AAMC Announces 2014 Conference will be in Detroit
Thursday, September 19, 2013
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AAMC Announces 2014 Conference
will be in Detroit
September 19, 2013 – The Association of Art Museum Curators
(AAMC) announced today that it will move its 2014 conference to Detroit, with at
least a day of programming set to take place at the Detroit Institute of
Arts. "We have watched the situation in
Detroit and at the DIA very closely this year,” says Emily Ballew Neff,
President of the AAMC, "We believe that moving our conference to the DIA affirms
our support of one of the most outstanding museum collections in the
world. And, we thought, what better way
to show this than by bringing hundreds of curators to its doors next May?”
The AAMC annual conference, scheduled to occur May 4 – 6,
has an average attendance of around 300, and is the largest gathering of art
museum curators in the world. "We are
delighted to have the AAMC at the DIA,” says Graham W J Beal, DIA’s Director,
"Our own curators have been active members of the organization since its
inception, and we greatly look forward to welcoming the entire group next
Spring.”
Other nearby museum hosts and venues will be confirmed this month. "Our conference committee is already at work
planning another stellar program,” says Sally Block, Executive Director of the
AAMC, "The Detroit-area offers us a chance to view an array of exceptional art
collections, and its rich cultural history will contribute greatly to the
content of our programming.”
About the AAMC
The mission of the Association
of Art Museum Curators is to support and promote the work of museum
curators by creating opportunities for networking, collaboration, professional
development, and advancement.
In support of these aims, the AAMC Foundation seeks to heighten public understanding
of the curator's role in art museums through professional development programs,
awards, and grants.
To view the Detroit
Institute of Arts recent statement regarding the city’s bankruptcy
proceedings, click
here.
Contact:
Sally Block
Sally.block@artcurators.org
212-879-5701
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