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SALON STORIES
An exhibit at the Jewish Museum surveys Jewish women’s salons and their influence from the late 18th century through the 1940s.These private gatherings enabled Jews and women, rarely able to play official roles in public affairs, to take a prominent part in cultural life. “The Power of Conversation” focuses on 14 of the most powerful salon hostesses, women who boosted the careers of Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Greta Garbo, and others. Through Sunday, July 10, Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-5:45 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, $10 general, $7.50 students and seniors, free for children and members.
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