Innermost Parts

So the first ever Brandeis Arts Forum took place today from 3-5 pm. I know many of us over here at Innermost were unable to attend but I’ve heard that about 70 people DID attend, including several administrators and of course President Lawrence. We are in communication with the Office of the Arts and will [...]

To me, Brandeis is all about people having multiple skills, passions, areas of interest, and being able to pursue all of them no matter how disparate they may seem. Although this is impossible at times, since there is not enough time to do everything you’re interested in, or sometimes you decide it’s better to focus [...]

Two days ago, I wrote about the exciting news that the Rose Art Museum was named one of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts.  That, however, will be cold comfort if the Museum is later disbanded or if its collection is devalued by the sale of some of its major works.  Unfortunately, the latest updates in [...]

After a year of accepting submissions, the Massachusetts’ legislature’s 1,000 Great Places Commission has released its report of the best locations in the state.  That’s not exactly an exclusive list considering that Massachusetts has only 351 cities and towns, but it’s still nice to see that one of these Great Places is found on our [...]

The American Association of Museums has just entirely revamped their standards for accreditation.  Why did this national organization decide that sweeping changes were needed? The announcement last year that Brandeis University planned to sell its noted, 6,000-piece collection of modern art stunned and angered museum officials around the world. The university said it needed money [...]