On June 24, 2023 the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT debuted the blockbuster exhibition Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld, the first two-person survey of these renowned artists.
A highlight of this extraordinary show is a one-of-a-kind, bespoke installation created specifically for the Bruce Museum – a “Cabinet of Curiosity” fashioned from artifacts in the museum’s collection.
The two artists worked closely with the Bruce Museum’s Collections Manager, Tim Walsh to mine the collection. As a team they unearthed objects and curiosities of science and natural history held in the Bruce’s collection and archive while simultaneously exploring the work of the founding Bruce Museum curators Edward Fuller Bigelow and Paul Griswold Howes. The result is an immersive, physical environment in which visitors can explore the early days of the Bruce Museum and the fascinating lives of these two early 20th Century naturalists.
On July 18, join artists Mark Dion, Alexis Rockman, and Collections Manager Tim Walsh as they unpack the cabinet-of-curiosity and reveal what lies within.
Bruce Presents: Unlocking the Cabinet of Curiosities will begin at 6:00pm EST on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in the Gale and Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., and Pamela and Robert Goergen Auditorium. This program will also be livestreamed online.
Space is limited. Online registration required.
Cost: Adults – $25, Students/ Educators – $15, Members FREE
Cost: Live Stream – $25, FREE for Members
Registration and Live Stream information at BruceMuseum.org
Support for Bruce Presents is generously provided by Berkley One, a Berkley Company.