Museum Workers Talk Art

A Metropolitan Museum of Art administrator talks about some of its holdings on the institution’s Web site. A Metropolitan Museum of Art administrator talks about some of its holdings on the institution’s Web site.

March 20, 2011 | Read Time: 1 minute

Looking for a way to introduce new audiences to the works of art in its collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art turned to its workers and the Web.

Connections, an audio slide show series, features employees from across the New York museum talking about themes that they see running through the collection and their perspectives on various , along with the pieces of art they’re discussing talking about. The museum plans to post at least one four-minute slide show weekly for the rest of the year.

The topics range from the serious to the playful. Among the episodes so far: an administrator talks about works of art related to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War; and an editorial assistant discusses why the museum is a great place for a first date.

The museum hopes to “inspire visitors to look at our collection in different ways,” says Erin Coburn, the institution’s chief officer of digital media.

To get there: Go to http://www.metmuseum.org/connections.

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