Category Archives: museums
Museums Seek Clarity, Face Challenges to Budgets and Relevance
Lately I’ve been taking advantage of the comp museum admission perk through my employment with New-York Historical Society. I’ve saved a pretty good amount of cash at some of New York’s premier cultural institutions ($25, MoMA; $20, Frick Collection; $22, … Continue reading
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY
Yesterday I visited for the first time the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY. Founded in 1897 but relocated from nearby South Hampton last year, the Parrish focuses on American art, with a particular emphasis on work from the … Continue reading
A "New" Bridge Between Collectors and Museums
Exhibition labels are often overlooked and underused. We ignore these small, strategically positioned placards for any number of reasons. “It’s too long to bother reading”; “It doesn’t say anything I’m interested in”; “It’s written in a funny language” — we all … Continue reading
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What is a collection, and what is collecting?
As a child I had all sorts of collections: stamps, keychains, milk caps (“pogs”), coins, and ice hockey pucks. As an adult I still have all sorts of collections: rocks and minerals, photographs, books, and museum maps. And sure enough, … Continue reading
For Your Consideration…
I’ve noticed every so often some bloggers will update their site with a “Footnotes” post where they include a few links to relevant material and provide minimal commentary. I used to think this was a second-rate way of keeping readers … Continue reading
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Culture in Peril 