If 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”…
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Imagine 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…
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Unlike 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.…
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For 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…
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Over 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…
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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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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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Members of the Visitor Services Guides team have varied backgrounds and knowledge bases. Each member of the team brings something new and unique to the table. When the museum was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members…
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