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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Young Artists Exhibition Goes Virtual
The Museum committed to installing winning artworks from the Boys and Girls Clubs as an exhibition. Then came the pandemic and a new plan...
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Beauty, Complicity, Complexity
The story behind Senegalese gold jewelry, and the women who wore it in the 18th and 19th centuries, is layered with a history of oppression and empowerment...
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Four Crowns in One: The Museum’s Venetian Torah Crown
Rabbi Shimon said: “There are three crowns: the Crown of Torah, the Crown of Priesthood and the Crown of Royalty, but the Crown of a Good Name supersedes them..
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Style: The Language of Design
The first 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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Bacchus after the Makeover
After years of conservation, Bacchus looks clean, restored, and pretty cool with his new arm and his head back on.
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The Art of Healing: Potent Pigments
The division of art from medicine is a modern concept. In the Middle Ages, the apothecary supplied the same materials to doctors, painters, and anyone in need of..
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Nature’s Art in the Museum Park
Our observant ranger keeps an eye on what the wildlife is up to in the Museum Park.
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Art Advocacy: The Aesthetic of Solidarity
Do allies participate in oppressive systems that further marginalize the communities they attempt to support? Artists in the NCMA's collection pose a challenging..
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