Bruce Robertson Salons

Salon 02/15/2025 - Season 5 Episode 21 - Bruce Robertson, a world-class art curator and authority on the history of museums, takes us on an intellectual and visual journey into today's museum scene. Using Los Angeles as his case study, and framing his discussion with the recent loss of the Bunny Museum and the future opening of the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bruce will urge us to open our eyes to the surprising diversity of the museums in our midst.

Salon 01/04/2025 - Season 5 Episode 15 - An authority on the history of museums, Bruce will tell us all about his work exploring forgotten Black voices and their artistic contributions, highlighting an often-overlooked aspect of history. His research aligns with broader efforts to recover these narratives, exemplified by the New York Times' recent retrospective obituaries honoring figures like Ida B. Wells and Pierre Toussaint.

Salon with Ninotchka Bennahum 04/15/2023 - Season 3 Episode 24 - Ninotchka and Bruce offer us a sneak preview of a new exhibit that traces the untold history of modern dance. 'Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance' examines how the trauma of major geopolitical events--world wars, economic depressions, civil wars--as well as the alienation and oppression of structural racism affected the creativity of BIPOC and refugee artists.

Salon 03/06/2021 - Bruce talks about deaccessioning in museums, a well-established practice that has suddenly become deeply contentious.