The Hood Museum of Art’s exhibition current exhibition, ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, traces the history of printmaking and the vital role Chicano graphics played in early social movements. The exhibition, originally…
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The Advancing Pathways grant is a distinctive project developing new synergies between the Hood Museum of Art and Dartmouth College Library. The grant sets a trajectory for long-term partnership through shared governance, linked technological infrastructure, and the creation of innovative…
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In early September, the Hood Museum of Art welcomed Mellon Fellow, Associate Professor African and African American Studies Trica Keaton who is also affiliate faculty in the Departments of Sociology and Film & Media Studies. With funding from the Andrew…
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One of the first things you discover as a visitor services guide is that anyone who enters the museum will quickly find several beautiful, fascinating, thought-provoking, and socially conscious works of art—there is no shortage of them within these walls.…
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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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After two years without student events, the Hood Museum Club returned Hood After 5 to campus this year. The termly party seeks to bring students into the museum to enjoy food, music, and above all, art. Much has changed about…
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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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