Closer Look: Water’s Edge

Join Rebecca Trautmann, curator of Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe, for an in-gallery conversation with Kelly McHugh, Head of Conservation at the National Museum of the American Indian. Together, they will offer visitors a closer look at selected artworks in the exhibition. 

Kelly McHugh is the Head of Conservation at the National Museum of the American Indian, where she has worked since 1996. She specializes in collaborative conservation practices that support the care of Native American and Indigenous collections and advance shared stewardship through access, cultural protocols, and artistic practice. She was a core team contributor to the SAR Guidelines for Collaboration, serves as a Co-lead for Smithsonian’s Collections Stewardship Strategic Priority and is the Board Vice President for VoCA (Voices of Contemporary Art).   Leading support provided by Bank of America. Major support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Ameriprise Financial. Additional support provided by John and Meryl Lavine, Greg and Cathy Tibbles, and Leslie A. Wheelock.