Collections – Museum of Art /museum Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:31:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 /wp-content/themes/b/bates-framework/styles/images/bates-favicon.png Collections – Museum of Art /museum 32 32 Museum Podcast Episode 14: Gallery Deep Dive with the Student Interns /museum/2023/12/07/museum-podcast-episode-14-gallery-deep-dive-with-the-student-interns/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:31:34 +0000 /museum/?p=20194
Education Curator Anthony Shostak showing the Fall 2023 student interns objects in the museum collections.

Peter joins Lola Buczkowski ’25, Josephine Woodruff ’24, Samantha Gabel ’26, Keira January ’25, Jensen Nida ’24, and Lucy Sterba ’26 to talk about their recent research into art and artists featured in our current exhibitions. Come and see them for yourself! ⁠

 to see the artwork discussed in the episode.

All music composed and produced by Oliver Todreas ’23. Cover art by Lucy Sherman ’23. Edited by Nick Turzio ’26.

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Museum Podcast Episode 5: Curating, DIY Art, and Road Trip Playlists with Samantha Sigmon /museum/2023/05/15/museum-podcast-episode-5/ Mon, 15 May 2023 17:21:35 +0000 /museum/?p=18188

In this episode, Peter and Lucy interview our new Assistant Curator Samantha Sigmon about her background in museums, the power of places, and how she feels about living in Maine. If you want to learn more about Samantha’s work and some of the projects discussed in the episode, click .

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Museum Podcast Episode 4: Collaborating in the Collection with Maura Ferrigno and Esme Alfaro /museum/2023/05/01/museum-podcast-episode-4-collaborating-in-the-collection/ Mon, 01 May 2023 16:04:06 +0000 /museum/?p=18133
Lucy Sherman ’23 (front), Esme Alfaro ’24 (left), and Maura Ferrigno ’25 (right) in the recording studio.

In this episode, Peter and Lucy talk to Collections Interns Maura Ferrigno ’25 and Esme Alfaro ’24 about their experience working together in the collection this past semester, highlights from their work for our upcoming portrait exhibition, and the collaborative process at the heart of the museum.

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Museum Podcast Episode 3: The Life and Times of a Museum Educator, with Anthony Shostak /museum/2023/04/17/museum-podcast-episode-2-the-life-and-times-of-a-museum-educator-with-anthony-shostak/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:54:36 +0000 /museum/?p=17787
Museum Education Curator Anthony Shostak speaking with museum interns.

In this episode, Peter and Lucy sit down with Education Curator Anthony Shostak to talk about his nearly three decade long career at the museum. Topics include what it’s like to be a museum educator, dream exhibitions for the BMoA, and how (not) to get a job.

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Museum Podcast Episode 2: Into the Zooniverse /museum/2023/04/03/museum-podcast-episode-2-into-the-zooniverse/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:31:23 +0000 /museum/?p=17696
Intern Grace Acton 24′.

In this episode, Peter and Lucy talk to intern Grace Acton ’24 and Collections Manager/Registrar Corie Audette about how they are using a digital survey to make our collection more accessible. Topics include how museums engage the public digitally, the challenges that come with an online survey, and the daily struggle to prove that you are not a robot.

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Museum Podcast Episode 1: Hidden Gems /museum/2023/03/21/museum-podcast-episode-1-hidden-gems/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:12:21 +0000 /museum/?p=17531
Interns Clara Kennedy (left) and Liv Eaton working in the museum collections’ storage

In this inaugural edition of the ֲý Museum of Art Podcast, Assistant Education Curator Peter Philbin and Programs Intern Lucy Sherman ’23 sit down with Collections Interns Clara Kennedy ’25 and Liv Eaton ’23 to talk about the work they do in the museum, their favorite pieces in our collection, and the kind of stuff that passed for humor in Harper’s Weekly.

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