Hour Detroit Magazine
February 15, 2021
Museums across the country and here in our own backyard are working to rebound in 2021 after in-person attendance and budgets withered last year. It will pose a tricky challenge for those at the helm. The six women profiled here are part of a national trend: More women than ever hold executive roles at museums, according to a survey released in 2018 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. But diversity is stagnant. The number of people of color in similar positions grew from just 11 percent to 12 percent between 2015 and 2018, when data was most recently available. All the women profiled pointed to mentorship as a possible remedy.
Valentine’s Day
• San Diego Oasis offers virtual classes for older adults, including “
The Heart as a Symbol of Love: A History” at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12. Instructor Kim Keeline will trace the origins of the symbol, its usage and the traditions that spread to Valentine’s Day, including wacky Victorian postcards and other ways we tell people we care about them. $10.
• The La Jolla Community Center presents “
Valentine’s Day: Wine and Chocolate Pairing and Tasting” at noon Friday, Feb. 12, online. Certified wine specialist Stefano Poggi will lead the event. Each tasting will include two wines and four chocolate truffles. $50 for Community Center members; $55 for non-members. Register at
When it comes to science-based exhibitions, institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) and the Mingei International Museum are not often the first places that come to mind.
But in 2024, MCASD and Mingei, along with the La Jolla Historical Society, the San Diego Museum of Art and the UC San Diego Institute of Arts and Humanities, will all unveil multifaceted, multitiered programming as part of the Getty Foundation’s “Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x L.A.” Pacific Standard Time is a series of concurrent exhibitions held throughout Southern California. On Jan. 27, it was announced that more than $5 million in exhibition research grants had been awarded to 45 organizations throughout the region.
Memories at the Museum
Cost: Free
Take part in a discussion and virtual tour of several Balboa Park museums. Docents with the Memories at the Museum program engage people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and an accompanying family member or friend in discussions about the artwork to stimulate visual and verbal abilities, and to spark memory. Facilitators trained by the UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer s and Dementia Research Center. No obligation to participate in research. No cost to participate. Memories at the Museum alternates among three co-sponsoring museums that are all located in Balboa Park. This event is free of charge to participants. Virtual tours are held the first Tuesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. with one of several San Diego museums, including the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts, and the Timken Museum. Link to Zoom meeting will be provided with registration.
Asia Week New York Zooms in on the Allure of Indian Paintings, January 28
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Email is invalid Fairies descend from the heavens to visit the chamber of Prince Manohar Folio from ‘The Rose Garden of Love’ by Nusrati, court poet to Sultan Ali Adil Shah II of Bijapur Deccan, circa 1700 Opaque watercolour with gold and silver on paper 8 ¾ by 5 ¾ in., 22.3 by 14.4 cm. painting 15 ½ by 9 ¼ in. 39.5 by 23.5 cm. folio (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Continuing its lively series of virtual panel discussions, Asia Week New York is delighted to present