Category Archives: University Art Museums

Day With(out) Art

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Day With(out) Art 2016 at the Palmer Museum of Art, co-sponsored by the Penn State Commission on LGBTQ Equity.

“The Commission Reads programming will continue with the shrouding of the iconic “Paws at the Palmer” on Dec. 1 as part of “A Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day” to commemorate the impact of HIV/AIDS on the art community. Founded by Visual AIDS, “A Day With(out) Art” is focused on remembering the lives and work of artists who have died of AIDS, and increasing awareness of caring for those living with AIDS, as well as increasing understanding of HIV.” http://news.psu.edu/story/439648/2016/11/30/clgbtqe-launches-commission-reads-initiative

Penn State News: http://news.psu.edu/story/218019/2003/11/24/palmer-museum-spends-day-without-art

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Palmer Museum Of Art Covers Bronze Paws In Observance Of World AIDS Day

The Tale of a Sold Rembrandt

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It is becoming more and more common to hear about works of art (and sometimes entire collections) in university museums being sold off to raise money to pay for university operating expenses and endowments. For a plethora of reasons, this is universally regarded in the museum field as short-sighted, irresponsible, and unethical—after all, institutions that accept gifts of works of art for university art collections have agreed to do so under the auspices of access, scholarship, and conservation for current and future generations. This article by pop culture critic Jon Weiner of the Nation reveals his thoughts on the fallacies of selling such works by detailing the fate of a particular Rembrandt painting, Portrait of A Man with Arms Akimbo, sold by Columbia University all the way back in 1975.

Read the article here: http://www.thenation.com/blog/172342/when-universities-sell-art-case-columbias-rembrandt#

 

University Art Museum Reports

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In the past few months, two different reports about art museums on university campuses have appeared: The first, The Campus Art Museum, A Qualitative Study, was commissioned by The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and written by Corrine Glesne, whose name you will recognize if you have engaged in qualitative research in the recent past. The second is a product of The University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center, entitled Campus Art Museums in the 21st Century: A Conversation. In order to further facilitate that conversation, the Center for the Future of Museums has blog spot set up at http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-future-of-campus-art-museum-join.html

I am interested in both the content and timing of these reports and am currently reading and writing in order to reach some conclusions on the topic, which I hope to post on artmuseumteaching.com.

In the meantime, Happy New Year! May your tomorrows contain new wonders and delights.

 

 

Welcome

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Welcome to Museum Meditations, my professional web presence at The Pennsylvania State University.

I am the curator of education at the Palmer Museum of Art and am affiliated with the art education and art history programs at Penn State. I am responsible for the educational and interpretive programming offered by the Palmer Museum of Art and I work with faculty, staff, graduate students, teachers, and community members to create opportunities to engage with and learn about our permanent collections and special exhibitions.

I am interested in teaching, learning, and pedagogy within the context of art museums; the history and gendering of art museum education; social media and other tools for curating experiences; Postmodern art and artists; parenting; and issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

I welcome questions regarding my professional position, publications, teaching, or art museum education in general.