Find unique McNay stories here. Staff, interns, volunteers, and others share insights and stories that provide a closer look at the McNay's Collections.
As you may already know, the McNay is a fantastic venue for weddings. Lisa Morales of Haute Weddings has planned her fair share of occasions on our grounds and was kind enough to answer a few questions in our first ever guest blog!
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DYI Paper Marbling with shaving cream. Adults have enjoyed this simple technique at the McNay’s “ArtMaking for Adults” and our youngest visitors have had fun with it too at “Toddler Art Play,” It is a great sensory activity for little ones. Here’s how your family can try it at home…
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Rich Aste and the McNay join the global effort as an ally to promote the McNay as a safe environment for all to dream, grow, and be inspired.
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On August 31, Library Assistant Charles B. Thompson passed away leaving a hollowed sense of void within the library department, and museum as a whole. How does one appropriately pay respect to an individual such as Charles Thompson who, though many may not realize, had a life-long engagement with the McNay? What sort of tribute is fitting for such a humble, generous, and special individual?
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We sat down with Liz Paris, Collections Database Assistant and the exhibition’s curator, to learn a little bit more about the toy theatre that is currently on view. The large, elaborate theatre features moving mechanisms, several working lighting schemes, and an array of set drops and cut-out characters, based on Ruloff Kip’s house and family members.
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An interview with Chief Curator René Paul Barilleaux about the McNay’s current exhibition, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland.
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All summer, the McNay is hosting events that highlight some of the surrounding culture of our current exhibition Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland with different activities, sideshows, art making and food. The latest of these events was Food for Thought, which focused on a long-time popular food: popcorn!
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Spring Party was the name, Coney Island was the game…literally. Among circus game booths, under Event Ignition’s twinkling lights and their colorful, light-up bracelets, and sporting some of Chic’tique’s finest boardwalk outfits, McNay’s 2016 Coney Island Spring Party was a success.
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Do you know about the McNay gift store? All year around, the McNay gift store has awesome finds for all ages. Many of the items often coincide with current exhibitions and cater to more than just art lovers. In addition to no lines and the incredible staff, the store shelves are filled with unique gifts for everyone!
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