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    The facade of the Hood Museum of Art at dusk.

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    Hood Museum of Art Expands Its Curatorial Team

    October 21, 2021

    The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, welcomes four new curators as it seeks to activate new possibilities in its collection, spaces, and staff by expanding the art and audiences with, about, and from whom we learn. In particular, these four individuals will reimagine the collection's influence and potential to forge meaningful connections across disciplines, peoples, and local and global communities.

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    Welcome Back!

    September 08, 2021

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    "Every reopening these days is another positive sign. The Hood Museum's reopening was likewise an important signifier of this special time. That one simple act—inviting the public back into our galleries—speaks volumes about where we have been and where we are headed. Some of the spaces in our galleries still echo the demands of pandemic life, such as wide gaps between works of art, but others have been installed with the new now in mind.

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      A sculptural 3D painting that employs cloth, paint, and various found objects.

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      Hood Museum Celebrates Significant Acquisition from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

      September 08, 2021

      This year, the Hood Museum of Art made a major acquisition of ten works of art from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation that dramatically expands the story of American art it tells by including several African American artists from the southern United States. These works will transform the Dartmouth College collection and allow new meanings to emerge from their connections to its current holdings.

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