New! Mead Hours:
The Mead Art Museum is now open to the public from Tuesday–Sunday, 9am–5pm, and open late on Thursdays till 10pm.
The Mead Art Museum is now open to the public from Tuesday–Sunday, 9am–5pm, and open late on Thursdays till 10pm.
This group exhibition is a special iteration of God Made My Face, organized by Hilton Als. On view February 24–July 9, 2023.
Learn More!Representing parts and pieces of buildings from around the globe and across time, this exhibition brings together objects from antiquity to the 21st century that examine what it means to be in ruin. On view January 31 – June, 25 2023.
Learn More!Felix Gonzalez-Torres left flexible guidelines for the installation of his candy works. While at the Mead, “Untitled” (Blue Placebo) will change locations and take new shape. On view January 31–July 9, 2023.
Learn More!The Sixth Annual Black Art Matters Festival is a student-led celebration highlighting Amherst's Black students' work and artistic achievement. The visual art exhibition will be on view from March 7–June 25, 2023.
Learn More!Boundless features works by Native American writers and authors from the late 18th century to the present that expand conversations about networks of kinship, presence, and resistance through image and text. On view September 12, 2023–January 7, 2024.
Learn More!Seeping In, Coursing Through features new work by Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag). On view September 12, 2023-January 7, 2024.
Learn More!The Mead connects people, art, and curricula. Using the museum as a site for learning across disciplines, Mead educators work with college faculty and K-12 teachers to develop experiential projects, and programs that deepen learning objectives.
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