Ah, ethics. I just emailed a client regarding an upcoming auction. They have a lot of items in their collection with no provenance (prizes from past dumpster dives), are in very poor condition, and/or are duplicates. While I helped sort through these potential auction items and feel confident about our decisions, I did want to … Continue reading
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Foursquare and Museums
A couple weeks ago I mentioned foursquare in a post about The Metropolitan Museum of Art and I promised to write a post about it. So, here we go! First of all, what is foursquare? From their website: Foursquare is a location-based mobile platform that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore. … Continue reading
Texture in Art
Before I traveled to Europe in 2001, I didn’t appreciate art. At all. Blech. I had more important things to think about (or so I thought.) But to be honest, I think my problem was that I hadn’t really experienced art. Sure, I lived in Chicagoland and secretly claimed Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the … Continue reading
Performance Art
Here’s a topic I know very little about. Despite my background in classical music and musical theater, when it comes to performance art, I’m clueless. I’ve seen some amazing performance art in my life – especially from the street art folks throughout Europe. Anyone who’s traveled “to the continent” has probably experienced the “stand still … Continue reading
1 Blizzard = Snow Flurry, 1
Instead of worrying about how to begin, I thought I’d just jump in and feature something we saw at MOMA on Tuesday. My husband and I went to NY for Christmas–to visit family–and wouldn’t you know it, while we were in NYC, a blizzard struck! We were stuck in Manhattan for two nights, which meant … Continue reading
The Beginning: A Review
It might seems a little strange that I’m starting a blog by looking back at the past year, but one of the reasons I decided to start the blog in the first place was so I could share all the fabulous things that happen through the course of my museum work. [Important Museum Minute Disclaimer: … Continue reading
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