The Immigrant Experience in Art Museum
Description:
A newsletter written by Rebecca Arkenberg, a museum educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, for Trends, 1998. The article is titled, "The Immigrant Experience in an Art Museum," and focuses on the immigrant culture surrounding acquired objects and artwork. Arkenberg writes of her grandfather's travels from Sweden to America, and how he had brought with him a knife, and questions why things have sentimental, monetary or practical value to be brought over with him.
Date:
Spring 1998
Creator:
Arkenberg, Rebecca
Partner:
UNT Libraries Special Collections