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Exploring the Collection
Books and Pages That Pop

These innovative publications are designed to open, unfold, pop-up, and even spin—see for yourself.

From the Curator
Lilly Martin Spencer: Hearth, Home, and National Fame

Ambitious and savvy, the 19th-century artist Lilly Martin Spencer forged an artistic career against all odds.

Photo of a young woman with medium-light skin and dark, long hair in curls, Kylie Escudero, standing with her arm on a railing, a beautiful stained-glass window of a waterfall behind her. She smiles and looks at the viewer.

Meet the Staff
Kylie Escudero, Exhibition Project Manager

Find out what it takes to bring an exhibition from idea to reality from a former intern who did the same with her dream to work in the arts.

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Interpreting the Collection
The Unending Sweetness of Painted Fruit

In defying the effects of time, paintings force us to consider those very effects.

A light-skinned man with a full beard, a mustache, and round glasses —Kirill Mazor—smiles slightly as he leans upon a stone railing, quadrilateral artworks in single shades hung behind him.

Meet the Staff
Kirill Mazor, Creative Director, Digital Content, Experience Design

From in-gallery videos to virtual tours, he brings dual passions for digital production and experiential design to a role that’s all about storytelling.

Staff Picks
Kinds of Green

Six staff members ruminate upon some of their favorite greens in the museum.

Painting in mostly greens, blue, and yellows of a sweeping view of farmlands, fields stacked like blocks in a quilt. Small houses and even smaller animals can be found throughout. In the foreground, a man in a brown jacket leans against a tall tree.

New Acquisitions
Four Paintings by Grandma Moses

These paintings by the popular 20th-century American artist are windows into distant memories layered with imagination.

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Exploring the Collection
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Correspondence Art

Just like letters and cards, artworks sent through the mail make personal connections.

Photo of a gallery shows a low platform with several pieces of brightly colored and irregularly shaped furniture. On the white walls behind are framed graphic posters and small paintings of architecture.

Gallery Spotlight
Five Picks from the New Architecture and Design Galleries

Five staff members in five different roles highlight five distinct artworks from the newly installed Modern Wing galleries featuring architecture and design.

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Exploring the Collection
The Great and Modest Life of Mary Reynolds

The life and influence of the remarkable Mary Reynolds have inspired a growing fan club. Read this article and see why.

Perspectives
Dancing with Cecilia Beaux

Looking deeper into a painting can reveal more mysteries than it solves.

A black-and-white photo shows the artist crouching next to his partner, Françoise Gilot, and smiling at their 4-year-old daughter, Paloma, who sits in a small wheelbarrow smiling back at her parents while their 6-year-old son, Claude, sits on a tricycle on the other side of father, smiling at the camera.

Inside the Exhibition
Inspiring Picasso

Meet a few of the people—a friend, a printer, an art dealer, a romantic partner, and two children—who impacted the artist and his work.

Leaders of Tomorrow
Curious about Curating? Your First Stop: The Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy

Collection Spotlight
Man of Sorrows by Marion Perkins

“This head of Christ,” the artist said, “is an acid test of American democracy.”

Photograph in a gray art gallery of a large glass case with two large vessels in orange and black inside it, a podium with an iPad display at right.

Behind the Scenes
What’s in a Case?

Curator Lorien Yonker goes beyond the glass to share some of the unseen ways our cases help protect the art within them.

From the Conservation Studio
The Cycle of Destruction and Repair: Conserving a Thanjavur Painting

After undergoing extensive as well as inventive conservation, this beautiful rendering of Shiva Nataraja and his attendants is now ready for public view.