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What are your responsibilities as the Cooper Hewitt’s new contemporary design curator?
Storys
NB
The Smithsonian is the largest museum and
research complex in the world, and its pri-
mary missions are to provide an educational
resource as well as to preserve and advance
our cultural heritage. So my role encompas-
ses the classic responsibilities of a curator:
I research and write, I develop and produce
exhibitions and programming at the museum, and I acquire work for the permanent col-
lection. I’m also involved in thinking through strategies for Cooper Hewitt to connect with
the wider world.
IM
How did your background prepare you for your role as a curator?
NB
I definitely have a less-than-traditional back-
ground for a museum curator, since most
come through a scholarly track. Mine is more
IM
What are your responsibilities as the Cooper Hewitt’s new contemporary design curator?
Storys
NB
The Smithsonian is the largest museum and
research complex in the world, and its pri-
mary missions are to provide an educational
resource as well as to preserve and advance
our cultural heritage. So my role encompas-
ses the classic responsibilities of a curator:
I research and write, I develop and produce
exhibitions and programming at the museum, and I acquire work for the permanent col-
lection. I’m also involved in thinking through strategies for Cooper Hewitt to connect with
the wider world.
IM
How did your background prepare you for your role as a curator?
NB
I definitely have a less-than-traditional back-
ground for a museum curator, since most
come through a scholarly track. Mine is more
IM
What are your responsibilities as the Cooper Hewitt’s new contemporary design curator?
Storys
NB
The Smithsonian is the largest museum and
research complex in the world, and its pri-
mary missions are to provide an educational
resource as well as to preserve and advance
our cultural heritage. So my role encompas-
ses the classic responsibilities of a curator:
I research and write, I develop and produce
exhibitions and programming at the museum, and I acquire work for the permanent col-
lection. I’m also involved in thinking through strategies for Cooper Hewitt to connect with
the wider world.
IM
How did your background prepare you for your role as a curator?
NB
I definitely have a less-than-traditional back-
ground for a museum curator, since most
come through a scholarly track. Mine is more
IM
What are your responsibilities as the Cooper Hewitt’s new contemporary design curator?
Storys
NB
The Smithsonian is the largest museum and
research complex in the world, and its pri-
mary missions are to provide an educational
resource as well as to preserve and advance
our cultural heritage. So my role encompas-
ses the classic responsibilities of a curator:
I research and write, I develop and produce
exhibitions and programming at the museum, and I acquire work for the permanent col-
lection. I’m also involved in thinking through strategies for Cooper Hewitt to connect with
the wider world.
IM
How did your background prepare you for your role as a curator?
NB
I definitely have a less-than-traditional back-
ground for a museum curator, since most
come through a scholarly track. Mine is more