Collectors Panel Discussion

Lecture

The Baker Museum Exhibition Lecture
Collectors Panel Discussion

Courtney McNeil, Museum Director and Chief Curator, The Baker Museum

In conjunction with the exhibition Naples Collects 2022-23, Museum Director and Chief Curator Courtney McNeil will moderate a panel discussion featuring local fine art collectors. The collectors will share insights into their personal art collections and the philosophies that guide their collections’ development.

Courtney McNeil

Courtney McNeil

Courtney A. McNeil is a curator, art historian and museum leader with nearly two decades of museum and gallery experience. In her role as Museum Director and Chief Curator, The Baker Museum, McNeil provides artistic vision and strategic direction for the museum’s ambitious schedule of temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection of more than 4,000 objects. She has curated a broad range of exhibitions, including Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain; Kahlil Gibran and the Feminine Divine; Mickalene Thomas at Giverny and Collecting Impressionism: Telfair’s Modern Vision. Her exhibitions have been recognized regionally and nationally with awards and grants from organizations including the Southeastern Museums Conference, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Terra Foundation for American Art.