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The Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is dedicated to advancing scientific and cultural understanding as well as preserving American heritage. The organization's Book Conservation Lab and other preservation efforts work to ensure long-term access to library and archival resources.
This show "marked an explosion of interest in the work of African American artists." [10] Livingston's The New York School of Photography (1992) has been described as a "path-breaking study", first identifying the titular subject. [11] Livingston curated a show of John Alexander's works at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2008. [12]
Lunder is the first art conservation facility to allow the public permanent behind-the-scenes views of the preservation work of museums. [16] The Center features floor-to-ceiling glass walls that allow the public to view all aspects of conservation work— work that is traditionally done behind the scenes at other museums and conservation centers.
Ruth O. Selig (born 1942) is an American anthropologist, educator, and museum administrator known for her work advancing the incorporation of anthropology in precollege education, through teacher training programs, publications designed for high school and undergraduate instructors and students, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Department of Anthropology’s enhanced role in public outreach ...
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies staff with the Outfront Minnesota Collection. Cultural property collections require a great deal of care and protection in order to ensure their safety from external loss or damage, but they also require in-depth documentation to assist in tracking the life of the object within the holding institution.
A companion book, The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect, accompanies the exhibition. It is written by Chris Melissinos , with a foreword by Elizabeth Broun , director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and an introduction by Mike Mika, head of development for Other Ocean Interactive and a prominent advocate for the ...
Art handler packing an artwork in a crate. An art handler, also sometimes called an art preparator, is a trained individual who works directly with objects in museums, art galleries and various other venues including private collectors, corporate art collections, public art collections and various other institutions.
Recognizing this, in 1994, 25 years of work at the Brooke Alexander Gallery was honored at the Smithsonian Institution. [14] Wendy Weitman, from the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at the Museum of Modern Art has said that "Brooke Alexander began publishing prints and multiples in the fall of 1968.