New Eyes on the Permanent Collection

This Spring, Florida Southern College undergraduate students pursuing degrees in disciplines as wide-ranging as Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Business, Graphic Design, Studio Art, and Art History and Museum Studies enrolled in a brand-new course offering called “The Art of Curating.”

As part of their coursework, students had the opportunity to contribute collectively to an actual exhibition here at the Polk Museum of Art, their College museum (and academic home to the Department of Art History and Museum Studies).  This exhibit, aptly titled New Eyes on the Permanent Collection, features highlights from the Museum’s collection of nearly 3,000 works and offers visitors a novel set of lenses and voices through which to experience (or re-experience) familiar and lesser-seen treasures from our collection.