Meet the Curator: Wassan Al-Khudhairi
We are excited to welcome our new Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Wassan Al-Khudhairi, who began her appointment on May 5, 2014. Al-Khudhairi was previously Co-Artistic Director […]
Staff Updates
Curator’s Choice: Lethal Beauty
One of my favorite pieces in the Lethal Beauty exhibition is the helmet decorated with a sake cup, a pair of chopsticks and a pair of sickles. Helmets were a […]
Birmingham Museum of Art Appoints Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Birmingham Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Wassan Al-Khudhairi as its new Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. She will begin work at the Museum […]
The Birmingham Project at the Whitney Biennial
The prestigious 2014 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art kicked off on March 7 in New York, and included two works commissioned by the Birmingham Museum of Art. Maxine […]
Meet the New Curator: Robert Schindler
We are delighted to welcome our new Curator of European Art, Robert Schindler, Ph.D. Schindler’s area of specialty is Northern European Art, yet his experience encompasses the entire range […]
The BMA Welcomes Two Young Scholars
The Museum is pleased to introduce Joanna Wilson, the BMA’s new UAB/BMA Curatorial Fellow, and Charling Chen, the Museum’s first Goodrich Intern. Joanna Wilson joined the Curatorial staff in August and […]
Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow for African American Art
Reports to: Deputy Director & Chief Curator Status: Full time, two-year appointment Job Purpose: The Mellon Fellowship offers the opportunity to gain professional curatorial experience in a mid-size museum setting. […]
Staff Updates
After seven years as the BMA’s Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Ron Platt, decided to pursue an entirely new career path. Ron’s contributions to the BMA have […]
Staff Updates – July 2013
Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, has been named Senior Curator. Anne has been with the Museum since September 1999. […]
Staff Updates – December 2011
On November 8, Dr. Graham C. Boettcher, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art attended a special preview at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, […]
Staff Updates – September 2011
In September, Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, the Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, gave a lecture at the Second International Meeting of the Friends of […]
Staff Updates – July 2011
On May 17, 2011, Board Member Edgar Marx, Jr. and Chief Curator Jeannine O’Grody, PhD participated on a panel at the annual Association of Art Museum Curators conference in New […]