Norman Rockwell Museum Announces New Director of Curatorial Operations

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Norman Rockwell Museum has promoted Martin Mahoney to the museum's newly created position director of curatorial operations.
 
Mahoney has most recently served as director of collections and exhibitions at Norman Rockwell Museum, since joining the museum in 2005 as the museum’s registrar. Under the leadership of Deputy Director and Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett, he has been responsible for the museum’s far-reaching traveling exhibitions program, which has presented exhibitions in more than 150 museums across the United States and overseas. In addition, Mahoney has overseen the museum's registration and collections department and established its digital collections database system, ProjectNORMAN, which forms the museum's digital learning and engagement programs.

During his tenure at the Museum he has secured funding for art conservation, art storage and facilities needs, overseen a 1,600 percent growth in collections and curated or co-curated a number of contemporary exhibitions such as "Mort Künstler: The Art of Adventure" and "Litgraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel."

"I am delighted to welcome Martin to the museum’s executive leadership team," says Laurie Norton Moffatt, director/CEO of Norman Rockwell Museum. "A talented colleague, he has most capably managed the growth of the museum;s collections and exhibitions programs, which now reach millions of people. We look forward to his leadership in realizing our vision as we plan for expansion to meet the tremendous growth needs of the Museum’s exhibitions, collections and research programs."
 
"It has been a pleasure to observe Martin’s professional development in so many arenas through his 12-year tenure at the museum—a path of leadership and accomplishment that will undoubtedly continue in his expanded role," said Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, deputy director and chief curator.



As Director of Curatorial Operations, Mahoney will supervise the museum's newly formed Curatorial Operations Division, working across the organization’s departments on exhibition and project management, and overseeing security planning and preparation. He will also serve as the head of planning as the museum conducts feasibility studies for expansion.

"I'm excited and looking forward to helping the museum grow its collection and operational capacity in the coming years,” Mahoney said. "I am thankful for the opportunity to expand and grow into this new role."

Mahoney is a trustee of Williamstown Art Conservation Center, and serves on the Mass Art Commission at the State House. He is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and their Registrars Committee, Mid-Atlantic Museums Association, and New England Museum Association. He serves as a Museum Assessment Program and Institute of Museums and Library Services reviewer.

Prior to working at the museum, he served as collections manager for the Peabody-Essex Museum from 2001 to 2004, and as a park ranger for the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in 2000. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts School of Liberal Arts, an MA in Public History (Museum Studies) from State University of Albany, and a BA in History (American Studies) from Castleton Stage College. He currently resides in the Hudson Valley.

 


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North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

BHS President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz welcomes the gathering to the celebration of the hospital's reopening 10 years to the day it closed. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing
 
Hospital officials, local leaders, medical staff, residents and elected officials gathered under a tent on the campus to mark the efforts over the past decade to restore NARH and cut the ribbon officially reopening the 136-year-old medical center. 
 
"This hospital under previous ownership closed its doors. It was a day that was full of tears, anger and fear in the Northern Berkshire community about where and how residents would be able to receive what should be a fundamental right for everyone — access to health care," said Darlene Rodowicz, president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems. 
 
"Today the historic opportunity to enhance the health and wellness of Northern Berkshire community is here. And we've been waiting for this moment for 10 years. It is the key to keeping in line with our strategic plan which is to increase access and support coordinated county wide system of care." 
 
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, under the BHS umbrella, purchased the campus and affiliated systems when Northern Berkshire Healthcare declared bankruptcy and closed on March 28, 2014. NBH had been beset by falling admissions, reductions in Medicare and Medicaid payments, and investments that had gone sour leaving it more than $30 million in debt. 
 
BMC was able to reopen the ER as an emergency satellite facility and slowly restored and enhanced medical services including outpatient surgery, imaging, dialysis, pharmacy and physician services. 
 
But it would take a slight tweak in the U.S. Health and Human Services' regulations — thank to U.S. Rep. Richie Neal — to bring back inpatient beds and resurrect North Adams Regional Hospital 
 
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