Author: Abigail J. King

Pandemic Play Time

Pandemic Play Time

The title is not meant to be flippant. COVID-19 and the current restrictions placed on the Tufts’ community and at large should be taken seriously. The editors are hoping everyone is safe and healthy. The goal today is to give a glimpse at what those 

Tragedy Strikes in the Lunar New Year

Tragedy Strikes in the Lunar New Year

With the Lunar New Year ringing in just yesterday, it is a tragedy that the Museum of Chinese in America in Manhattan lost most of its collection in a fire the day before what should have been a celebration. The archive caught fire not far 

Jobs Round-up

Jobs Round-up

Northeast:

Director of Donor and Member Engagement (Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA)

Curator, African Art (Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY)

Gallery Registrar (Alexander Gray Associates, New York, NY)

South:

Membership Manager (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville, TN)

Exhibition Designer (High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA)

Midwest:

Registrar (Art Bridges, Bentonville, AR)

Curator of Clothing and Textiles (Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis)

Curator of Anthropology–Dickson Mounds (Illinois State Museum, Lewiston, IL)

Associate Curator of Exhibitions (Museum of Danish America, Elk Horn, Iowa)

Mid-Atlantic:

Fine Arts Program Collections Assistant (Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.)

Public Programs Coordinator (Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville, VA)

West:

Rights Coordinator (Getty Publications, Los Angeles, CA)

Exhibit Fabricator (Ideum, Corrales, NM)

Phones in Museums

Phones in Museums

Oh, Bette Midler, I know your heart was in a good place with that tweet. For those who have other things to do besides read through hundreds of internet comments, then the scoop is this: Actress and singer Bette Midler, our beloved Hocus Pocus star, 

Virtual Reality Experience

Virtual Reality Experience

MASS MoCA has virtual reality (VR) experiences from Laurie Anderson, which you can view through 2020. She has developed projects there in the past and was an artist-in-residence. Anderson is a poet, filmmaker, vocalist, and multimedia artist, and the VR experiences of Chalkroom and Aloft showcased that. For both 

Weekly Jobs Round-Up

Weekly Jobs Round-Up

Northeast:

Visitor Experience Supervisor (Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT)

South:

Educator for Gallery Teaching (Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN)

Curatorial Assistant (The Menil Collection, Houston, TX)

Special Events Manager (Army Historical Foundation, Fort Belvoir, VA)

West:

Manager of Youth Programs (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA)

Manager of Exhibitions and Publications (Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA)

Mid-Atlantic:

Manager of Public Engagement (Jackie Robinson Museum, New York, NY)

Assistant Curator (Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD)

Fellowships (Met, New York, NY)

Associate Administrator, Egyptian Art (Met, New York, NY)

Midwest:

Curator (Cleveland Clinic Art Program, Cleveland, OH)

Community Arts Program Assistant (John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI)