Tag: McMaster
In the Artist’s Own Words: Svava Thordis Juliusson
Artist in Residence: Tom Thomson’s Eldest brother
Simon Frank’s Art Blooms on Campus
JMW Turner: Prints, Process & Picnic Baskets
Conservation and Paintings by Iconic Canadian Artists focus of new exhibition
Hamilton Artists Turn Manufactured Goods into Art
New exhibition looks at enduring theme of Mother and Child
Opening the Structure of the World
Slow Art Day @ MMA #2
Sara Angelucci’s Garden photographs gifted to Museum
Art Geocoins on the move
Student Awards and Exhibition 2014
Taking Time in Art and Life
New Guide to Sculpture on Campus
Graduating Student Art Exhibition
Museum in a Minute #4 – Coins – Then and Now
VIDEO: The Art and Life of Margaret Watkins
It’s back! Slow Art Day at McMaster
John W. Ford – short videos from artist’s talk
GG Award Winners & McMaster’s Collection
Authors Talk about Artist Margaret Watkins
First Winners of Museum Survey Draw
Margaret Watkins Exhibition Review
Art on glass, under glass
With Mars in Mind
Bridging the transformation between past and present – Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Installation of Dame Elisabeth Frink’s Mirage Bird on Campus
Conservation of Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris and Franklin Carmichael Paintings Complete
Video: Prof Gregory Davies on Age of the Baroque
People-watching with artist William Hogarth
Dr. Spencer Pope: A History of Numismatics
On Roman Glass and McMaster’s Antiquities Collection
Summer Celebration
Emotionally Provocative: “This is your life…”
The story behind Klinger’s Glove series
Geocaching on Campus
A couple of years ago, the McMaster Museum of Art began to look into the (not so) secret world of geocaching.
To date more than fifty of our Art Adventure geocoins have travelled the world, through many hands, to thousands of locations.
Geocaching is an amazing way to explore new places (See last summer’s Canadian Geographic story). The activity also brings adventure and fresh perspective to familiar places like McMaster University campus. While some geocachers come to the area specifically to hunt for caches, many find themselves here for different reasons and geocaching provides an enjoyable diversion. Here are some recent comments from some of those who seized a moment to geocache while on campus:
– Second try, I found it during my daughter’s swim meet.
– Celebrating a happy visit to the hospital…we found a cache. We’ve spent many hours at Mac over the years and we are thankful for the fine care always given. Thanks, Mac & thanks for the great cache. The buildings here are gorgeous.
– Was in the area while visiting my nephew who’s studying at Mac.
– Quick find while here for soccer.
– Out for our daily lunch time walk.
– Quick stop on way home from the library
– Visiting a friend in McMaster Hospital, I took my kids out to do some “Caching on Campus”.
– At the pool for a swim meet and had some extra time
– Was in the area for work today and had some spare time on my hands.
McMaster University campus with its beautiful buildings, gardens and facilities including the McMaster Museum of Art (of course) alongside the RBG’s nature trails and the charm of Westdale village is a great place to explore.
Update:
The Art Adventure coins are assigned artist’s names and the goal to reach that artist’s birthplace (or travel the equivalent distance). Many have surpassed their goal. Twenty of the Art Adventure coins have travelled beyond 2000 miles. Top five travelers are:
The Matisse Geocoin has logged 45000+ miles – now in Östergötland, Sweden
The Riopelle Geocoin has logged 15000+ miles – now in Queensland, Australia
The Gericault Geocoin has logged 11000+ miles – now back in Hamilton after a jaunt to Germany
The Andy Warhol Geocoin has logged 10000+ miles – last seen in Australia
The Beckmann Geocoin has logged 9000+ miles – last seen in Nova Scotia
Looking at Henri Le Sidaner Paintings
Plainsman – Insights from the Artist Ivan Eyre
Max Klinger: A Glove Series
Museum Education Programs: On Learning Styles and Apple Pigs
Max Klinger, John Massey and Joseph Calleja
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