News and Events
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Interdisciplinary Exhibition Highlights Ecological Change on a Maine Island
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art hosts an exhibition bringing together biology, history, and art history to explore the changing landscape of Monhegan Island over the centuries and how that change has been portrayed by artists. -
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Bowdoin’s Brennan and Perkinson on the Humanities, Practical Application of Invaluable Tools in “Inside Higher Ed”
The value and benefits of a liberal arts education steeped in the humanities has worthy champions in Kristin Brennan, executive director of Bowdoin’s Office of Career Exploration and Development (CXD), and Stephen Perkinson, professor of art history. -
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Museum of Art’s “Antiquity and America” and How Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Americans of All Races, Classes, and Genders Looked to the Ancient Mediterranean for Inspiration
In an article for The Conversation, Sean Burrus, former Andrew W. Mellow Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Art (2018–2022) and curator of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art exhibition Antiquity and America, expands on the intention behind the show and shares insights from his field of expertise in ancient Mediterranean art and culture. -
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Kathleen Waller ’02 Interviews Mike Ritter ’02 in Recently Launched Arts Journal, “The Matterhorn”
Boston-area photographer Mike Ritter ’02 chats about his latest project, a liberal arts education, and other topics, with Bowdoin classmate Kathleen Waller. The interview features in Waller’s online cultural journal The Matterhorn. -
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During Shutdown, Bowdoin Museums and Special Collections Throw Open Their Online Doors
While there's no substitute for standing close to a beautiful, old, or evocative manuscript, artwork, or other object, Bowdoin's two museums and special collections are, in response to the virus crisis, offering new ways for students to interact with their collections. -
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