MA. Museum Archives

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This collection consists of the time capsule that was created as part of the 2012 staff Holiday Party, "Party like there is no Tamayo". The party had a Maya calendar / end of the world theme. Staff submitted items for the time capsule, which was to be opened in 10 years (2022). The time capsule was opened at the staff holiday party on 19 December 2022.

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This collection contains records of the DMA's applications and site visits for AAM accreditation, from the first accreditation in 1977 to the 2014 reaccreditation.

Scope and Contents This collection contains records created or received by Acting Director Steve Nash (June 1987-May 1988) or maintained by the Director's Office staff on behalf of the Acting Director. The collection consists of a chronological series of corrrespondence files documenting all correspondnece that went out under the acting director's signature, and an alphabetical series that includes incoming and outgoing correspondence by correspondant and reference or subject files which may contain incoming...

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THis collection contains records created or received by the Education department's Adult Programming team. Records creators include Tracy Bays and Lisa Kays. The collection includes Centennial-related programming, Ned Boshell correspondence, Shipwreck Weekend, and the Silver Symposium.

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This collection contains records created and received by adult programs staff from 1993-2001. Records include program files for lectures / lecture series / panel discussions / symposia; exhibition programs for Searching for Ancient Egypt, Momoyama, Kupka, Hot Cars, and others; adult programs priorities and goals; and grants.

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The collection contains reports on final results of visitor surveys and positioning studies, conducted by Alliance Research on behalf of the museum between 1997 and 2001.

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This collection contains records created or received by Andrea Vargas Severin, Manager of Interpretation (2012-2017). The records document Severin's work creating interpretation activities for the permanent collection and exhibitions, including family guides and self-guided tour brochures, C3 publications and exhibition activity materials.

Scope and Contents This collection contains records created and received by Anne Bromberg in her role as Curator of Education / Director of Education from the mid-1970s to mid-1990s. The records document Bromberg's development of the docent program with docent training and tour scripts; Gallery Notes and Gallery Guides publications; Getty focus groups and Colloquium on Museum Education; exhibition interpretation and programs particularly El Greco; New Museum; new audiences; long-range plan/planning; visitor...

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This collection contains records created or received by Anne Bromberg, Curator of Ancient and Asian Art, between 2007-2016. Records include exhibitions, permanent collection gallery installations (snail / Silk Road), objects offered/dealer correspondence, lecutures/symposia, research, and curatorial department administrative projects.

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This collection contains records created by Anne Bromberg, the Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Ancient and Asian Art. The bulk of records date from 1990-2015 and document exhibitions, installations, publications, lectures and talks, book club, collection descriptions, object research, acquisitions, donor and dealer correspondence, and other projects for the DMA's collections of Ancient and Asian art.