Best of Circa 2020
After a year of challenges, and reimagining community, the NCMA looks back at the most memorable posts of 2020.
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Taste: A Conversation between Makers and Users
Why do two objects that hold the same function appear so different? In the third of his Circa posts, curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins explains...
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Goldsmiths at Work
Jewelry-making techniques include granulation, filigree, wire drawing, and more. Our video shows a contemporary goldsmith in his studio...
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Closing the Book on Bacchus
As we close the book on the seven-year-long Bacchus Conservation Project, we've collected some fabulous Bacchus activities in this blog post. Enjoy!..
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Mysterious and Spooky
Our curator of horticulture and sustainability takes a look at some Museum Park residents with creepy reputations.
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Valuing Objects: A Negotiation of Attributes
The second in a series of Circa posts in which NCMA curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins interprets African utilitarian objects as products of design..
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Leonardo Drew: Making Chaos Legible
Chief Curator Linda Dougherty introduces the work of an explosive sculptor, a self-described "art addict" who can't do it without you...
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“Raise the Cup of Deliverance”: Thoughts on an 18th-century Beaker and the Jewish New Year
Although associated with the mourning and sadness of funerary traditions, this beaker is actually an object of celebration and life...
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Black and White Gaze
NCMA curatorial intern Cammy Thomas takes museums to task, writing about why showcasing Black female artists is so important.
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