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Explore a variety of articles and media about current exhibitions, events, announcements, collaborations within the city, and more written by Brooks staff, fellows, and guest writers.
Explore a variety of articles and media about current exhibitions, events, announcements, collaborations within the city, and more written by Brooks staff, fellows, and guest writers.
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we’re reminded of the contribution by African Americans in the art world. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art has numerous works on display by or about African Americans.
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One of the most photographed—and shared on social media—works at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is Nam June Paik’s Vide-O-belisk. This sculpture comprises vintage televisions, neon signs, and videos featuring works from the museum’s permanent collection, Egyptian iconography, and Elvis.
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You could call 2015 a year of changes for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Several cosmetic changes happened in anticipation of the centennial celebration in 2016, but the museum also has new leadership. Our new executive director, Dr. Emily Ballew Neff, was announced in April and is leading the museum in providing "dynamic and revelatory experiences for its visitors through great works of art from all over the world.”
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Several schools are having their winter break and parents have kids who are at home, or have some time off work themselves. If you’re looking for an outing or just want to get the kids out of house for a couple hours, spend a day at the Brooks Museum!
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Blog written by Dr. Stanton Thomas, Curator of European & Decorative Art This impressive pitcher—one of the Decorative Arts Trust ’s most recent gifts to the Brooks Museum—belonged to Marcus Brutus Winchester, first mayor of Memphis (1796-1856). Winchester was Memphis’ mayor from 1827 until 1829.
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There’s a day for giving thanks and several days to find your holiday shopping deals. Do you know about the day to give back? People around the world participate in Giving Tuesday, which happens the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and you can join them. Show your support of Brooks Museum and help us inspire others to give during the holiday season.
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The Brooks Museum is a really neat museum, especially for students and teachers at Memphis College of Art. Due to the Brooks proximity to Memphis College of Art, it is a great asset to our studies. For many of our art history courses, especially our freshman year art history courses, we are required to visit a museum and write about works in the time period we are working. Blog written by Ashley Lulo, Fall 2015 Marketing Intern
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Artist Kenneth Alexander discussed his new form of surrealism called NOVI Art during a gallery talk at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
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Buggin' & Shruggin': A Glitched History of Gaming Culture brings three local artists together under one roof to birth one consuming piece of two-dimesional genius. This blog post was written by marketing intern, Eric Jones, from Rhodes College.
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This summer, Brooks Museum challenged all Minecraft fanatics to design and build the world's coolest and most creative art museum. This blog post was written by marketing intern, Eric Jones, from Rhodes College.
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