Winter 2011 - Museum of Art and Archaeology - University of Missouri
Winter 2011 - Museum of Art and Archaeology - University of Missouri
Winter 2011 - Museum of Art and Archaeology - University of Missouri
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Visiting Scholar Marianne Stern, center.ancient <strong>and</strong> presented the programExploring the Nile. A Family Event inSeptember celebrated the Smithsonian’sNational <strong>Museum</strong> Day <strong>and</strong> featured a filmabout kinetic sculpture, the creation <strong>of</strong>mobiles, <strong>and</strong> a special visit by Blondie, aminiature horse.The Docents <strong>and</strong>other interestedpeople took a tour<strong>of</strong> Arrow Rockin September, inpreparation forthe George CalebBingham portrait showstarting in February<strong>2011</strong> at the <strong>Museum</strong>(middle right). Dr. TrudiKawami, the Director <strong>of</strong>Research at the SacklerFoundation, presentedthe training for theexhibition AncientBronzes <strong>of</strong> the Asian Grassl<strong>and</strong>s to theDocents in October (top left). SpecialistMary Franco introduced the Docents toVisual Thinking Strategies <strong>and</strong> will continuetrainings in this important method.The Film Series continues its popularity:The Man Who Came to Dinner wasshown in early August <strong>and</strong> attracted 40people; Visconti’s The Leopard followedon the 19th with 30 attendees. Impressivenumbers for two very different films, onewith Jimmy Durante <strong>and</strong> the other 3 hourslong <strong>and</strong> in Italian! The <strong>Museum</strong> truly<strong>of</strong>fers “something for everyone…”From the Academic Coordinator<strong>Art</strong>hur Mehrh<strong>of</strong>fThe Academic Coordinator continues topursue an active agenda <strong>of</strong> presentations,programming, <strong>and</strong> products. These includepresentations to LuAnne Roth’s Foodwaysclass on The <strong>Art</strong> <strong>of</strong> Food, Norman L<strong>and</strong>’sIntroduction to the <strong>Museum</strong> class, helpingorganize the Docent tour <strong>of</strong> ArrowRock, speaking about Healing <strong>Art</strong> to theColumbia Senior Network, <strong>and</strong> leadinga tour for the Interdisciplinary Center onAging in conjunction with our annualNovember Seminar. Programming activitiesincluded the Pride <strong>of</strong> Place campusheritage network, Campus Gallery Crawl,Healing <strong>Art</strong>, the Food <strong>and</strong> Society series,<strong>and</strong> a daylong Community <strong>Art</strong> workshopwith <strong>University</strong> Extension. Productsincluded collaborations on several MizzouAdvantage proposals, working withgraduate research assistant Kim Nochi onThe <strong>Art</strong> <strong>of</strong> Food blog series <strong>and</strong> her EllisLibrary exhibit for the Food <strong>and</strong> Societyseries, an online course on urban designfor Architectural Studies, <strong>and</strong> a bookentitled Coming Home Again: A <strong>Missouri</strong>Journal.15
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