During the month of October, the Berman Museum closed for extensive renovations. Volunteer groups and individuals, interns, contracted workers, and AM&G staff worked tirelessly to create a new second floor experience, both visually and educationally. Three of the five permanent galleries temporarily opened for our annual Fall Fest and to host its first-ever Girl Scout …
What began as a temporary exhibit in 2000, has become one of the fundamental galleries of the Berman Museum: Arts of Asia. Arts of Asia: Sacred & Secular opened on October 27, 2000. This exhibit showcased over one hundred of Berman Museum’s Asiatic artifacts, shining a light on a part of the collection not previously …
We explored the first two of our permanent galleries in March and April: American West and Deadly Beauty. This month’s article delves into the beginnings of our second-floor galleries, specifically the World Wars. After creating the first-floor galleries and the opening of the museum, it was time to fill the second floor of the museum. …
As we said in March, when the Berman Museum opened to the public in 1996, it consisted of two cornerstone exhibits: The American West and Deadly Beauty. The Berman Museum’s inaugural newsletter stated that “man makes articles for function and beauty and some deadly arms are made to be beautiful works of art, for prestige and to show …
Where we left off: “The Berman Museum broke ground on February 4, 1995. On April 13, 1996, the Berman Museum opened its doors to the public. On July 16, 1999, Farley Berman died at age 88, leaving a museum and a legacy.” When the museum opened to the public on April 13, 1996, it consisted …
Where we left the Bermans… “The family settled in Farley’s hometown of Anniston, and Berman took over the family business, Berman’s Department Store, at the death of his father.” In 1953, after living in Anniston for three years, Germaine became an American citizen. The following year, the Bermans built their famed “Wonder Home” at 1234 …
