Christopher Bedford updates us on recent activities at The Rose Art Museum

In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Christopher
Bedford, director of The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University,
updates us on some of the recent activities at the museum. First,
Chris shares how he has lead the museum past some of the negative
publicity garnered in 2009 when it was announced, but not actually
implemented, that Brandeis would close the museum and sell its
permanent collection to curtail losses associated with the global
financial crisis. Then, he details the incredible story of the
museum's first director, Sam Hunter, and how he developed an
incredible contemporary art collection for the museum in the 1960's
on a limited budget. Also, Chris tells us how collectors today can
learn from Sam Hunter's approach to building the museum's
collection for their own private art collections. Further, Chris
reveals how he balances exhibiting works from the museum's
permanent collection versus organizing exhibitions featuring art
from outside the museum's collection. Lastly, Chris explains why he
has focused so much on strengthening the relationship between the
museum and the student body at Brandeis University.