December 31, 2008 – 12:43 pm
It’s like Christmas every morning at my desk. Okay, maybe not quite as exhilarating as presents, carols, and egg nog, but pretty close.
Once I get into work I settle in, get my cup of coffee, turn on the computer and log on to Facebook. (Jealous? I’m lucky to have a job where, not only do [...]
December 29, 2008 – 10:18 am
England is not known for its gastronomy. Yet, there are a few things that are quite edible in this country and amongst them: bangers and mash. As luck would have it, I absolutely love bangers (sausages) and mash (mashed potatoes) and there is a restaurant that caters specifically to B&M lovers. It’s called the S&M [...]
December 18, 2008 – 4:18 pm
Art handlers brought two NCMA works out of hiding today for a special group of students from Perry Harrison School in Chatham County. Thomas Sully’s portrait of Udney Maria Blakely (1830) and the silver tea and coffee service (1818-19) made for her by silversmith Anthony Rasch have been off view since the American galleries were [...]
December 16, 2008 – 4:46 pm
On the other side of the pond, a 1-hour flight will take you from Toronto to Montréal or Raleigh to Atlanta. Here in Europe, you can do London-Paris… Carpe diem, they say. So I seized the day and spent the weekend in France.
Although I was visiting friends in Paris and Lille, I had some [...]
December 11, 2008 – 12:23 pm
There’s nothing like a brisk shower to make you feel new again. A glance out my window helped me realize that applies to works of art too.
Our Henry Moore sculpture, Large Spindle Piece, currently sits on the roof of the Museum just below my office window. Odd place to display art, huh? It’s actually being [...]
December 8, 2008 – 10:42 am
London, I have to admit is one of my favourite cities in the world (along with Québec City and Cairo). Since I have become interested in Egyptology, I have travelled to London and visited the British Museum a few times. On this trip, however, I am determined on expending my horizons… and that’s [...]
December 5, 2008 – 3:32 pm
I like to think the subtle blocks of color at the top of the blog and the main site–nestled there under the logo–work on some subliminal level to connect people to the Museum and to our collection. Where do those colors come from? Here’s the secret: take an image of one of the Museum’s most [...]
December 2, 2008 – 11:43 am
Last Thursday, this was installed in front of the basalt statue from Rapa Nui. How strange… yet how appropriate. Ron Mueck’s sculpture is part of a contemporary art installation at the BM. Something called Statuephilia.
(The giant Ron Mueck sculpture Caroline spotted in London is a self-portrait, as is the slightly-more-intimidating artwork that [...]
