ART CULTURE
DENNOS DELIGHTS: In the expanded Dennos Museum Center, vision is captured visually. New floor-to-ceiling windows in the northeast corner offer a view of NMC’s main campus and iconic pine trees. The captivating view is a dramatic change from the museum’s original 1991 design—situated as if it had its back to campus. The new visual connection reinforces a key goal of the expansion: Enhance the connection to teaching. More museum windows line a new Front Street promenade, which envelopes two new permanent collection galleries. While rotating exhibits will continue in the original galleries— National Geographic’s Monster Fish is on deck for summer—the new spaces make possible long-term display of the growing collection of works the Dennos owns. That creates an opportunity for NMC instructors to design curriculum around a sculpture, a photo or a painting.
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SUMMER 2018 | VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 2
