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Series
Regular feature series or “columns” to the blog.
- Art Tracks
Parties, Marriage, and Provenance
Questions raised about the provenance of an artwork that is the joint property of a married couple.
Artist Lenka Clayton’s attic studio in Polish Hill. Photo: Bryan Conley
- Art Tracks
Visualizing the Stories and Lifespan of an Artwork
Helping curators, scholars, and software developers create dynamic visualizations that answer impossible questions.
- Inside the Museum
Communicating the Mission of the Museum to the World
A museum's mission statement not only tells the world what the institution stands for, it also serves as an invaluable focusing mechanism.
- Inside the Museum
The Museum, Inside and Out
Lynn Zelevansky considers the litany of issues facing museums today, from weakening financial support to generational differences across audiences.
- Collectors
Charles J. Rosenbloom: Devoted Supporter and Benefactor
Provenance researcher Costas Karakatsanis examines Charles J. Rosenbloom's longstanding relationship with Carnegie Museum of Art.
- Inside the Museum
Obscenity Is in the Eye of the Beholder
How a museum balances concerns for free expression against visitors’ legitimate right to avoid art that they deem offensive.
- Inside the Museum
Change Is in Order
It’s a new year, a time for taking stock. It has been almost three years since I started writing Inside the Museum.
- Inside the Museum
Art Makes You Smart: Unconventional Solutions to Unexpected Problems
Museums are an ideal place to learn about art because they contain myriad examples of unconventional solutions to unexpected problems.
- Inside the Museum
The Refined Beauty of the 2013 Carnegie International
The International embraces its location and history, building solid connections with Pittsburgh neighborhoods while still emphasizing its past.
- Inside the Museum
The Crisis in Detroit
Inside the Museum is Carnegie Museum of Art director Lynn Zelevansky’s blog about the local and global impacts of the museum and the art world.