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Unknown (Egyptian)
Sarcophagus of Psamtik-Seneb
(detail), Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664–525 B.C.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
RENOVATED
EGYPTIAN AND
AFRICAN GALLERIES
REOPEN
In anticipation of October’s arrival
of the special exhibition To Live
Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the
Brooklyn Museum, the Chrysler spent
much of the summer refreshing and
reinstalling our own galleries of
Egyptian and African art. Each has
been repainted, relighted, and recarpeted. More important, the works on view have
been newly researched and are now accompanied by descriptive labels reflecting
the findings of that scholarship.
Despite their modest size, the Chrysler’s Egyptian and African galleries are among
our visitors’ favorite spaces. They also contain remarkable works of art that we
wanted to look their
best when To Live
Forever opens this fall.
When you visit the
exhibition, stop by
and experience our
renovated Egyptian
and African galleries
in a totally new light.
THE CHRYSLER GOES GREEN
Senufo peoples (Ivory Coast, Africa)
Helmet Mask (Kponyugu), Early- to mid-20th century
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
The Museum has launched a comprehensive “green” initiative to conserve
energy, lower operating costs, and ensure that we do our part to make more
responsible use of our environment. Director of Facilities Tim Fink reports that so
far his staff has added new energy-saving lighting controls and fixtures, and has
equipped restrooms with new hand dryers. Each staff office now boasts its own
waste paper recycling bin and the Museum’s expanded program will also be
recycling glass, plastic, aluminum, and other metals. Landscaping and janitorial
projects will include environmentally friendly products and efforts to conserve
water. Even the new brown carpeting in our refurbished Egyptian, African, and
Greco-Roman galleries is green—made with at least 15 percent recycled material
and affixed with water-based glue to prevent fumes.
In addition, with support from a grant from The Norfolk Foundation, the
Chrysler has commissioned a major engineering study of our HVAC plant to
help us plan for the replacement of aging equipment with more energy-efficient
models. Already, the Moses Myers House has been refitted with a highefficiency
geothermal heating and cooling system. The Museum will keep you
posted as the greening continues.
DILLARD SENT TO
TIME OUT IN CHICAGO
Channon Dillard hasn’t been naughty.
To the contrary, she was one of only
20 museum educators
chosen to participate
in the 2009 Teaching
Institute in Museum
Education, or TIME,
at the Art Institute of
Chicago. Dillard,
who coordinates the
CMA’s children’s
programs, attended
the seminar
specifically tailored
for museum
educators with an
interest in gallery
teaching this
past August.
Photo by Jake Gillespie for the Chrysler
Museum of Art
The strenuous one-week program included
an analytical study of the theory and
practice of gallery teaching and a survey
of the literature and history of teaching in
American museums. It also included
countless hours in the Institute’s galleries,
experiencing the works of art and
discussing them with colleagues and
museum guests. Dillard was especially
pleased to have studied under top-notch
instructors in the field, including Rika
Burnham, Head of Education at The Frick
Collection, and Elliott Kai-Kee, Education
Specialist at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
The program was offered through the
Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art,
directed by Philip Baranowski at the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
and was generously supported by the
Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
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