February 15 Lecture—The Museum of Plaster Casts: Intentions and Narratives

Busch-Reisinger Museum Lecture
>From the 19th to the early 20th century, many American and European museums developed extensive collections of plaster casts. As a result of de-accessioning, however, many of these collections are less representative than they once were. In this talk, Frank Matthias Kammel, the deputy director general of the German National Museum in Nuremburg, will discuss the history of the Royal Museums in Berlin and the German National Museum, examining acquisition strategies, associated narratives, and the intentions behind museums’ representations of art and cultural history through plaster casts.