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Museum News: Spring/Summer 2019

March 15, 2019 | Published by MMA

Museum of Art Closing for Environmental System Updates The McMaster Museum of Art (MMA) will be temporarily closed from March 19 – August 23, 2019 for major updates to its environmental systems. The shutdown is necessary to ensure the highest … Continued

Video: Michael Allgoewer’s Talk

February 27, 2019 | Published by MMA

Thank you to all who joined us on February 7, 2019 for Hamilton artist Michael Allgoewer’s talk. A full house! Michael spoke about the body of work he produced for his exhibition 1514 and the enigmatic Albrecht Dürer engraving, Melencolia I, … Continued

McMaster’s Monet included in AGO blockbuster

February 11, 2019 | Published by MMA

McMaster’s Claude Monet painting of Waterloo Bridge has been borrowed by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto for their spring exhibition Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more from February 16 to May 5, 2019. … Continued

Winterfest Art Activities at Mac February 9

January 28, 2019 | Published by MMA

Join us Saturday, February 9 as we celebrate colour, pattern and shape with guided gallery tours and a craft at McMaster University. TOURS at the Museum of Art at 1:00 and 2:00 CRAFT at the Museum of Art: drop-in from … Continued

FULL! Museum Offers Free In-School Art Programs: Spring 2019

January 22, 2019 | Published by MMA

UPDATE: This program is now full. We are accepting names for a waiting list. Thank you teachers for your overwhelming and enthusiastic response! McMaster Museum of Art and the N. Gillian Cooper Education Program presents FREE IN-SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS April … Continued

Talk by Artist Angela Grossmann and Curator Lynn Ruscheinsky

January 15, 2019 | Published by MMA

Join artist Angela Grossmann and curator Dr. Lynn Ruscheinsky in conversation as they walk through “Troublemakers”, Grossmann’s solo exhibition of 68 mixed media portraits Friday, January 18 from 12:30 – 1:20 pm FREE admission. All are welcome. Angela Grossmann’s works … Continued

Art Students to Lead Museum’s “Sketching Thursdays”

January 14, 2019 | Published by MMA

We are delighted to announce that Evelyn Bohn and Amanda Jameson, two students in McMaster’s Studio Art B.F.A. program have stepped up to lead Sketching Thursdays at the Museum until March 14 (excluding Thursday February 21, Break Week). Starting this … Continued

Winter Exhibitions Opening January 17

January 4, 2019 | Published by MMA

Join us as we celebrate the three new exhibitions at the McMaster Museum of Art OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 6 – 8 pm See the solo exhibitions by Angela Grossmann, Jaime Angelopoulos and Michael Allgoewer. Meet artists … Continued

Notice: 5 Month Closure of Museum for Physical Plant Updates Begins March

December 12, 2018 | Published by MMA

The McMaster Museum of Art (MMA) will be temporarily closing March 19 – August 23, 2019 during a major overhaul of the Museum’s environmental systems. During the closure, Museum staff will be taking programming ‘to the streets’ with a series … Continued

Michael Allgoewer: 1514

December 11, 2018 | Published by MMA

McMaster Museum of Art is proud to present the exhibition Michael Allgoewer: 1514 A meditation on Dürer’s Melencolia McMaster Museum of Art, Panabaker Gallery January 17 – March 16, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, January 17, 6 – 8 pm ARTIST’S … Continued