Here’s a hint: This weekend is the 100th anniversary of the first Armory Show. You may have heard the Armory story on NPR recently. Still need more help? You know I’m always saying that art transforms lives. The 1913 Armory Read More…
Author Archives: Nannette Maciejunes
CMA Finalist for 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced Columbus Museum of Art, Cuyahoga County Public Library of Cuyahoga County, and The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County of Cincinnati as National Medal for Museum and Library Service finalists. Read More…
Posted in Notes from Nannette
12 Things CMA Gave in 2012
The holidays are a time for giving. Here at the Museum, we are committed to giving back to our community. Here’s a year-end wrap-up of 12 gifts the Columbus Museum of Art gave to Central Ohio this year: 12. Memories. Read More…
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In honor of the Royal Wedding
First, I need to confess that I am a royal watcher. I remember being in college in 1973 and getting up early with my friends to watch Princess Anne’s wedding and several years later watching as Prince Charles married Lady Read More…
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Detention of Artist Ai Weiwei
The Columbus Museum of Art joins our museum colleagues in expressing concern over the detention of acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. We believe wholly in the freedom of expression and the nurturing of creativity and independent thought. We support the Read More…
Posted in Day to Day
Thank you
A special thank you to our volunteers as we celebrate National Volunteer Week! The Museum would not be succeeding today without the passion of our dedicated volunteers who so generously share their talents, time and resources. We are proud to Read More…
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Remembering George Tooker
It has been a sad week for me personally, for CMA, and for the American art community. The painter George Tooker died at his home in Vermont this past Sunday. He was 90. The Museum owns two of George’s paintings, Read More…
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St. Patrick’s Day and why I love working at CMA
This morning, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought it would be fun to see if there were any connections between our collection and Ireland. I emailed our curators to pose the question and their responses not only gave Read More…
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We’re Moving In…
The art is back! Masterpieces are currently being reinstalled in the renovated CMA. On a recent (unofficial, unsanctioned) tour of the Museum’s reinvigorated galleries, I got an exciting peek at the process of re-imaging our collection. In Derby Court, exquisite Read More…
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Visiting our Sister City
A week ago I traveled via Rome to Genoa, Italy where I accompanied two of our European paintings, an 1888 Claude Monet view of The Mediterranean and a 1923 Chaim Soutine Landscape at Cagnes. Both paintings are part of the Read More…
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