“Guarding the Art,” an exhibition curated by 17 members of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s security team, will open at the museum on March 27.
The security officers – who are also artists, chefs, musicians, scholars, and writers – have worked to develop the exhibit over the past year, in collaboration with museum leadership and staff.
Each officer selected up to three objects from the BMA’s collection then met with curators, conservators, and exhibition designers to learn more about each work.
The team then designed the gallery floor plan, created object labels, and worked with marketing team members to discuss social media and communications for the exhibit.
“There is so much more to see in the BMA’s collection than what’s on the gallery walls,” said Elise Tensley, one of the security members who helped curate the exhibit, in a news release.
“It’s been exciting to get first-hand experience in organizing an exhibition and discovering all the behind-the-scenes considerations,” she said, “It gives you a new respect for how museums work and the stories they tell.”
The exhibit features a total of 25 works of art from across the BMA’s collection.
“Guarding the Art” will be on view through July 10.
