1 / 19

The Barnes Foundation Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections Department: A Year in Review

The Barnes Foundation Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections Department: A Year in Review. Barbara Anne Beaucar Associate Archivist. The new Barnes logo based on a document in the archives. The former Barnes logo based on one of the African pieces in the art collection.

rhea
Download Presentation

The Barnes Foundation Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections Department: A Year in Review

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Barnes Foundation Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections Department: A Year in Review Barbara Anne Beaucar Associate Archivist

  2. The new Barnes logo based on a document in the archives The former Barnes logo based on one of the African pieces in the art collection This note was included in a letter sent in 1927 from Dr. Barnes to his staff instructing them where to hang his new Tintoretto

  3. New Barnes Building: 2025 Parkway The first model created for the new building Original plan for new library, on the inaccessible second floor

  4. Final floor plan of the new library, on the publicly-accessible lower level The new library under construction

  5. The new building!

  6. Art Library Move

  7. View from the lower level lobby “A garden in a gallery”… or in a library

  8. New and Departing Staff Bye, Allison! Allison Jai O’Dell, former Special Collections and Horticulture Librarian Welcome to new departmental staff: Judy Donovan, Art Librarian; Amanda McKnight, Assistant Archivist; and Laurie Porsia, Assistant Art Librarian.

  9. New Shelving: Archives Storage Area Before During After

  10. Our beautiful new shelves!

  11. Publications: Research, Images, and Support The Barnes Foundation: Masterworks with essays by Judith F. Dolkart, chief curator, Martha Lucy, associate curator, and Derek Gillman, director Renoir in the Barnes Collection with essays Martha Lucy, associate curator, and the late John House of the Courtauld Institute

  12. The Barnes Foundation: Two Buildings, One Mission by David Brownlee

  13. Exhibition: Ensemble: Albert C. Barnes and the Experiment in Education Through March 18, 2013

  14. Opening Events, May 2012: Gala Weekend

  15. Opening Events, May 2012: Memorial Day Weekend

  16. PBS Documentary

  17. Back to Normal? Reopening the Archives (and Moving Offices…)

More Related