Guest Curator Talk: "Museums Are Not Neutral"

Kimberli Gant, PhD, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, discusses her role as a curator in museums, trying to reconcile how to make permanent collections more inclusive for visitors and reflect the changing landscape of art history.

6:00-7:00 pm / Talk and Q&A

7:00-7:30 pm / Light Reception

Can't attend in person? Watch the livestream at go.rutgers.edu/zamstream0223. Registration not required. Site opens at 5:45pm on February 23.

Dr. Gant received her PhD in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin and, in addition to the Brooklyn Museum, has worked at such other institutions as Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA, The Newark Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA). She has published scholarly work in academic books, including Anywhere But Here: Black Intellectuals in the Atlantic World and Beyond; in art publications, such as NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art, Art Lies, and African Arts; and in exhibition catalogues for The Newark Museum, The Contemporary Austin, the Studio Museum of Harlem, MoCADA, Paris Photo, and the Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos.

Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.

Free visitor parking is available by pre-registration at go.rutgers.edu/zamparking0223. Registration allows you to park in lot numbers 11, 16, 26, and 30. Until this process is completed, your vehicle is not registered and you may receive a citation. Special event parking and special event permits are only for visitors to the university and does not include free metered parking. Faculty, staff, and students must park only in lots where they are authorized to park. Please note, this is a unique link for this event and not valid for any other dates or events.