Tours Archives - McMaster Museum of Art https://museum.mcmaster.ca/category/tours/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:51:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-mma_favicon_24bit_alt-32x32.png Tours Archives - McMaster Museum of Art https://museum.mcmaster.ca/category/tours/ 32 32 New architecture tour blooms on campus https://museum.mcmaster.ca/new-architecture-tour-blooms-on-campus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-architecture-tour-blooms-on-campus Tue, 03 May 2022 15:22:19 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=24220 The post New architecture tour blooms on campus appeared first on McMaster Museum of Art.

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]]> Immune Nations Virtual Exhibition Tour https://museum.mcmaster.ca/immune-nations-virtual-exhibition-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=immune-nations-virtual-exhibition-tour Thu, 02 Sep 2021 19:46:15 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=22075 The post Immune Nations Virtual Exhibition Tour appeared first on McMaster Museum of Art.

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]]> Letter from the Director https://museum.mcmaster.ca/directors-letter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=directors-letter Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:02:31 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=11911 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the McMaster Museum of Art (MMA)—like arts, culture and heritage institutions across the country and the faculty of our host institution, McMaster University—moved with passion, speed and vision to virtual events and online programming. While our doors remain closed until such time as the University itself reopens to the wider public, we are working hard to serve our audiences and looking forward to welcoming you back inside the galleries when we are permitted to do so.

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]]> Talk & Tour of Peripheral Vision(s) with Rhéanne Chartrand https://museum.mcmaster.ca/talk-tour-of-peripheral-visions-with-rheanne-chartrand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=talk-tour-of-peripheral-visions-with-rheanne-chartrand Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:13:42 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10998 Peripheral Vision(s) brings together portraits by 19th century Northern Plains warrior-artists and 20th century artists, Leonard Baskin and Fritz Scholder to explore perspectives on the “Indian” image.

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]]> Notes from our architecture tours https://museum.mcmaster.ca/architecture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=architecture Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:15:54 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10695 Our recent McMaster campus architecture tours inspired many alumni, retirees, and community members to share their personal memories and spark some fascinating conversations. Thank you to all who made the walking tours so enriching for us.

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]]> Museum presents Hamilton Arts Week Events https://museum.mcmaster.ca/haw2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=haw2019 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:50:46 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10578 McMaster Museum of Art activities for Hamilton Arts Week: June 18, 19, 20

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]]> News from the Schools https://museum.mcmaster.ca/in-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-school Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:37:00 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10629 The post News from the Schools appeared first on McMaster Museum of Art.

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]]> Museum News: Spring/Summer 2019 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/museum-news-s2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=museum-news-s2019 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:00:22 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10457 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 standard of care and preservation for the more than 6,000 objects in the University’s significant […]

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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 standard of care and preservation for the more than 6,000 objects in the University’s significant art collection. The MMA is a Category “A” cultural institution as designated by the Government of Canada. more info

We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to reopening in time for the Fall Semester with exciting new exhibitions. In the meantime, Museum staff will be taking programming ‘to the streets’ with a series of free education programs, including In-School Art Programs (Fully Booked), Mini-University activities, public art projects, campus art tours, and much more. Further details below.

We will be sharing updates and additional programming on this page and on social media channels throughout the closure.

MMA Public Programmes during Spring/Summer include…

GUIDED TOURS & LUNCHTIME ART ACTIVITIES

Presented by the N. Gillian Cooper Education Program
Free. No registration required.
In the event of rain, outdoor activities will be cancelled. Please follow our social media channels for updates.

  • Walking Tours of Selected Campus Architecture
    Thursday, May 9 at 12 noon | length: 1 hour
    Meet in front of the McMaster Museum of Art for a guided tour of buildings in the central campus area from Hamilton Hall to Divinity College.
    Thursday, May 23 at 12 noon | length: 1 hour  Cancelled due to inclement weather
    Meet in front of JHE by the clock for a guided tour that will cover buildings in the south area of campus from the Reactor to the Health Sciences Centre.
    Wednesday, June 19 at 12 noon | length: 1 hour
    Meet in front of the McMaster Museum of Art for a guided tour of buildings in the central campus area. Hamilton Arts Week Event
  • Walking Tour of Selected Campus Sculpture
    Tuesday, June 18 at 12 noon | length: 1 hour
    Guided tour begins in front of the Museum of Art. Hamilton Arts Week Event
  • Outdoor Sketching
    Thursday, June 20 at 12 noon | length: 1 hour
    Art supplies provided in front of the Museum of Art. Hamilton Arts Week Event

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
This summer, McMaster Museum of Art will be commissioning three separate public artworks for the exterior of the building.

Must See Exhibitions Off Campus…

McMaster’s Monet in AGO Blockbuster
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. We are delighted that the work was selected and that we were able to accommodate the request. The painting has just returned from the nationally touring exhibition A Cultivating Journey: The Herman H. Levy Legacy, and following the Museum’s spring/summer closure, it will be hung once again and on permanent display at McMaster Museum of Art (MMA). More info

Counterpoint: SUMMA 2019
Annual McMaster University BFA Exhibition
Guest Curator: Hitoko Okada
LOCATION: The Cotton Factory
270 Sherman Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 6N4
April 6 – 19, 2019
Due to the Museum shutdown, the 2019 McMaster University BFA Graduation exhibition (aka SUMMA) will be hosted off campus at The Cotton Factory. Please join us at the Cotton Factory on Saturday, April 6, 11 am – 3 pm for the Opening Celebration and MMA sponsored student awards. Until then, follow the graduating class on Instagram @mcmastersumma2019 for a sneak preview of the artists’ work.

 

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]]> McMaster’s Monet included in AGO blockbuster https://museum.mcmaster.ca/monetatago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monetatago Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:00:28 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10430 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.

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]]> Winterfest Art Activities at Mac February 9 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/winterfest2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winterfest2019 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:06:33 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10394 Join us Saturday, February 9 as we celebrate colour, pattern and shape with guided gallery tours and a craft at McMaster University.

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