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Dereck Mangus is one of several security guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art stepping out from the shadows this week and into the spotlight, as guest curators of their own exhibition.

For the first time in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s (BMA) history, the people who protect the art have selected the art. Guarding the Art, an exhibition curated entirely by 17 current and former members of the museum’s security team, opens on Sunday, March 27, with approximately 25 works of art from across the BMA’s collection. The exhibition highlights the unique perspectives of the officers and their reflections on the featured objects are drawn from their many hours...

arts Published 15th July 2021 At this museum exhibition, the security guards are the curators Written by Gabriella Angeleti This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. Museum security officers, the people who probably spend the most time looking at art, will soon be organizing an exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) as guest curators. The show "Guarding the Art," due to open in March 2022, will bring together a selection of works th...

17 Security Guards at The Baltimore Museum of Art Will Guest Curate An Exhibition BALTIMORE, Maryland Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid Max Beckmann, Still Life with Large Shell (1939) Courtesy Baltimore Museum of Art. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Guarding the Art, an exhibition curated entirely by 17 members of the museum’s security team. The exhibition will draw from works of art in the BMA’s collection, with each work s...