Ted Talk: Curating the Metropolitan Museum of Art

As part of our exploration of the Arts and Public Education opportunities in Jacksonville, join us for a moment to listen to the thoughts and ideas of other institutional leaders in the world. After the jump, Metrojpolitan Museum of Art Director, Thomas P.Campbell on what makes a museum space valuable!

Published October 6, 2012 in Weekend Edition      0 Comments     Print Article

As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating—not just selecting art objects, but placing them in a setting where the public can learn their stories. With glorious images, he shows how his curation philosophy works for displaying medieval tapestries—and for the over-the-top fashion/art of Alexander McQueen. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)

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