Links: The Chrysler Museum in the News

• A lofty goal of our Glass Studio supporters is to see this region become an East Coast hotspot for glass art. That won't happen overnight, but so far so good.

• Family Travel Magazine asks if a fine arts museum full of gorgeous and fragile glass can be kid-friendly. The answer at the Chrysler is yes.

• A new title for the Chrysler's Kelly Conway, thanks to our capital campaign. Glass Quarterly is on the story.

• A lovely blog post about Debora Moore, a Glass Studio Visiting Artist, from Coming East. The tagline of that site is "living life one sunrise at a time," and the post speaks eloquently about the value of supporting your local museum.

• A wonderful article in AltDaily about the Mic Fiend Cafe. We were quite happy to host.

• The TV show Norfolk Perspectives includes a look at our expansion and renovation plans. You can find our Director, Bill Hennessey, at the 15 minute mark.

• The Virginian-Pilot details our expansion plans in an article that includes architectural diagrams.

• The Daily Press of Newport News covers our expansion and renovation announcement.

• An experienced art museum visitor weighs in on the Chrysler. It's a well-written post.

• An art show featuring works by art teachers. Some really fine work, according to the Chrysler curator who judged the show. The Daily Press story is here.

• An in-depth discussion of our 30 Americans exhibition. You can see it on YouTube; it's a production of the Cox 11 Hot Ticket program.

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• "An exhibit that's wrapped in secrets." The Daily Press of Newport News reviews our "30 Americans" exhibition here.

• Our 30 Americans exhibition is now open, and the Virginian-Pilot highlights seven artworks from the show. The story is here.

• A really impressive overview of our Glass Studio from the Cox 11 program Hot Ticket. You can find it on YouTube here.

• Always a treat when our supporters show up in Virginia Living. Online, it's in e-book form, so click here and then navigate to page 48.

• The Virginian-Pilot checked in our Glass Studio Visiting Artist Series. It's a good story.

• The Virginian-Pilot found out about our expansion plans a full month before we were ready to announce them. The story is here. The final vote to make it official is in late March.

• Our new education director lights up the set of Norfolk Perspectives. Anne Corso chats with Bob Batcher about our new exhibition of Baldwin Lee photographs. If you don't want to watch the entire episode, Anne's segment begins at the 22:57 mark.

• There are folks at this Museum who believe we are the perfect place for a first date. Via AltDaily.com, here's a tale from one.

Art Fix Daily looks at our Cities of Light exhibition. Click the image to enlarge. Click here to read the story.

• Our Museum is known as one of the most beautiful venues in the area for a wedding. Here are some photos from a recent wedding, and congratulations Kaitlin and Matthew!

• A travel writer visits the Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House. The full story is here

• Be sure to catch Mark St. John Erickson of the Daily Press discussing our remix exhibition. It contains an insightful balance of the criticisms and the compliments of our art collector namesake, the late Walter Chrysler Jr.

• The Visit South travel blog stops in at the Moses Myers House. You can learn about that historic house and the Museum's connection to it here.

• We have a very cool photography exhibtion opening in February, and here's an interview with the photographer, Baldwin Lee, via the Knoxville News Sentinel.

• Foodies rejoice! A travel writer plugs Norfolk as a destination and does so for a unique reason. Once you're done eating, The Gadling blog has nice things to say about local attractions, including our Museum and Glass Studio.

• Some advice for tourists visiting Norfolk. Visit our Glass Studio early in your visit because it will take a day for your artwork to cool. The tip comes via Go Nomad, which said nice things not only about us, but about our city, too.

2011

• Wonderful family stories connected to our exhibition of Kenneth Harris watercolors of Norfolk. The details are here, by way of the Virginian-Pilot.

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• We have a weakness for first-person blog posts. Here's one from Coffee And A Book Chick.

• A first-hand experience in our Glass Studio by way of the Daily Press. Here's a similar piece from the Virginian-Pilot.

• Imagine a signed, original Warhol—or a signed, original Lichtenstein— costing only $12. Seriously. The story is here.

• Local TV stations covered our Glass Studio opening. Find the roundup here.

• From Tidewater Community College, a photo feature on their students working in our brand new Glass Studio. A nice YouTube video is available, too.

• Our new Glass Studio is the topic of discussion on Norfolk Perspectives, hosted by Bob Batcher. Watch the clip here.

Local TV coverage, Chrysler Museum Glass Studio

Museum Director William Hennessey discusses our new Glass Studio on the Norfolk Neighborhood Network. Click the image to play the clip..

• ArtFixDaily picked up on how we have done a remix on our Modern and Contemporary Art collections.

• We're especially pleased when we draw the attention of travel writers. Take a peek at Travel Plus Wine visiting the Glass Studio.

• Serious glass art fans follow Glass Quarterly and its blog, which just did an in-depth article on "The story behind the Chrysler Museum of Art's new glass studio."

• Two Glass Studio stories of note from the Virginian-Pilot, one a nice overview of the studio's rock 'n' roll attitude and one documenting a visit from a glass art maestro.

• How often do you see art-related subjects on a newspaper editorial page? The Virginian-Pilot has lots of things to say about our new Glass Studio.

• Our Colorama exhibition got some attention in Spain. Nice article for people who know Spanish.

• Our Rothko exhibition and the concurrent Virginia Stage Company Rothko play RED has kicked up some interest. Here's a feature from The Virginian-Pilot, and here's another.

• Art Knowledge News picked up on the incredible quality contained in our Community Collects exhibition.

Our exquisite Degas, Dancer with Bouquets, is on loan to the Royal Academy of Arts in London. When the Reuters news service covered the opening, they posed a famous dancer in front of our famous painting. Click image to enlarge.

• Mark St. John Erickson of the Daily Press offers a feature on our exhibition of Civil War images.

• AltDaily.com with a wonderful story about our Curious George exhibition through the eyes of a three-year-old. Read it here.

• Art Daily picked up on our Kenneth Harris exhibit. Read all about it.

• Curious George as a Holocaust survivor story. The Christian Broadcasting Network looks at the backstory behind our latest special exhibition. See the piece here.

• Art Knowledge News did a nice story on our upcoming Kenneth Harris exhibition. That site is run blog-style, without permalinks, so you'll have to search for Chrysler Museum of Art when you get there. Great story and three big pictures.

• Our special exhibition Curious George Saves The Day is featured on WHRO's "Norfolk Perspectives." Host Bob Batcher interviews both the famous monkey and Museum Director Bill Hennessey. Our segment runs from 18:12 to 23:20.

• An artsy blog has a lot of nice things to say about our Museum. The Daily Telecraft piece has lots of photos of our collection highlights.

• A conversation with the head of the new Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, Charlotte Potter, as conducted by the blog at Glass Quarterly. You can find the announcement of her hiring at ArtDaily.org.

• From Altdaily.com, the joys of an afternoon at the Chrysler Museum.

A photo so large, The Virginian-Pilot turned the page sideways. Click image to enlarge.

• From Virginia Wesleyan College, Music Profressor Lee Jordan-Anders and her contributions to the Chrysler Museum of Art iPod app. (You can download the app for free here.)

• From the Daily Press in Newport News, the little-known story of the origin of Curious George.

• From the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, an interest rekindled after years away.

• From the Christian Broadcasting Network, coverage of our Life of Christ special exhibition.

• The headline says it all: Norfolk Museum Resurrects Art of Jesus

• From the Daily Press in Newport News, a look at our new Tiffany lamps exhibition (with slideshow) and a look at the new James Tissot: Life of Christ exhibition (with photogallery).

• A profile of our new curator for modern and contemporary art from the Virginian-Pilot. Amy Brandt wants to present "important, cutting-edge work."

• The Daily Press in Newport News tells the story of two Boncori paintings that are now hanging side by side after centuries of being apart. Read Mark Erickson's story here.

• Other museums are taking note of the success of our Tickle My Ears events for children. Read all about it.

• A gallery director on a 75-day, 12,000-mile trip through 45 art communities across the United States stops in at the Chrysler: "Hands down it is by far one of the best collections of art we have had the pleasure of viewing." Read the entire post here.

• Insightful piece from AltDaily.com that not only captures the essence of our current Daniel Rozin exhibition, it also deals with a key question. Why do people think they have to see everything in just one visit? Read the article here.

• The Fox 43 Hampton Roads Show featured the Chrysler in a Postcards From Hampton Roads segment. You can catch the well-done piece here.

• An incredibly generous act. Nine American masterpieces go on loan to the Chrysler as promised gifts. The details are here, via The Virginian-Pilot

2010

• Our Elizabeth Catlett exhibition will be closing soon. If you are wondering about seeing it before it's gone, read this wonderful article by The Virginian-Pilot.

• The Daily Press in Newport News did an outstanding video of our Daniel Rozin exhibition. Did a very nice slide show, too.

• See coverage of our glass studio announcement in the Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press, and catch the archived TV news story from WAVY. A highly respected journal in the glass-art world, Glass Quarterly, put us on their blog and our story was also picked up by the influential ArtDaily.org. You can find us on Seattle Glass Online and there was even a story in the International Business Times

• ODU economists looked at the Chrysler Museum as part of their State of the Region study. Read the positive report here.