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
M(M)A Education Staff Teresa Gregorio Shortlisted in City of Hamilton’s Arts Champion Awards
June 23, 2026
Please join us in congratulating M(M)A’s Educator for Campus & Community Engagement, Teresa Gregorio, for being shortlisted in the Arts Champion Awards in City of Hamilton’s Arts Award 2026. The Arts Champion Awards may be conferred annually to living individuals who are outstanding supporters of the arts in Hamilton as volunteers, advocates, or board members. […]
New Acquisitions from Open Studio
June 19, 2026
McMaster Museum of Art M(M)A and Open Studio are pleased to announce that M(M)A has acquired three works by Carl Beam, Janet Cardiff, and Rita Letendre from Open Studio’s historic archive collection through its Print Sales program. These works now enter M(M)A’s Permanent Collection. About Open Studio: Open Studio was founded in 1970 and is […]
M(M)A Education Staff Nicole Knibb Receive President’s Awards for Outstanding Service in 2025
June 8, 2026
Please join us in congratulating M(M)A’s Senior Educator (Academic and Professional Engagement) and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Nicole Knibb, for receiving the President’s Awards for Outstanding Service in 2025. Nicole Knibb has made a profound and lasting contribution to interdisciplinary education, community engagement, and inclusive pedagogy at McMaster University. Through her leadership at the McMaster […]
