About
Upcoming Exhibitions
BGC Gallery will resume its exhibition programming this September with the return of Sèvres Extraordinaire! Sculpture from 1740 until Today, originally slated for fall 2024.
Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.

About
28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards
Honoring Irene Roosevelt Aitken, Dr. Julius Bryant, Dr. Meredith Martin, and Katherine Purcell
Events
Wednesdays @ BGC
Join us this spring for weekly programming!





Research

Bard Graduate Center is a research institute for advanced, interdisciplinary study of diverse material worlds. We support the innovative scholarship of our faculty and students as well as resident fellows, guest curators and artists, and visiting speakers.

Photo by Fresco Arts Team.

Our Public Humanities + Research department focuses on making scholarly work widely available and accessible through the coordination of the fellowship program and public programming that combines academic research with exhibition-related events. Across the institution—from the classroom to the gallery, from publications to this website—we utilize digital media to facilitate and share original research. This section outlines current programming and provides a repository for past scholarly content.

The pandemic has created an unprecedented set of challenges for cultural institutions over the past two years. As many institutions were forced to close their doors, their digital platforms, tools, and personnel were relied on to communicate and interact with audiences, share resources, collaborate, and develop new and existing projects. This symposium features speakers from New York City museums who will discuss how their institution responded to the pandemic, how it shaped and redefined their work, and the new pathways and connections it created for the future of their institutions.

1 pm
Welcome
Peter N. Miller
Dean, Bard Graduate Center

Introduction
Jesse Merandy
Director of Digital Humanities/Exhibitions, Bard Graduate Center


1:20 pm
“The Pandemic as Portal”
Sofie Andersen
Senior Manager of Digital Content and Editorial, Metropolitan Museum of Art


2 pm
“Transforming Museum Experiences: Post-Pandemic at Cooper Hewitt”
Rachel Eve Ginsberg
Interaction Lab Director, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Jessica Walthew
Conservator, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum


2:40 pm
Break

3 pm
“Responding to Pandemic Teachers’ Demands for Digital: A Women & the American Story Case Study”
Leslie Hayes
Vice President of Education, New-York Historical Society


3:40 pm
“Culture of Care: Art in Practice at The Rubin Museum”
Jamie Lawyer
Chief Experience Officer, Rubin Museum of Art


4:20 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A