“Ethnographical busts”
This plaster cast is one of eight in the collection of the Haffenreffer Museum. They’re a bit of a mystery;
Collections, Exhibits
Management
Planning for 2011-2012
July 1 is the start of the new year at Brown, and so it’s an appropriate time to look ahead.
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Welcome to the museum’s behind-the-scenes blog
There’s a lot going on at the museum, and we think you should know about it. This blog will show
Management
2011 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Haffenreffer
The Friends of the Haffenreffer help the museum by providing advice and financial support. (You should join!) Here’s my presentation
CultureLab
About the CultureLab
This summer we’ll be designing and building the CultureLab, a new space in Manning Hall. Part open storage, part study
Collections
Recollections
We’re experimenting with the Library of Congress’s new collections display tool, Recollections. More about the tool is here; a group
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Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum
The building is breath-taking, the art is better than I remembered it, and the organization works, mostly. The Smithsonian spent
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New York, New York: “Transformed By The Light: The New York Night” at the Museum of the City of New York
The curator of “Transformed by the Light: was inspired by a difficult topic to produce a provocative, innovative exhibition, a
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Washington, DC: The National Gallery of Art
I spent most of an afternoon at the National Gallery, delighting in its excellence. The exhibitions are thoughtfully designed, scholarly
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Washington, DC: National Building Museum
The National Building Museum has always done remarkable exhibitions. They’re ambitious, make good use of a diverse range of artifacts
