Testimonials

We had a wonderful experience working with PAN ART Connections Inc. to bring Victor Vasarely: The Absolute Eye to the Mattatuck Museum. They are professional, attentive and passionate about the collection. They provided expertise on the artist and the work that enabled our staff to develop engaging public programs for a wide variety of visitors. The works of art were pristine and of the highest quality.

Our visitors loved the Toulouse-Lautrec and His World exhibition, and we received many positive comments. PAN Art Connections were very easy to work with and anticipated all our needs. We enjoyed working with them and look forward to possible future collaborations.

With its scope, diversity, and complexity, the M.C. Escher exhibition proved to be a popular and beloved experience for thousands of guests at the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina. Audiences accepted our COVID-19 visitation protocols and willingly stood in line to see Escher’s extraordinary craftsmanship and incredible perspectives. Pan Art Connections was a very collegial and supportive partner. They allowed us to curate our show to accommodate our unique spaces and needs. Stringent copyright image restrictions can be worked around; just allow plenty of time to create your design campaign.

The Memorial Art Gallery had an excellent experience working with PAN Art. The Organization is professionally managed and collaborative. Our exhibition of 106 original works by M.C. Escher was extremely well received by our audience. The art was of a high quality and beautifully framed. We would gladly work with PAN Art again.

Every aspect of working with the PAN ART Team on the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition from the Herakleidon Museum was a gratifying pleasure. Nicholas Kondoprias was always fully informed, prepared and responsive. He is clearly dedicated to the care and preservation of the collection and enthusiastic about its promotion. The shipping and handling logistics went seamlessly and attest to Nicholas’s concern for the safety and security of the collection. PAN ART TEAM member, Michelle Murdock, ably assisted with the repacking of the exhibition and prepared the outgoing condition reports. Her interest in the welfare of the collection was self-evident and her methods exemplary.

The quality of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was celebrated by all of our enthusiastic visitors. We can provide a sampling of press reviews and clippings to document the shows critical success. And the numbers of visitors speak for themselves. Finally, what could be more topical than the artist’s role as a portraitist in the rise of the cult of celebrity that so dominates today’s social scene and media?

Toulouse Lautrec and his World provided us with the perfect entrée into exhibiting European art at Fenimore Art Museum. As a museum that has traditionally exhibited American art, we felt fortunate that Pan Art helped us feel comfortable and at home with this new-to-us material.

The exhibition contributed to a record-breaking year here in terms of attendance. The merchandise made available by Pan Art also contributed to record sales in our Museum Shop. Programming opportunities abounded for the entire duration of the exhibition, from first person character tours to themed dining.

The Pan Art team was terrific to work with. From initial contact, through the contract stage, to the final condition reporting, everyone was professional and pleasant. We are looking forward to possible future collaborations with Pan Art.

In 2010-2011 an exhibition on Toulouse Lautrec was organized at the Teloglion Foundation of Arts with the participation of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Museum Toulouse Lautrec in Albi (France) and the Herakleidon Museum in Athens.

Through PAN Art Connections, the Herakleidon Museum lent us a remarkable collection consisting approximately of a hundred and forty works of art, posters, prints, drawings and art editions on Toulouse Lautrec. It is a significant collection of Lautrec’s works, well preserved and presented, which was also appreciated by the colleagues of the above mentioned French Museum who visited the exhibition in Thessaloniki.

We would like to stress the excellent collaboration in all aspects with PAN Art and its staff. They responded with consistency, accuracy, willingness and versatility in dealing with various problems emerging usually during the preparation of an exhibition, always with a pleasant and friendly spirit of collaboration. It is a real pleasure to work and cooperate with PAN Art in any kind of cultural projects or activities.

Over the last five years, it has been most rewarding for the New Britain Museum of American Art to work with PAN Art Connections, Inc. The Toulouse-Lautrec and Escher exhibition brought record numbers of people to the Museum. We expanded our membership dramatically and sales in the Museum store were robust. The exhibitions came with comprehensive text panels and labels and interpretive, educational materials. The works of art themselves were of the very highest quality and were in perfect condition and beautifully framed. Visitors of all ages reacted very well especially to the Escher show, which resonated with visitors from their teenage years to their nineties.

Most of all, it was a pleasure to work with the staff of PAN Art Connections, Inc. They are responsible, well-organized, and made every effort to accommodate all of our particular requirements. Whenever we needed them, they provided the assistance, which made our entire relationship with them mutually beneficial.

In terms of our budget and in terms of the contract, PAN was 100% on target and no complications ensued. Of the dozens of exhibitions we have mounted over the last decade, I would say that the Escher and Toulouse-Lautrec shows were certainly among the most popular and most well-remembered. We look forward to working with PAN again in the future.

The Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition was a major hit! The collection itself is marvelous, including so many aspects of Lautrec’s career, from small-scale illustrations for periodicals and books, as well as original drawings that show his “hand,” to the large-scale posters that made his career. These rare and fragile works were in excellent condition.

The exhibition was very well attended and lent itself to so many exciting programs. A big hit was the French Fridays gallery talks, which were so crowded that we needed to split the group into two separate tours some weeks! Sunday lectures were also popular. They included Mr. Firos talking about his collection, which was a real treat, and Professor Lisa Norris discussing the “Belle-Epoque.” Children’s summer workshops were also lively, planned around the themes of making posters, sketching in the galleries, and “French Flair, Food, and Fun.” Our children’s area, Art Ways, was developed into an interactive area with the theme of the Moulin Rouge.

In sum, we were delighted with the collection and the associated programs were able to develop.

Victor Vasarely: The Absolute Eye at the Mattatuck Museum was a wonderful and engaging show for the Museum. Vasarely’s work is incredibly dynamic and creates an exceptional viewing experience for audiences. The artist’s use of optic trickery and illusionism captures the interest immediately. It is a truly unique experience to envelop oneself in a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional canvas. The bright use of color and the sense of movement in Vasarely’s works further adds to the compelling nature of his pieces. Some works almost seem to shimmer due to Vasarely’s techniques, while others had central objects that moved backwards and forwards. Furthermore, this show was a boon for The MATT and our audiences. As The MATT seeks to present exhibitions that challenge both the eye and the mind, and Vasarely, the Father of Op Art, fulfilled those criteria brilliantly. Among the largest groups to visit this exhibition was school-aged children. Our Education Department delighted in this show which gave out docents and students the opportunity to explore math and art – matching the STEM system prevalent in today’s schools.