Tag Archives: cataloging

From Museum Storage–Cataloging 188 Paperweights

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

This blog is about museum life “Under the Wings,” right? One of the most important and perhaps most buried “under the wings” duties of the curatorial department is the care of the art collection (housing, safe transport, conservation) including the … Continue reading →

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Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 4 (It’s a Tea Service!)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

The papers are signed and I can say it: The Milwaukee Art Museum welcomed into its permanent collection a Tea Service designed by Margarete Heymann Löbenstein Marks. After we purchased the work at auction two months ago and the wire … Continue reading →

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