Today, it’s Midday at the Museum.  Two museums, to be exact. The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Maryland Center for History and Culture have each named new directors within the last several months. Asma Naeem took the reins of the BMA in February. Katie Caljean assumed the top job at the Maryland Center last fall.They join us today on Midday to talk about their plans for their respective institutions, and to share their reflections on the changing roles of museums in Baltimore and beyond.

Asma Naeem was born in Pakistan. She moved to Baltimore as a two-year-old. She is the first person of color to lead the BMA in its 109-year history. Her career as an art historian and curator was preceded by a career as a lawyer, including a tenure as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York.

Asma Naeem joins us on Zoom from her office at the museum.

We are also joined by Asma’s BMA colleague, Gamynne Guillotte, the museum's Chief of Education and co-curator of a new exhibition at the BMA that celebrates Hip Hop, during this 50th anniversary of the influential genre.

Along with two colleagues from the St. Louis Art Museum, they are co-curating The Culture:  Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century.

This exhibition is a ticketed show, but there are a few days when admission to the exhibition is free. The next one is Sunday, May 21st. The exhibition closes July 16th.

In the final segment of the program today, Tom's guest is Katie Caljean, the president and CEO of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. She was appointed to the top job last fall, after serving at the Center for about 10 years, most recently as its senior vice president of education and strategic engagement.

Katie Caljean joins Tom in Studio A.

The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited opens at the Maryland Center for History and Culture on Memorial Day weekend, on Friday, May 26. It will be at the Center until December.

[Posted image: Artist Joyce J. Scott. "Hip Hop Saint, Tupac" (2014.The Baltimore Museum of Art: Women's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs, BMA 2020.61. © Joyce J. Scott and Goya Contemporary Gallery)]

Today, it’s Midday at the Museum.  Two museums, to be exact. The <a href="https://artbma.org/">Baltimore Museum of Art</a> and the <a href="https://www.mdhistory.org/">Maryland Center for History and Culture</a> have each named new directors within the last several months. <a href="https://artbma.org/about/staff/asma-naeem">Asma Naeem</a> took the reins of the BMA in February. <a href="https://www.mdhistory.org/katie-caljean/">Katie Caljean</a> assumed the top job at the Maryland Center last fall.They join us today on Midday to talk about their plans for their respective institutions, and to share their reflections on the changing roles of museums in Baltimore and beyond.
Asma Naeem was born in Pakistan. She moved to Baltimore as a two-year-old. She is the first person of color to lead the BMA in its 109-year history. Her career as an art historian and curator was preceded by a career as a lawyer, including a tenure as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York.
Asma Naeem joins us on Zoom from her office at the museum.
We are also joined by Asma’s BMA colleague, <a href="https://artbma.org/about/staff/gamynne-guillotte">Gamynne Guillotte</a>, the museum's Chief of Education and co-curator of a new exhibition at the BMA that celebrates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music">Hip Hop</a>, during this 50th anniversary of the influential genre.
Along with two colleagues from the <a href="https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/the-culture-hip-hop-and-contemporary-art-in-the-21st-century/">St. Louis Art Museum</a>, they are co-curating <a href="https://artbma.org/exhibition/the-culture-hip-hop-and-contemporary-art-in-the-21st-century/">The Culture:  Hip Hop &amp; Contemporary Art in the 21st Century.</a>
This exhibition is a ticketed show, but there are a few days when admission to the exhibition is free. The next one is Sunday, May 21st. The exhibition closes July 16th.
In the final segment of the program today, Tom's guest is <a href="https://www.mdhistory.org/katie-caljean/">Katie Caljean</a>, the president and CEO of the <a href="https://twitter.com/MDHistory">Maryland Center for History and Culture</a>. She was appointed to the top job last fall, after serving at the Center for about 10 years, most recently as its senior vice president of education and strategic engagement.
Katie Caljean joins Tom in Studio A.
<a href="https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/the-jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited/">The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited </a>opens at the <a href="https://www.mdhistory.org/">Maryland Center for History and Culture</a> on Memorial Day weekend, on Friday, May 26. It will be at the Center until December.
[Posted image: Artist <a href="https://collection.artbma.org/objects/100241/hip-hop-saint-tupac">Joyce J. Scott. "Hip Hop Saint, Tupac"</a> (2014.The Baltimore Museum of Art: Women's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs, BMA 2020.61. © Joyce J. Scott and Goya Contemporary Gallery)]

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

Midday

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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