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Behind the Scenes • Interns • Permanent Collection

Make way for Minis: My Summer with the Miniature Portrait Collection

         As this summer’s curatorial and collections intern I could not believe my luck when I found out I would be spending part of the summer getting acquainted with the […]

Behind the Scenes • Renovation Plans

What’s that you say? Acoustic Design at the Gibbes

The Gibbes Museum was built in the grand style of the Gilded Age in America when architects were designing buildings that heralded America’s status onto the world stage. As we […]

Behind the Scenes • Education • Permanent Collection

Career Day

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to my son’s second grade class at Blessed Sacrament School as part of their 2012 Career Day. I love talking about what I […]

Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection • Renovation Plans

It’s All in the Details

The building design process for the Gibbes’ renovation is getting much busier these days. We are all juggling many aspects of the project at the same time but everyone is […]

Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection • Renovation Plans

An Open and Inviting First Floor Plan

       During my visit this past December, I continued to hammer out the gallery layouts with the curatorial staff. It is amazing how so much art just keeps appearing out […]

Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection • Renovation Plans

Designing the New Galleries

We have made great progress on plans for the Gibbes renovations since my earlier post in October. The first phase of the gallery designs and plans were approved and the […]

Behind the Scenes • Programs

Women’s Council Auxiliary: Giving Back for Over 60 Years

In March of 1950, five women—Mrs. E. E. Wehman, Mrs. Ashby Farrow, Mrs. H. Evans Townsend, Mrs. James Wilson, and Mrs. C. Smith Toms—gathered in the museum to discuss the […]

Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection • Renovation Plans

Looking to the Past to Plan for the Future

After 28 years as a designer at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I decided to start my own museum design business. My first client was the Annual Winter Antiques […]

Behind the Scenes

The Globb: Our Nameless Blog

Whether you are a loyal blog follower or joining us for the first time, it is clear by your attention that you are a fan of the Gibbes Museum. In […]

Behind the Scenes • Exhibitions • Permanent Collection

Outgoing Loans: Collaboration, Consideration, Negotiation

Many museums organize the artwork in their galleries according to “permanent collection” and “special exhibition” themes. The permanent collection galleries display works of art that belong to the museum, while special exhibitions often include art on loan from another institution or private collectors. The Gibbes Museum regularly receives requests from museums across the country to borrow artwork for special exhibitions. Museums constantly lend works back and forth and are involved in an on-going cooperative dialogue about sharing art to enhance an exhibition or highlight a period of regional, national, or global art history. While the outgoing loan process follows a standard protocol, each instance is full of negotiation and nuance.

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