Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Meadows Museum largely ignored by SMU students
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Ask students what exhibit is being featured at the Meadows Museum and most will give you a blank stare. Unless you’re an art history major, you probably don’t know that the museum is currently featuring the largest survey of Etruscan art presented in America to date. And has been for over two months. Furthermore, unless you are required to visit for a class assignment, you’ll probably never see it.
I haven’t—actually, the only time I’ve even visited the museum (to actually look at art, not for a dinner or luncheon), was on a visit as a prospective student. My point, the Meadows Museum is one of the biggest selling points for prospective students to SMU, but most students will never visit.
SMU boasts the Meadows Museum as one of its treasures. Many students can tell you that the museum has the largest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain itself. They read it in SMU pamphlets and heard it various times at SMU information sessions and at orientation. It’s a great resource and draws a lot of national attention for its exhibitions, but the sad truth is that is goes largely unused by students.
So the next time I have a free afternoon, I think I will go check it out. Few universities can brag about such a great resource right on campus, and it would be a shame for me to ignore a rare cultural experience sitting right under my nose.
From the Temple and the Tomb: Etruscan Treasures from Tuscany will be on display at the Meadows Museum until May 17.
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