Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum specializes in innovative approaches to teaching with art from across the globe and throughout time. Founded in the centennial year of 1876 with a handful of global artifacts and one Albert Bierstadt painting, the Museum has grown steadily through the years. It now holds over 24,000 works of art, decorative art, and material and visual culture, and continues to expand its holdings with new acquisitions .

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum specializes in innovative approaches to teaching with art from across the globe and throughout time. Founded in the centennial year of 1876 with a handful of global artifacts and one Albert Bierstadt painting, the Museum has grown steadily through the years. It now holds over 24,000 works of art, decorative art, and material and visual culture, and continues to expand its holdings with new acquisitions .  

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Morning Coffee

Sat, Oct 21, 2023 8:30am to 9am

The Development Office invites you to come for morning coffee and tea, and stay to socialize with other guests before you attend the Conversation with the President and the College officers.

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Queer & Trans / Poetry & Prose / Reading & Open Mic Seventh Annual Event

Mon, May 1, 2023 7pm to 9pm

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Read and listen to queer and trans writing - your own or others! Come early to sign up for the open mic and bring a friend. Refreshments and cake provided! Surprise guest cameos! Co-hosted by...

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Sightlines Tour—Nurture and Nature in Art

Sat, Apr 29, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm

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Join Student Museum Guide Laura Hinojosa ’23 for “Nurture and Nature in Art,” a tour that will look at an eclectic group of objects from a range of different cultures, mediums, and time periods,...

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Word! A Sharing of New Plays

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 4:30pm to 6pm

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Free and open to the public - seating limited, first come first served The Five College Multicultural Theater Committee (MOSAIC) invites you to join us for Word! A Sharing of New Plays, which...

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Sightlines Tour—Sight Unseen: The Gaze in Art

Sat, Apr 22, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm

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Join Student Museum Guide Lily Alexander ’25 for “Sight Unseen: The Gaze in Art.” We go to the museum to see art, but how does art see you? This tour examines the way artists use lines of sight in...

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