Fabric is like air, it’s everywhere. —Artist Woomin Kim As a maker and museum worker, I’m often struck by how art making mimics acts of cooking. Wedging clay for ceramics uses muscles that become useful when you’re kneading bread, and…
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The Russo Atrium might be a space you walk through without taking note of your surroundings. If you are a Dartmouth student, you might be grabbing a snack at the Courtyard Café, passing through the area to drop off your…
Leave a CommentSince joining the Hood Museum of Art’s staff as a visitor services guide a few months ago, I have met a broom squire who was overjoyed that a broom was on view in the galleries, seen Dartmouth geography students become…
Leave a CommentIf you’ve been in our galleries recently, you might have noticed that labels for artworks by unidentified artists list the maker as “artist once known” rather than the more traditional “artist unknown.” The difference is subtle but important. “Artist unknown”…
2 CommentsImagine entering an art museum or gallery and finding every work of art lying on the floor. Disturbed? What I’ve just described is a world without mounts or mount makers. Thankfully, this is not the world we live in, unless…
Leave a CommentUnlike the work of mathematicians, that of most museum staff is not meant to be seen. The results must instead appear effortless, almost as though the building itself manifested the art in the galleries without the help of human hands.…
One CommentFor three consecutive terms, Hood Museum staff worked with a Design Corps student team to revitalize student engagement with the museum. Through a comprehensive research and creative problem-solving process, Kiera Bernet ’23, Mallory Barnes ’22, Loane Bougennec ’25, and Danielle…
Leave a CommentOver the last five years, the Hood Museum of Art has been collaborating with the Dartmouth Sugarplum Dance Group, offering the galleries as a space for them to have periodic photoshoots. When the museum galleries are closed to visitors, Sugarplum…
Leave a CommentIn 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…
Leave a CommentOne 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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