that could mean for the future of relations between the two countries.
Joining Flintoff in the conversation is Dr. Daniel Ksepka, Curator of Science at the Bruce Museum and co-curator of the museum’s new exhibition “Hot Art in a Cold War: Intersections of Art and Science in the Soviet Era.” A 30-minute Q&A session will follow the discussion.
Admission is $35 per person and includes a wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to tour the exhibition before the program begins at 6:30. Tickets may be purchased online at brucemuseum.org; click on Reservations. Proceeds benefit the Museum’s exhibition and educational programs.
