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On our 10th episode of A Closer Look, we wrap up the season with a chat between hosts Tara and Michael about their jobs—Digital Content Manager and Administrative Coordinator for the Deputy Director’s Office, respectively—and how they got them. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really like! Through a series of conversations with colleagues, hosts Tara Metal and Michael Ricca will seek to demystify the museum...

On this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to the Harvard Art Museums’ curator of modern and contemporary art, Mary Schneider Enriquez. Mary, whose exhibitions have included "Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals" and "Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning," discusses leaving grad school, living in Mexico, discovering a love of teaching, and the joys and challenges of curatorial work. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re...

On this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to the Harvard Art Museums’ design manager, Zak Jensen. Zak talks about his background and early interest in design, what it means to create a visual identity for a museum, and recalls some favorite memories from his nine years at the museums, including a close encounter with architect Renzo Piano. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really like! Through a series of...

Erik Lindahl's road to the exhibitions team at the Harvard Art Museum included work as an artist, a studio assistant, a scenic carpenter, and a lead preparator at the Oriental Institute Museum in Chicago. In this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to Erik about learning on the job, working in post-war Afghanistan, and why loving art is critical to succeeding in his field. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really...

In this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to Liz Sirrine, one of our collections assistants. A highly trained art handler, Liz helps make art accessible to everyone by facilitating visits to our unique Art Study Center. Listen to learn about Liz’s background, her dynamic job, and what advice she would give someone interested in pursuing a career like hers. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really like! Through a...

In this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to Karen Gausch, who works in our department of Collections Management as the Manager of Exhibition Production and Collections Care. Karen charts her fascinating career from installing art around New York City, to mount-making at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to managing a massive building move and making exhibitions come to life at the Harvard Art Museums. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got...

In this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to Angela Chang, who is the head of our object lab, an objects conservator, and the assistant director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Angela, who has worked at the Harvard Art Museums for eighteen years, discusses her training and experience, including working on the team that conserved and restored the famed murals by John Singer Sargent at the Boston Public Library. Interested in becoming an art conservator? This...

Nilton Barbosa shares his experiences on leading a security team at the Harvard Art Museums. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really like! Through a series of conversations with colleagues, hosts Tara Metal and Michael Ricca will seek to demystify the museum world, discuss some surprising career paths, and explore jobs you may never have considered. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why...

Host Michael Ricca talks to curatorial assistant Heather Linton, who gives insights into her job and how she came to pursue a career as a museum professional. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really like! Through a series of conversations with colleagues, hosts Tara Metal and Michael Ricca will seek to demystify the museum world, discuss some surprising career paths, and explore jobs you may never have...

In this episode of A Closer Look, we talk to assistant archivist Michelle Interrante about her path to our archives department, what an archivist really does, and why working in retail was the perfect preparation for her museum career. On Season 1 of A Closer Look, we’re exploring museum jobs: why we wanted them, how we got them, and what they’re really like! Through a series of conversations with colleagues, hosts Tara Metal and Michael Ricca will seek to demystify the museum world, discuss...

In 2018, the Harvard Art Museums are celebrating the Calderwood Courtyard, to honor the 500th anniversary of the site that inspired its design. The two-story arcade is a replica of the facade of the canon’s house of San Biagio in Montepulciano, Italy, an ecclesiastical complex designed in the early to mid-16th century by Renaissance architect Antonio da Sangallo the Elder. Situated on a clearing overlooking the Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana Valleys, the San Biagio complex is a popular...

Amy Torbert, the Maher Curatorial Fellow in American Art, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-copley-and-trumbull-in-print

James Delbourgo, associate professor of the history of science and the Atlantic World at Rutgers University, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-electrical-machines-mechanical-orreries-and-the-atom-bomb

Oliver Wunsch, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-decay

Lola Sánchez-Jáuregui, from the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. Sánchez-Jáuregui is the former Maher Curatorial Fellow in American Art at the Harvard Art Museums. https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-a-repository-of-gifts

Anne Driesse, senior conservator of works of art on paper, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-drawing-the-rock

Conceptual artist Simon Starling talks with curator Ethan Lasser about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. Simon Starling was born in 1967 in Epsom, United Kingdom, and graduated from the Glasgow School of Art. He was professor of fine arts at the Städelschule in Frankfurt between 2003 and 2013. He won the Turner Prize in 2005 and was shortlisted for the Hugo Boss Prize in...

Aleksandr Bierig, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-transposition

Whitney Barlow Robles, Ph.D. candidate in American Studies, Harvard University, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-flatness-1

Elizabeth Athens, assistant curator of American art at the Worcester Art Museum, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-virtual-realities

Laura Turner Igoe, the Maher Curatorial Fellow of American Art, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-color-and-line

Kate Smith, associate conservator of paintings in the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, talks about "The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820" on view from May 19 through December 31, 2017 at the Harvard Art Museums. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/gallery-talk-philosophy-chamber-conversations-copleys-art-of-revision