Great Museums Webisodes

An Inside Look, Part 1 (2:33 min.)

Helen C. Evans, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art, and Jeff Daly, the Museum’s senior design advisor, discuss the selection and installation of works of art that will be included in the exhibition "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions." The public television series Great Museums produced this webisode as part of an hour-long documentary on the making of the exhibition.

An Inside Look, Part 2 (5:04 min.)

Helen C. Evans, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art, and Jeff Daly, the Museum’s senior design advisor, discuss the selection and installation of works of art that will be included in the exhibition "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions." The public television series Great Museums produced this webisode as part of an hour-long documentary on the making of the exhibition.

An Inside Look, Part 3 (4:29 min.)

Christine Paulocik, Conservator in The Costume Institute, prepares three costumes—a Madame Grès Evening Gown, ca. 1965, and two pieces by Paul Poiret, the "Irudrée" Evening Gown, 1992, and "Paris" Coat, 1919—for exhibition in "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions." The public television series Great Museums produced this webisode as part of an hour-long documentary on the making of the exhibition.

An Inside Look, Part 4 (4:22 min.)

George Goldner, Drue Heinz Chairman for the Department of Drawings and Prints, and Marjorie Shelley, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of Paper Conservation, discuss two works on paper and the before and after conditions resulting from conservation techniques applied in the Sherman Fairchild Center for Paper Conservation at the Museum. Both works—Bernard van Orly’s Otto, Count of Nassau, and His Wife, Adelheid van Vianen, ca. 1530, and Francesco Salviati's Saint John the Evangelist, 1548–49—are part of the exhibition "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions." The public television series Great Museums produced this webisode as part of an hour-long documentary on the making of the exhibition.

An Inside Look, Part 5 (4:31 min.)

Melinda Watt, Assistant Curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, suggested the inclusion of two wall panels, ca. 1799, from Lyon, France, in the exhibition "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions." Along with Florica Zaharia, Conservator in Charge, and Christina Carr, Associate Conservator, Textile Conservation, she talks about the unusually pristine condition of these works of art. The public television series Great Museums produced this webisode as part of an hour-long documentary on the making of the exhibition.