by Andrea Rosen, BCMA Curatorial Assistant At noon on a surprisingly cold Tuesday in late March, we were treated to the second in a series of three gallery talks titled “Multiple Perspectives in The Object Show: Discoveries in Bowdoin Collections” (read more about the first talk here). Susan Kaplan, professor of anthropology and director of the […]
Remembering (Almost) Forgotten Crafts
Last Thursday afternoon we gathered in Kresge auditorium for an illuminating panel led by notable artists and craftsmen whose methods are closely linked to pieces shown in The Object Show. Sharing their creative processes and sources of inspiration, these makers helped us to better appreciate techniques that are rarely practiced today and require intensive hands-on […]
Science Before Science courses visit The Object Show
On an icy cold Monday afternoon, while the Museum of Art was closed to the public, over fifty students from four courses from the Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) program visited The Object Show: Discoveries in Bowdoin Collections. While taught separately, these courses, all part of the Science Before Science cluster, treat themes in the history […]