We’ve just bid a fond adieu to our Summer 2010 interns and have begun enthusiastically planning displays and events for the Fall. Quite a few museum members, staff and docents have stopped by to catch a glimpse of the catalogue Paintings from the Reign of Victoria: The Royal Holloway Collection, London in preparation for the fast-approaching exhibition. Also, we’re learning all about The History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage for the August 18th installment of “Art and Books, Wine and Cheese.” Please stop by the library for a copy of the reading list and suggestions on how to locate the books. Research has been flowing in from all directions! We’ve had history buffs interested in the Pickett-Buchanan ledgers (please see inset photo) and glass enthusiasts researching Art Nouveau lamps. There have been many college students in to complete their end-of-summer class projects (including myself), as well as a large number of high school seniors working on up-coming Art History papers. Thanks to the Summer Teachers Institute 2010, we were introduced to a new group of researchers. We shared knowledge about digital resources, toured the library collections and discussed the how-tos of researching and preparing art-related classroom programming.
We’re looking forward to even busier and more exciting times to come this Fall! Please stop by the Jean Outland Chrysler Library and see what’s going on!
-SCM
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