How does Hollywood portray the museum?
<p>In this episode, Caroline Fowler and Will Schmenner investigate the museum as a recurring cinematic space. Moving from <em>Ferris Bueller’s Day Off</em> and <em>Vertigo</em> to <em>Ghostbusters</em> and <em>Dressed to Kill</em>, the conversation explores how films use museums as sites of attention, transgression, desire, and institutional critique. Fowler and Schmenner consider the relationship between cinema and painting, the politics of conservation and display, and the enduring tension between popular culture and “high” art, asking what happens when museums become spaces not only for education, but also for fantasy, memory, and social encounter.</p>
Host: Caroline Fowler
Guests: Will Keizer
Musicians: Diego Mongue
Contributors: Noelle Derksen, Shawnette Smalls
Sound Editor: CJ DeGennaro
Research and Academic Program, Clark Art Institute
Part of: Iconoclast Art History