Landmark Moment in Canadian Art: Hamilton’s Herman Levy was there
July 15, 2013
Earlier this year, Sotheby’s Canada announced that it was ceasing live auctions. Their very first live auction was held in 1967 at the Arcadian Court, Simpsons in Toronto and, as it happens, Hamilton businessman Herman H. Levy (McMaster Museum of Art’s greatest benefactor), was in attendance. We thought you’d enjoy this clipping from our archives.
The painting that Herman Levy purchased at that auction is now on view in the Museum’s exhibition The Moderns. This exhibition explores Levy’s passion for 20th century art.
Regina Haggo wrote a wonderful article about Chaim Soutine and McMaster Museum of Art’s paintings (a second painting by Soutine was purchased with Herman Levy’s Bequest) specifically in the July 13 issue of the Hamilton Spectator. Read it here!
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
