Are Women Still a Minority in Art Museums?

The Guerrilla Girls were a radical Feminist group that emerged in 1985 as a response to the under-representation of women in the Modern art collections of museums. This poster is the manifestation of the concern after an inner look into the modern artwork at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After counting the number of nude females against [...]

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Looking For Art in All the Right Places

The New Britain Museum of American Art offers members and guests the opportunity to sign up for an “Art Pass” for the Connecticut Art Trail, which provides admission to 15 prominent Connecticut museums for only $25. It includes museums from all over Connecticut such as the Yale University Art Gallery, Bruce Museum, Aldrich Contemporary Art [...]

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Outside the Lines: Defining the Modern Museum

  Are museums: 1. Places to preserve history, 2. Places to establish new history, or 3. Places to encourage creative growth? Can there be a fourth choice- All of the above? The New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) is an interesting example that falls into the “All of the above” category. The facilities of [...]

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Exhibition Survey 2010! What do YOU want to see?

Would you like to have a say in what exhibitions take place at the New Britian Musem of American Art? Now, you can! Here’s how:

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