So sorry for the gap in posting over the last week – I’ve been in Minneapolis attending AAM’s Annual Meeting. I’ll be catching up over today with great new job postings, new museums in the news articles, and stay tuned over the next week for …
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news articles about museums! At Peabody Museum, youngsters recycle trash into artwork Chicago Art Museum Opens Giant Screaming Palin Head Garden Exhibit. Getty Museum’s designated director deals with U.K. museum thefts A Tricky Museum Question China Extends Reach Into …
Elements of Expression:
The Art and Design of Elwyn George Gowen
May 3 – 20, 2012
Opening Reception May 3, 5:30-8pm
Elements of Expression is curated by Tufts University students from the Museum Studies graduate program and presents the breadth of Gowen’s career, featuring color theory practices, design work, handicrafts, and landscape paintings.
Gowen began his career in early 20th century Boston during a revolutionary reconsideration of western art, craft, and educational practices. His strong command of color and design soon earned him significant appointments in the local arts and crafts community.
Check out this TED talk by Joshua Prince-Ramus. He and his architectural firm have designed a number of cultural spaces through a process he calls hyper-rationality, by listening to the needs of the space and providing the flexibility in which to serve the public. I …
Welcome to our weekly roundup of weird and wonderful news articles about museums! I don’t entirely know what to make of this bit of news out of Sweden: Museum Accused Of Hosting Racist Cake-Cutting Evacuated After Bomb Threat (Read the whole article, and you will be making …
For anyone lucky enough to be heading to the AAM Annual Meeting in two weeks, the Emerging Museum Professionals blog has just put up a great post about updating before you get to the conference.
It applies to other conferences as well, so keep it in mind for AASLH and NEMA this fall!