Archinect - News 2024-05-03T14:57:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150186302/monica-obniski-appointed-curator-of-decorative-arts-and-design-at-high-museum-of-art-in-atlanta Monica Obniski appointed curator of decorative arts and design at High Museum of Art in Atlanta Antonio Pacheco 2020-02-24T12:14:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/90f357dd727a42008af898b08decc999.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Monica Obniski, the current 20th and 21st Century Design curator at the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12609/milwaukee-art-museum" target="_blank">Milwaukee Art Museum</a>, has been selected to lead curatorial efforts for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/450781/decorative-arts" target="_blank">decorative arts</a> and design at the <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/31565/renzo-piano" target="_blank">High Museum</a> in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/86820/atlanta" target="_blank">Atlanta</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to a High Museum <a href="https://high.org/Press-Release/monica-obniski-appointed-curator-of-decorative-arts-and-design-at-high-museum-of-art/" target="_blank">press release</a>, Obniski will oversee exhibitions and programs for the&nbsp;institution's 2,300-object collection, which dates from the 17th century to today. Obinski will also oversee the <a href="https://high.org/Press-Release/high-museum-of-art-opens-new-interactive-piazza-installation/" target="_blank">High&rsquo;s Piazza activations</a> event series, a "multiyear initiative&nbsp;that launched in 2014 to animate the Museum&rsquo;s outdoor space with site-specific commissions that engage visitors of all ages in participatory art experiences," according to the announcement.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1ba565050e887b032b30fcd9ff7ce970.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1ba565050e887b032b30fcd9ff7ce970.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo of the High Museum in Atlanta. Image courtesy of Flickr user Aleksandr Zykov.</figcaption></figure><p>In a statement, Obniski explained: &ldquo;I am excited to contribute to the High&rsquo;s mission centered on diversity, inclusion and accessibility as well as build on the museum&rsquo;s noteworthy decorative arts and design collection. As a curator and historia...</p>