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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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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Sat, Mar 25, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Join Jocelyn Greer ’23 for “On the Edge: Outskirts, Opposites, and In-Betweens.” What does it mean to be on the edge? This tour explores artists’ intentions and representations of transition...
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 1pm to 2:30pm
The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum stewards an expanding collection that both reflects and responds to the diverse student body at Mount Holyoke College. In the spirit of inclusivity and...
Sat, Apr 1, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Join Keyang Zhao ’25 for “Life at Home: Domesticity in Art” to consider how artists are inspired by what they experience at home. This tour explores who was present in the domestic sphere and the...
Sat, Apr 8, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Join Kara Setal ’25 for “Guided Movement,” a tour exploring movement in art–the movement of bodies, time, materials, and nature. We will use guided meditation to think globally about other...
Sat, Apr 15, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Join Student Museum Guide Alänah Smith-Timberlake ’23 for “Mortality and Morality,” a tour that explores the ethics and hidden stories behind seemingly innocuous objects. Visitors will consider the...
Sat, Apr 22, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
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...
Sat, Mar 4, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
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Join Student Museum Guide Alänah Smith-Timberlake ’23 for “Mortality and Morality,” a tour that explores the ethics and hidden stories behind seemingly innocuous objects. Visitors will consider the...
Sat, Feb 18, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
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Join Student Museum Guide Josie Fitz ’25 for a tour that considers passion as a word with two distinct meanings, calling to mind both suffering and desire—and explores how these two themes...
Sat, Feb 11, 2023 1:30pm to 2:15pm
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Join Verity Boyer ’23 for a tour that investigates the importance of personal items throughout history—how their creation, purpose, and use express powerful ideas about cultural and individual...
Thu, Dec 8, 2022 9am to 4pm
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Art created by students inspired by topics discuss will be on display.
Tue, Nov 15, 2022 4:45pm to 5:30pm
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Join with the Lyons Legacy LLC at the Art Museum for an exploration of works by trans artists Martine Gutierrez and Jes Fan. As part of Trans Awareness Month, we have an exciting opportunity to...
Sat, Oct 22, 2022 11:15am to 11:45am
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Hear from museum student guides about their favorite works of art in Mount Holyoke's renowned collection. Offered at 10:30 am and 11:15 am. Registration is required and each tour is capped at...
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