The New Criterion hosted “The Future of Permanence in an Age of Ephemera,” a symposium on museums at the Consulate General of France on October 21, 2016. Please enjoy videos from the event below and consider joining us as a Friend of The New Criterion for all invitations to all of our talks and symposia at newcriterion.com/friends.
Roger Kimball introduces “The Future of Permanence”:
James Panero—“The museum of the present”:
Eric Gibson—“Notes on the postmodern museum”:
Karen Wilkin—“Less can be more”:
Bruce Cole—“The museum as town hall”:
Michael J. Lewis—“I swear by Apollo”
Philippe de Montebello–“Tempus fugit, ars brevis”:
Discussion with Roger Kimball, Philippe de Montebello, George Knight & Michael J. Lewis:
Marco Grassi–“The birth of an idea”:
George Knight—“Conserving Kahn”: