Installation of Dame Elisabeth Frink’s Mirage Bird on Campus
November 26, 2013
Last week, the Museum permanently installed one of its treasures on the campus lawn, Dame Elisabeth Frink’s 1967 cast aluminum sculpture, Mirage Bird. More details about it in the McMaster Daily News Story. For the blog, we thought you might enjoy some shots of the installation in progress.
Many thanks to the professionals whose expertise made this undertaking go so very smoothly:
Bravo Cement Contracting Inc. for the base
Alexander Gabov and assistant B. Webster from Conservation of Sculptures, Monuments and Objects based in Kingston
– Matt Walker
Beyond February: Collecting Care and Reimagining Black Histories
March 3, 2026
The Black Madonnas of Perpetual Murmurs 19, 2023 collage, composition gold leaf, cutout on paper Museum of Art Collection Trust, 2024 As this year’s Black History Month come to a close, the McMaster Museum of Art wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to the Equity and Inclusion Office for their leadership and dedication in creating […]
McMaster Museum of Art wins Exhibition of the Year for The Clichettes: Lips, Wigs and Politics
December 2, 2025
On Monday, December 1, 2025, Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG) announced the winners of the 48th Annual GOG Awards and the McMaster Museum of Art (M(M)A) took away the top award for the Exhibition of the Year (Budget Over $50K) for the Fall 2024 exhibition The Clichettes: Lips, Wigs and Politics produced in partnership […]
The Creative Process: Well-being through art with the McMaster Museum of Art
August 22, 2025
