The week following the June 24 US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Hood Museum installed Guerrilla Girls Demand a Return to Traditional Values on Abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse a right previously…
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In the winter of 2022, the Hood acquired its first medieval reliquary. Purchased with the support of a grant from the Henry Moore Foundation, this sculpture filled an important gap in the Hood’s collection of medieval and Renaissance sculpture. Popular…
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As a Mutual Learning Fellow in the Curatorial Department, one of the opportunities I have is to research and recommend acquisitions to the curatorial team. In keeping with the spirit of the fellowship—which encapsulates “learning by doing”—I dove right into…
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This interview was conducted on October 14, 2021, via Zoom between Andy Cummins, Director of Product Development, Cogapp, and Meredith Steinfels, Assistant Director, Digital Platforms, Media and Archives, Hood Museum of Art. We thank Public Relations Assistant Anna Kaye Schulte…
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Recently, while going through art handling training (AKA becoming official art touchers), I found that there are a couple of Chinese ceramic pillows in the Hood Museum’s collection. For those not familiar with ceramic pillows, I can imagine how it…
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“So . . . um . . . is the Kusama currently on view?” I asked (blurted out to) my new colleagues during our first tour of the Hood Museum of Art, my cheeks flushed, my face kawaii. I had…
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If you drive past Dartmouth’s Organic Farm, you’ll likely see a large-scale mural set against a white barn. Titled Sustainability and Solidarity, this monumental work celebrates the importance of labor in the Upper Valley’s agriculture and dairy industries, and was…
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Since the 18th century, Dartmouth has acquired thousands of objects from around the world. From coins and kitchen utensils to clothes, these items are important reflections of the diversity of global culture. Upon its founding in 1985, the Hood Museum…
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent museum closure, the Hood Museum of Art started experimenting with an array of digital tools and strategies in an effort to keep its audiences engaged with the collection. Prior to the pandemic, the…
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In January 2021, Dr. Rosita Worl, president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, invited the Hood Museum of Art to a virtual visit with her organization. Based in Juneau, the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) perpetuates and enhances the Indigenous cultures of…
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