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McMaster’s Art on Tour: On Royals, Retrospectives, and Radiation   

November 3, 2016

Crown Princess Mary and the French Ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Francois Zimeray, in attendance at the Ordrupgaard Museum’s opening. McMaster Museum of Art’s Claude Monet painting ‘Waterloo Bridge', is second from left. (Image: Ordrupgaard Museum)

An update on some of McMaster’s art collection currently touring to beautiful venues and new audiences.

Ordrupgaard Museum, Denmark
Monet. Beyond Impressionism
August 24, 2016 – December 4, 2016

This exhibition includes McMaster’s Claude Monet painting, Waterloo Bridge, Effet de Soleil, 1903, Gift of Herman Levy O.B.E. more info

photo: Brandi Lee MacDonald (former Research Associate, in Department of Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University), a primary researcher for The Unvarnished Truth exhibition leads a walking tour of the exhibit in Thunder Bay
Brandi Lee MacDonald, a primary researcher for The Unvarnished Truth exhibition, leads a walking tour and talk about the exhibit at Thunder Bay Art Gallery. MacDonald was Research Associate, in Department of Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University during the exhibition development. (Image courtesy Thunder Bay Art Gallery)

Thunder Bay Art Gallery
The Unvarnished Truth: Exploring the Material History of Paintings
October 7 – November 27

The Unvarnished Truth is organized and circulated by the McMaster Museum of Art, with support of support of the Museums Assistance Program, Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Arts Council. The touring exhibition travels next to Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queens University in 2017.

Brenda Pelkey, Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate Bridge, Mel Affleck, 1988, Photograph. Gift of the artist © courtesy of the artist
Brenda Pelkey, Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate Bridge, Mel Affleck, 1988, Photograph. Gift of the artist © courtesy of the artist
Crown Princess Mary and the French Ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Francois Zimeray, in attendance at the Ordrupgaard Museum’s opening. McMaster Museum of Art’s Claude Monet painting ‘Waterloo Bridge', is second from left. (Image: Ordrupgaard Museum)

Art Gallery of Windsor
Brenda Francis Pelkey: A Retrospective
October 22, 2016 – January 22, 2017

Curated by Catharine Mastin. This exhibition includes two photographs from McMaster Museum of Art’s collection. It will tour to Mount St.Vincent University Art Gallery in 2017 and Art Gallery of Peterborough in 2018.

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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