the Middlebury College Museum of Art blog
Insights and observations on objects in the museum’s permanent collection
by Eloise McFarlane ’24.5 Introduction The Middlebury College Museum of Art holds a sizable collection of ancient glass, replete with a variety of common yet remarkable objects. The collection is rooted within rich historical and cultural grounds and provides significant
Read More An Exploration of Middlebury’s Ancient Glass Collection
In March the museum hired Jodi Rodgers as our next Curator of Collections and Director of Engagement. Now that Jodi has had some time to settle into those roles we’re sharing a little Q&A to help our audience get to
by Annaliese Terlesky ’23.5, Robert F. Reiff Curatorial Intern In the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recent exhibition, Tossed: Art From Discarded, Found, and Repurposed Materials (May 26–December 10, 2023), Duke Riley was one of many featured artists who have
Read More Duke Riley, No. 382 of the Poly S. Tyrene Memorial Maritime Museum (2023)
By: Pieter Broucke, Associate Curator of Ancient Art and Professor of History of Art and Architecture A Quixotic Personality Born in Venice in 1720, Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an archaeologist, architect, and artist active in the second half of the
Read More Piranesi and the Greatness of Rome: An Ancient Cinerary Urn Restored and Augmented
At the museum’s first in-person Purchase Party since 2019, the Friends voted to support the acquisition of a rare Gothic coffret dedicated to Saint Roch and adorned with a woodcut print depicting the saint. Coffrets were boxes made to carry
Read More The Friends’ Most Recent Gift: A Gothic Coffret with Woodcut of Saint Roch
This summer, shortly following Reunion weekend, we received a note from an anonymous Middlebury alum with a brief account of personal musings they had shared with friends detailing their impressions of Fred Eerdekens’ illuminated copper wire installation some need some feed… which is mounted above the museum’s reception desk.
In 2019, the Committee on Art in Public Places, at the behest of Cynthia Packert, Christian A. Johnson Professor of History of Art, enthusiastically pursued the acquisition of The Perennial Gaze by renowned contemporary artist Shahzia Sikander. This stunning mosaic,
Read More Shahzia Sikander’s The Perennial Gaze Takes Pride of Place in the Axinn Winter Garden
There are many ways to interpret a work of art. The museum’s Label Talk series encourages visitors to reflect upon and voice their own interpretations of specific artworks, such as this pairing of a lustreware tile created by an Ilkhanid
Read More Label Talk: Calligraphic tile and Jean-Léon Gérôme’s sketch for The Whirling Dervish
There are many ways to interpret a work of art, and the museum’s Label Talk series encourages visitors to reflect upon and voice their own interpretations of specific artworks, such as this stenciling and hand-painted enamel work by Ghanaian artist
There are many ways to interpret a work of art, and the museum’s Label Talk series encourages visitors to reflect upon and voice their own interpretations of specific artworks, such as this photograph of an oil spill by Nigerian artist
Read More Label Talk: George Osodi’s Oil Spill Near Farm Land Ogoni
