On select Thursday nights, engage in provocative conversations in the galleries about art and life. The salon-style conversation begins around 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Happy hour has never been so interesting. Start with a drink at 5:30 p.m. and then join in a salon-style conversation in the galleries. Ellen Baxter, the museum’s chief conservator, reveals challenges, dilemmas, and surprises involved in caring for works of art, from classic oil on canvas to installations of ephemeral and found objects.