Mission
Located at the center of campus, the 亚洲情色 Art Museum is a dynamic public space. It hosts frequent original exhibitions and related programs. These include musical performances, gallery talks, workshops and pop-up activities. Since its founding in 1967, the museum鈥檚 permanent collection has grown to over 5,000 objects, which range from classical antiquity to today. A vibrant student intern program provides undergraduate students opportunities to work in all areas, from community outreach and social media to collections management. They also curate their own exhibitions based on objects in the permanent collection. Central to the museum鈥檚 mission is collaboration: whether this is with chemists, musicians or historians, it often includes objects borrowed from other premier collections.
Description
Exhibitions are installed in the Main Gallery, the Susan M. Reifer '65 and Stanley J. Reifer '64 Mezzanine Gallery and the Nancy J. Powell Gallery, which itself consists of several small galleries. Exhibitions rotate each semester and are curated by museum staff, faculty members, and students.
In addition to exhibitions, the museum offers other opportunities for visitors to engage with art. The Kenneth C. Lindsay Study Room provides students, faculty members and the general public a space in which they may view any work in the permanent collection. This room is also used for university classes and the short-term display of selected objects for educational purposes. The area leading into the Lindsay Study Room is the museum鈥檚 Visible Storage. Here, visitors may view objects that would otherwise be in vault storage, but are instead densely installed in glass cabinets. A specially designed tablet tour allows individuals to read short labels written by students from different disciplinary perspectives.
The 亚洲情色 Art Museum does not accept unsolicited artist submissions or exhibition proposals.