Menu
  • Brooks on the Bluff
  • MemphisWine
  • About
  • Home
    • Copyright
    • eBrooks
  • Exhibitions
    • Current
      • Photography in Memphis
      • Rotunda Projects: E.V. Day - Divas Ascending
      • A Journey Towards Self-Definition: African American Artists in the Permanent Collection
      • Claire Van Vliet: Illustrating Babel
      • Ernest Withers: A Buck & a Half Apiece
      • Drawing Memory
      • Carroll Cloar Gallery
      • Arts of Global Africa
    • Upcoming
      • 2020 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards
      • Art Builds Creativity Student Exhibition
    • Past
      • Play Station
      • Albrecht Dürer
      • Ernest C. Withers: Baseball Photographs
      • Renditions II
      • Natural Curiosity: Beth Van Hoesen
      • Painted Words: Poets and Painters in Print, 1869 – 1967
      • Rotunda Projects: Federico Uribe
      • Bouguereau & America
      • Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i
      • 2019 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards
      • Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents
      • Brooks Outside: Outings Project
      • African-Print Fashion Now!
      • Black Resistance
      • Rotunda Projects: Lisa Hoke
      • Coming to America
      • Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
      • Making Our Mark
      • 2018 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards
      • About Face
      • Barrier Free
      • By the Book
      • Selections from William Eggleston’s Portfolios
      • Brooks Outside: Tape Art
      • Rotunda Projects: Nnenna Okore
      • 100 Gifts for 100 Years
      • A Feast for the Eyes
      • Art Builds Creativity 2017
      • Creating Connections Through Art Therapy
      • 2017 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards
      • Red Grooms: Traveling Correspondent
      • Rotunda Projects: Yinka Shonibare MBE
      • Veda Reed: Day into Night
      • Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars
      • Create. Imagine. Explore.
      • Early Learners Explore the Environment
      • RedBall Memphis
      • Families in Art
      • Clare Leighton and Thomas W. Nason: Common Threads
      • Wonder, Whimsy, Wild: Folk Art in America
      • 2016 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards
      • Decorative Arts Trust: A 35th Anniversary Exhibition
      • 60s Cool
      • Ofrendas: Student-made Altars
      • Buggin & Shruggin: A Glitched History of Gaming Culture
      • Surreal Kingdoms
      • The Art of Video Games
      • This Light of Ours
      • Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper
      • Exhibitions since 2006
  • Collections
    • The Collection Online
    • Conservation & Appraisal
    • Image Services
    • Provenance
    • Outdoor Sculptures
    • Give to the collection
  • Events
    • Brooks Films
    • Dia de los Muertos
    • Kids + Teens
    • Health + Wellness
    • Tours + Talks
    • Brooks Membership
    • Vive Le Brooks
      • Preview the 2019 Grand Auction Catalog
      • Sponsors
      • Committee
      • Make a Donation
  • Visit
    • Visitor Information
      • Directions + Parking
      • Group Visits
      • Community Visitor Pass Donation
    • Cafe Brooks
    • Museum Store
    • School Tours
    • Visit with Families
    • Buy a Ticket
    • Book a Tour
    • FAQs
    • Accessibility
  • Learn
    • Inside Art
    • Students + Teachers
      • Art Builds Creativity
      • Homeschool Program
      • Lesson Plans
      • Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards
      • School Tours
      • Teacher Information
    • Adults
    • Families
    • Community
      • Art Builds Creativity
      • Art Therapy Access Program
      • Community Days
    • Lesson Plans
    • Library
  • Join + Give
    • Donate Now
    • Membership
      • Cloar Circle
      • Become a Member
      • Gift Memberships
      • Brooks Membership Travel Program
      • Member Events
    • Ways to Give
      • Annual Fund
      • Tennessee Arts Commission
      • Honor + Memorials
      • Planned Giving
      • Gifts of Art
      • Endowment
      • Education
    • Volunteer
  • Venue Rental
    • Weddings
    • Corporate Events
    • Spaces
    • Contact Us
  • #BrooksMuseum
    • Blog
    • Red Grooms Audio Tour
    • Interactive Timeline
    • Canaletto in Minecraft
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Friday, September 24, 2010

Exhibitions Department: An Insight Into Ideas

[caption id="attachment_2928" align="alignright" width="252" caption="A peek at one of the carefully preserved and beautifully bound books by Toof and Co. to be included in the exhibit; private collection. "] [/caption] One thing I have learned working in the museum profession for many years, dealing with so many amazing art objects, is that one idea always leads to another, one project always points the way to many more. And as it happens, the project I am working on right now, an... Read More
Posted by Andria Lisle at Friday, September 24, 2010
Share |

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Riddle Me This: What do Brooks Members do When They're Not at the Museum?

They put on their best dresses and ride in the Midnight Classic! Check out Brooks member, Michael Hoots, as he participates in full form for the annual ride to benefit Meritan . Hoots started riding for exercise after an injury, but his good-deed riding didn't start here. Hoots also participates in the AIDS Lifecycle Ride to End Aids , a 7 day ride from San Fransisco to LA. He had his amazing red dress made for the ride and he said, "he wanted something that represented Memphis". ... Read More
Posted by Andria Lisle at Saturday, September 11, 2010
Share |

Saturday, September 4, 2010

A Great Moment at Work (For Real!)

When you work the front desk at any organization, you meet a lot of different people. Especially when that job is in the South. Folks love to chat in the South. A couple came into the museum today and the husband joked that the woman would get the senior rate in a couple of weeks. Having just celebrated my birthday a few days ago, I knew she was a fellow Virgo, and went on to tell her that we had the best sign (i'm biased, but right). I asked her husband what his sign was, mainly... Read More
Posted by Andria Lisle at Saturday, September 4, 2010
Everything
Share |

  • Home
  • #BrooksMuseum
  • Blog

#BrooksMuseum

  • Blog
  • Red Grooms Audio Tour
  • Interactive Timeline
  • Canaletto in Minecraft

Archives

  • 2018
    • May
    • April
  • 2017
    • December
    • October
    • September
    • June
    • May
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2016
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • April
    • February
    • January
  • 2015
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2014
    • December
    • November
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • March
    • January
  • 2013
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
  • 2012
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2011
    • December
    • November
    • September
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2010
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2009
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • July
    • June
    • May
  • 2008
    • October
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • January
  • 2007
    • August

Tags

  • This Light of Ours
  • Special Exhibitions
  • Everything
  • Education
  • Brooks Museum
  • art
  • Collection
  • Brooks Films

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Keep in Touch

1934 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
901.544.6200 | Parking | Get Directions

Subscribe to eBrooks

Subscribe

Our Supporters

Arts Memphis Hyde Foundation Tennessee Arts Commission The Jeniam Foundation Autozone

Our Mission

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art enriches the lives of our diverse community through the Museum's expanding collection, varied exhibitions, and dynamic programs that reflect the art of world cultures from antiquity to the present.

Additional Links

View Sitemap | Terms of Use | Press Room | Careers | Contact | Support | Email Login | Memphis Web Design by Speak