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0Modern/Contemporary Art and the Curiosity Cabinet

Posted on: 02-13-2011

Would you pay 18 million dollars for a calf with gold-dipped hooves and horns submerged in a formaldehyde solution?  What prices would you be willing to pay for various rarities and commodities just to say you own them?   Damien Hirst’s “The Golden Calf” was just one of the oddities mentioned in by Matthew Palczynsk, Staff Lecturer for Western Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in his recent presentation on “Organizing the Curious Damien Hirst.” Approximately one-hundred people attended the February …

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1A Fellow’s reflection on the 2010 Conference

Posted on: 10-31-2010

When I applied for the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Bruce Craig Fellowship, I had just begun planning my move from Iowa to New Jersey to attend graduate school at Seton Hall University.  I knew that it could be a good networking occasion, a chance to meet a few other professionals in the area, and familiarize myself with some of the museums.  I never guessed that the four days of the conference would be one of the most enriching experiences of …

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1Conference kick-off from a fellow’s perspective

Posted on: 10-25-2010

Hello everybody and welcome to the kick-off of the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   My name is Pam Schwartz and I’m currently a Museum Professions Graduate Student at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.  I’m very excited to be here and having this experience as a Fellow to the Conference! The first session of the conference was about Reducing Energy Use at the Rosenbach Museum and Library.  This informational session was led by two …

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