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Dayton Art Institute expands hours for Rockwell exhibit

In this file photo: Dayton Art Institute assistant preparator Erich Reith and exhibition designer Martin Pleiss move Norman Rockwell's

Staff photo by Chris Stewart In this file photo: Dayton Art Institute assistant preparator Erich Reith and exhibition designer Martin Pleiss move Norman Rockwell's "The Problem We All Live With" in preparation for hanging the work. The exhibition, American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, opened at DAI on Nov. 12. The DAI will expand hours for the last two weeks of the special exhibition.

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By Mark Gokavi, Staff Writer Updated 7:56 AM Monday, January 23, 2012

DAYTON — The Dayton Art Institute will expand hours for the last two weeks of the special exhibition American Chronicles: the Art of Norman Rockwell.

A DAI press release said that starting Jan. 25 until the exhibition’s close Feb. 5, the museum will be open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Dayton Art Institute also will be open to museum members only from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday for a special viewing of American Chronicles.

For more information, visit www.daytonartinstitute.org or call (937) 223-5277.

The exhibition, which has been viewed by more than 21,000 people since November, features 42 original artworks and a complete set of all 323 Saturday Evening Post covers created by Rockwell.

Admission to American Chronicles is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (60 and older), students (18 and older with ID) and active military, $10 for youth (ages 7-17) and free for children (ages 6 and younger).

After the close of American Chronicles, the museum will resume regular hours, which are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday, and noon – 5 p.m. Sunday, with extended hours on Thursdays until 8 p.m.

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