Past is Prologue, by Mason Gross professor emeritus Patrick Strzelec, provides an inviting atmosphere on the front terrace of the Zimmerli, making art accessible to visitors and passersby. The artist created it as a monument the Class of 1965, which funded the commission of the sculpture, "to reflect their magic, their trajectory, their innocence, the fervor to do right, that this might live with us— and on this campus—forever.” (9/5/24)

Join us this fall for free public programs and new member experiences. Such favorites as SparkNight, Último Domingo, Art Together, Study Break, and artist talks return, with the addition of monthly highlight tours. (8/21/24)

After nearly two decades of service to the museum and the university, Donna Gustafson retires on Sept. 1, 2024. Her forward-thinking contributions to the Zimmerli reach far beyond the art and exhibitions that she put on display. (7/11/24)

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Opening September 4, the major exhibition Smoke & Mirrors features work from across the globe by artists who conceptualize access through humor, antagonism, transparency, and invisibility. Organized by guest curator Dr. Amanda Cachia, a prominent disability arts activist and scholar, this unprecedented exhibition showcases work by artists with disabilities, who are underrepresented in museums. It also encourages visitors with disabilities and their allies to become active participants in telling their own stories. (6/27/24)

Featuring more than 100 objects—painting, drawing, assemblage, video, sculpture, photography—The Body Implied: The Vanishing Figure in Soviet Art presents works of art made between 1970 and the present, by 22 artists from Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine. The imagery features partially obscured or hidden figures, as well as instances where the human form is implied, but not visible. (4/4/24)

Composer, multimedia artist and writer Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) presents the artist talk “Anthropocene Blues—The Peace Symphony,” in conjunction with the current exhibition The Body Implied: The Vanishing Figure in Soviet Art. (3/25/24)

A New York Times staff photographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Agins's images tell unforgettable stories about life in America. The second Black woman ever hired as a staff photographer at The New York Times, her groundbreaking assignments offer some of the most important documentation of race relations, celebrity culture, sports, spirituality, and economic disparity in America. (2/22/24)

Marking the centennial of George Segal’s birth in 1924, the Zimmerli welcomes visitors to experience more than 60 works: some familiar, others rarely seen. With works drawn from the museum’s collection, as well as loans from the George and Helen Segal Foundation and private collections, the exhibition offers the unique opportunity to view Segal’s less well-known paintings, drawings, and photographs alongside his renowned life-sized plaster cast figures. In addition, photographs by Arnold Newman and Donald Lokuta capture Segal in his studio. (1/12/24)

Durante un período de tres años, el Zimmerli implementará y reforzará propuestas nuevas y existentes para reducir barreras, transformando al museo en uno más bilingüe. Los fondos de la subvención apoyarán la programación y comunicación del museo, como carteles, etiquetas de galerías y materiales promocionales, que se presentarán en inglés y español.

Over a three-year period, the grant will support the Zimmerli's initiative to implement new and augment existing efforts to reduce barriers by transforming it into a more fully bilingual museum, with additional programming and communication—such as signage, gallery labels, promotional materials—presented in English and Spanish.

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