Weeknotes: 4/30/23 - 5/6/23

This Week:

• I mourned the passing of my friend and mentor Bob Paynter. This also occasioned some phone and email conversations with old friends and colleagues, which, though tinged with sadness, were universally rich reconnections.
• We welcomed Hartwick’s Board of Trustees to the Museum for their spring meeting. We also participated in their deliberations with some motions on repatriation and updating our collections policy. Finally, we hosted an alumni reception and showcased student work.
• My students in Collections Management continued their final projects. They’re working on researching some obscure artwork, updating database descriptions, labelling objects, and cleaning mold, respectively. I also worked on finalizing the draft water disaster plan that students and I developed
• I tried to make more progress on our new exhibit plan.