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Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection • Renovation Plans
Sculpture under the Dome
When the Gibbes reopens on May 28, visitors will be welcomed to freshly renovated gallery spaces throughout the Museum. One of the most spectacular transformations is the newly named Campbell […]
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Curatorial Perspective: Preparing for the Reopening
While the Gibbes has been under renovation, I am often asked, “What does the staff do while the museum is closed?” Behind the scenes, we are working harder than ever […]
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Behind the Lens: A Photographer’s Account of the Gibbes Museum Renovation
Over a year ago I reached out to the Gibbes Museum of Art requesting to document their current renovation. My original motivation was a curiosity that led to an exploration […]
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Adventures in Tweeting
As an individual of a certain age, my relationship with social media has been tenuous at best. I am of the generation that did not have email until college, and […]
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Staff Resolutions for 2016
2015 has been a wonderful year, and we’re grateful for the support from our members, donors, volunteers, board members, and corporate partners—a community coming together to make the arts in […]
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Art Education for All Ages
After a great summer working with the Gibbes Museum of Art as a Summer Camp intern, I was excited to return as an office intern over the fall semester. Working […]
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Interning at a Closed Museum
When I tell people that I am an intern at the Gibbes Museum of Art, I am often met with a confused look and the question: “How can you intern […]
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Many Moving Parts – A Gallerist’s Perspective
[While the Gibbes Museum is closed, we find ourselves aching to interact with real-live art. The pictures online are nice to glance at, but it can’t replace the experience of […]
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White Gloves Gang with Zinnia Willits, Part II
This is part II of an interview with Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Administration at the Gibbes Museum and current President of the South Carolina Federation of Museums. Where did […]
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The White Gloves Gang with Zinnia Willits, part 1
How long have you been involved in SCFM? Though originally from Chicago, Illinois, I have been part of the South Carolina Museum community since my grad school days in the […]
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