by Leandra Velez | Apr 3, 2016 | 2016, archive
A fascinating new series of radio shows on BBC Radio 4, Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. There are 10 episodes about different objects or sites that are now defaced or...
by Leandra Velez | Apr 1, 2016 | 2016, archive
Paul Miller, Curator of the Preservation Society of Newport County, has the responsibility of oversight of the interiors of nine famous Newport mansions and the countless objects within. He recently took time from his duties to share his amazing breadth of knowledge...
by Leandra Velez | Mar 14, 2016 | 2016, archive
“It is not every community that is given a once in a lifetime chance to shape an iconic space in the heart of its town center,” So says they home page of the Historic Newport Town Spring website. Indeed, a change is coming to the space that intersects...
by Leandra Velez | Mar 11, 2016 | 2016, archive
Recently at Newport Art Museum we took down a group of portrait paintings that had ben on extended loan from Newport Historical Society. The paintings are quite old and rather delicate, so they must be handled observing museum best practices for objects and works of...
by Leandra Velez | Mar 10, 2016 | 2016, archive
As visitors arrived at December opening reception of the MUSE Exhibition, which all MUSE students in the fall term had co-curated at Newport Art Museum, they were treated to an unexpected show of students modeling duct tape dresses and playing live music. The evening...
