University Museums
Focus
College and university Museums across the country are expanding their outreach to the greater public community and renewing their commitment to educate students through increased access to permanent collections, exhibitions, public programs as well as engagement and experiential learning opportunities.
Unique among other campus programs and buildings, these institutions have the potential to both contribute to the institutional identity and culture of a college, while simultaneously providing avenues for outreach to the public.
Author(s)
Machado Silvetti
Published
July, 2024
Tags
The Arts, Museums
The Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
Benton Museum of Art
Pomona College
“A museum is an incredible connector between what’s going on on campus and what’s going on in the community.”
Chao Center for Asian Art at the Ringling Museum
Florida State University
“The collection is fantastic, and so is the original building. You could call it Spanish Venetian Renaissance Revival—a typical Gilded Age folly in the park. It’s quite a beautiful thing. But what affected our building the most was the desire to be different. To use a 21st-century iconography to do something that belongs in Florida, that represents the collection, that is sensual and beautiful, and that uses today’s geometries.”
The Chazen Museum of Art
University of Wisconsin, Madison
“This transformative moment for the Chazen Museum is all about smart growth, an expansion directly connected to our mission to serve the University of Wisconsin campus and the Madison community.”
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
“The opening of the restored and expanded Bowdoin College Museum of Art celebrates our role as a leader in college art museums and our mission to broaden knowledge and inspire all our visitors.”
The Wellin Museum of Art
Hamilton College
“The new Wellin Museum of Art advances the model for what a college art museum can be.”
