Over the span of 36 hours at the very end of April and beginning of May, I attended two inspiring lectures, both of which deepened my belief in the power and necessity of art museums. First was Mary Beard, the celebrated public intellectual and scholar of classical history. Beard addressed a gathering of art museum directors during a particularly challenging time. In addition to attacks on the values that so many museums champion, such as diversity and fairness, we were facing down the sudden cancellation of previously awarded federal grants, the Art Center included.
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Kevin Smith was first exposed to Tai Chi over 20 years ago when living in D.C. Initially, he was frustrated with his perceived lack of progress and gave up on practicing. But 10 years later, he decided to give it another shot, this time feeling committed and ready.
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I write this, my first introduction to the Art Center’s printed newsletter, from New York, where I’m currently finishing my tenure as The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of...
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