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"You Just Got to Laugh"

When

Friday, January 9, 2026
4:00-4:45PM

Where

Hood Museum of Art

sponsor

Hood Museum of Art

Intended Audience(s)

Public

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Sara Shelton '26, Class of 1954 Intern

Why do we find things funny? Is it because we are uncomfortable or delighted or simply amused? You Just Got to Laugh focuses on how comedy shows up in art and how the viewer engages with it. Humor presents itself here in many forms—word games, staged scenes, or dress-up—and all of them introduce a break between our expectations and reality. In the end, we laugh, even if we feel we shouldn’t. This Space for Dialogue wants you to spend a few minutes laughing today, because even a little more of that is worth it.

For more information, contact:

Sharon Reed
sharon.l.reed@dartmouth.edu

Permanent URL: https://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=79778

Categories: Arts

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