Museum ConfidentialThe new exhibition Museum Confidential at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, OK is a one of a kind exhibition. It opened on October 14, 2017 and will close on May 7, 2018. The exhibition brings to light what museums go through to put up an exhibition. When visitors first walk into the museum they will be overwhelmed (in a good way) by the amount of artworks that are displayed. The exhibition explains through text and a video that museums normally only show 95% of their collection to the public. In this exhibition a majority of the paintings are hung "salon style". This style of hanging artwork started in 1667 when the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture showcased its students artworks. They only way to exhibit all the students paintings was to hang them from floor to ceiling covering the entire wall. This is exactly what the Philbrook has done so that they can showcase more of their collection for this exhibition. This is also, the only logical way for any museum to show more of their collection. The exhibition goes on to explain the different components for creating an exhibition by telling stories, interactive displays, a small library, and many other eye catching displays. If you have the chance to see this exhibition you definitely should! Many visitors don't realize the hard work and determination it takes to put on a successful exhibition. I personally enjoyed the exhibition, because I am going to graduate school to do this specific thing.
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October 2020
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