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MyMuseum is a blog inspired by the varied experiences of those who work  at the Birmingham Museum of Art. In this one space, we want to share, from the many voices that make up the museum family, the ways the institution and the people behind it have touched us. Sometimes it will be about the art. Sometimes it will be about the people.  Sometimes it will be about the events that educate and enlighten. It will always be told from the perspective of an individual and about their relationship with this institution.

Tales from the "Secret" Library

tatum_pEvery morning, I step through two heavy glass doors and walk into a large room in the basement of the Museum that smells like old leather and new ink.  Rows and rows of books, magazines, and archival boxes greet me.  Ahh, The Clarence B. Hanson, Jr. Library.  What?  The Museum has a library?  Yes, indeed, we do.  With over 35,000 volumes, we are the largest art museum library in the Southeastern U.S.  Inside is a treasure trove of information on the art in our collection.

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A Closer Look Tours - March

March 7      No tour

March 14    Southeast Asian Masterpieces: A New Way to See a Favorite Collection
                   by Nancy Lee Adamson

March 21    “Suspended:” Amy Pleasant’s Cloudscape
                   by Caroline Wingate

March 28    Fifty for Alabama: The Vogels Share Their Art
                  by Marlene Wallace

 
 
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Vogel, Kress, and Building the Museum's Permanent Collection

Thursday, March 25, 6pm
Reception: 6:45pm

Ron Platt, Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art, and Jeannine O’Grody, Chief Curator and Curator of European Art, discuss philanthropy and its effect on the Museum’s permanent collection, as well as collecting strategies at the Museum. Platt will relate the remarkable story of New York couple Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, who assembled an important collection of contemporary art on a postal clerk’s salary and then gave it all away. Their donation plan was patterned after the Kress Foundation’s distribution of European Old Master art to American museums, including Birmingham's, between 1929-1961. O’Grody will discuss the legacy of Samuel H. Kress and the Kress Foundation, as well as the focused development of the Museum’s permanent collection across all curatorial departments.

A special Member Exhibition Reception follows at 6:45pm with hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and a viewing of the Vogel and Kress Collections. 
 
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