Barry Bergdoll
Encyclopedia
Barry Bergdoll is a Professor of architectural history in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University
and the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art
(MoMA) in New York City
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in 1977 and studied at Cambridge University on a Kellett Fellowship
1977-79 before returning to Columbia to complete his Ph.D in 1986.
for study on the impact of the fall of Communism on architectural teachings in Eastern Europe and Russia.
in Paris in 1992. On January 1, 2007, Bergdoll succeeded Terence Riley as Chief Curator for Architecture and Design at MoMA.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
(MoMA) in New York City
New York City
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Education
Bergdoll graduated from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1977 and studied at Cambridge University on a Kellett Fellowship
Kellett Fellowship
The Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship is a prestigious prize awarded to two graduating seniors a year at Columbia College, the main undergraduate school of Columbia University...
1977-79 before returning to Columbia to complete his Ph.D in 1986.
Academic career
Bergdoll's chief interest is architectural history, particularly that of France and Germany since 1750. He studies architecture from an art historical approach, however, tying it to history, sociology, and culture. He has studied cultural representation in architecture, the evolution of architecture as a profession, and the intersections between artistic genres such as architecture and film. He has also worked on the problems of museological exhibitions of architecture. Prior to joining MoMA, Bergdoll was the chair of the Department of Art History at Columbia. In 1993, he received a grant from the Graham FoundationGraham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, based in Chicago, supports the arts, architecture, and institutions through public programs, and grants for projects....
for study on the impact of the fall of Communism on architectural teachings in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Curation
As a curator, Bergdoll has participated in several major architectural exhibitions, including "Mies in Berlin", shown in New York, Barcelona, and Berlin in 2001-3; "Le Panthéon: Symbole des Révolutions" shown in Montreal and Paris in 1989, and "Les Vaudoyers: une dynastie d'architectes" at the Musée d'OrsayMusée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
in Paris in 1992. On January 1, 2007, Bergdoll succeeded Terence Riley as Chief Curator for Architecture and Design at MoMA.
Recent works
- Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity (2009-2010)
- Mies in Berlin (2001)
- European Architecture 1750–1890 (2000)
- Léon Vaudoyer: Historicism in the Age of Industry (1994)
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel: An Architecture for Prussia (1994)