Robert Lawson, Illustration for The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, 1936. The Morgan Library & Museum, 1970.16:1-37, Gift of the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. © 1936 Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, renewed 1964 Munro Leaf and John W. Boyd. Used by permission of Viking Children’s Books, an imprint of penguin Young Readers Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.

Ferdinand Curator-Led Tour

May 9, 2026 at 11 am - 12 pm

Central Gallery

Free with Museum admission

Free for Museum Members

Join us for a special midday program celebrating the new Under the Cork Tree: The Art of Ferdinand exhibition.

At 11:00 am, enjoy a curator-led tour with Guest Curator Jane Bayard Curley, featuring an engaging conversation about the exhibition and a lively Q&A opportunity.

This is a unique opportunity to gain deeper insight into the exhibition and connect personally with curator who developed the exhibition.

Who You'll Meet

Jane Bayard Curley

Jane Bayard Curley is an independent curator specializing in children’s literature. She has organized several exhibitions for The Carle, including The Pursuit of Everything: Maira Kalman’s Books for Children (2019), It’s Me Eloise: The Voice of Kay Thompson and the Art of Hilary Knight (2017), Madeline at 75: The Art of Ludwig Bemelmans (2014), and Heart and Humor: The Picture Book Art of William Steig (2004). Curley earned a PhD in art history from Yale University.

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