Past Events

2024–2025 Events

several Sri Lankan youths pose for the camera while sitting on bicycles — Hunter Barnes (American, b. 1977), *Local Mafia*, 2006. © Copyright Hunter Barnes.

Gallery Talk: A World Away, with Hunter Barnes

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | 5:00–7:00 PM
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Upper Gallery

Please join us for a gallery talk by photographer Hunter Barnes as he discusses the exhibition A World Away and shares the details of his experience in Sri Lanka.

A reception with refreshments will follow in the Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby from 5:30 to 7:00pm.

Bread and Puppet Theater perform a scene from their Apocalypse Defiance Circus in Saxophone, NC, 2022 — Garrett MacLean (American, b. 1977), *Bread and Puppet Theater perform a scene from their Apocalypse Defiance Circus in Saxophone, NC*, 2022.

Moderated Discussion: Apocalypse Road Show

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | 5:00–6:30 PM
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Johnson Gallery

Director Richard Saunders will moderate a conversation between Garrett MacLean ’99 and John Bell ’73 as they discuss the special exhibition Apocalypse Road Show: On Tour with the Bread and Puppet Theater. Garrett MacLean is a professional photographer who traveled with Bread and Puppet Theater for more than three months during the fall of 2022. John Bell is a puppeteer and former member of the company.

The discussion will run from 5pm—5:45pm in the upper gallery, and the reception will follow from 5:45pm—6:30pm in the lower reception area of the museum.

This event is free and open to the public, but attendance is limited to twenty guests and reservations are required. Please reserve your spot here: https://forms.gle/JqtnSYySgXrL2byg9.

a deep space flaming star nebula — Ata Anzali, *Flaming star in narrowband only [detail]*. Courtesy of the artist. © Ata Anzali

Opening Reception: An Invitation to Awe

Friday, September 13, 2024 | 5:30–7:30 PM
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby, Dance Theater, and Museum galleries

After several years in the works, the Museum is excited to present An Invitation to Awe, curated by Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture Katy Smith Abbott in collaboration with her students and colleagues. In this exhibition, older paintings and prints are displayed in conversation with contemporary objects, scientific equipment, and interactive work that compels the viewer to think of how awe is experienced through senses other than sight and to expand their own understanding of where awe lives now. Professor Smith Abbott will give a talk about the making of the exhibition at 5:30pm, followed by hors d’oeuvres and drinks (cash bar) at 6pm.

My Journey to Become an American Mangaka
4:30 PM
Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an artist, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and a professional boxer. Pursuing his Master of Fine Arts in New Media, Kofi is currently a Mellon Foundation Interseminars Initiative Fellow with the Humanities Research Institution.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public
Manga workshop with Artist in Residence Kofi Bazzell-Smith
4:30 PM
Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

: Participants are encouraged to bring a pencil and ruler, if possible, and to sign up using this form.

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Open to the Public
Manga workshop with Artist in Residence Kofi Bazzell-Smith
7:00 PM
Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Closed to the Public
FFW: Student-Led Museum of Art Tours
2:30 PM
Join our student guides for informal conversations about highlights from the College’s art collection. Open to Middlebury students, faculty, staff, and their families.

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Free
FALL FAMILY WEEKEND-Museum is open
10:00 AM
Middlebury College Museum of Art Hours:
Tuesday through Friday–10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday, October 8–10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Sunday, October 9–12:00 PM–5:00 PM

No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean, 1945–Present
September 15–December 11, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
FALL FAMILY WEEKEND-Museum is open
12:00 PM
Middlebury College Museum of Art Hours:
Tuesday through Friday–10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday, October 8–10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Sunday, October 9–12:00 PM–5:00 PM

No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean, 1945–Present
September 15–December 11, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Asian Imprints on Latin American and Caribbean History and Culture
4:30 PM
Asian Imprints in Latin American and Caribbean History and Culture (Public lecture by Kathleen López)

Twilight Auditorium 101

Open to the Public
Exhibition Celebration for "No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean, 1945-Present"
5:00 PM
Join our first in-person exhibition celebration since 2020! Mingle with fellow art lovers over drinks (cash bar) and complimentary hors-d’oeuvres. Middlebury College President and Professor Laurie Patton and MCMA Chief Curator Jason Vrooman ‘03 will offer remarks at 5:30 PM.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Open to the Public

Free
“Tres veces apátrida”: Redefining World Literature through the Work of Contemporary Asian/Latin American Writers
4:30 PM
Paula Park, Associate Professor of Spanish at Wesleyan University

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public
"No Ocean Between Us" Student Drop In and Create
1:00 PM
Come to the Museum and visit the No Ocean Between Us exhibition and create art with SFOAM and CAT!

Open to Middlebury College students only.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
Friends of the Art Museum Fall Gala
2:30 PM
Mingle with old and new friends over drinks and hors-d’oeuvres. Join our student guides in the museum’s galleries for informal conversations about highlights from the Museum’s permanent collection and our Fall special exhibition, No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1945-Present (on view until December 11).

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Open to the Public

Free
Night at the Middlebury Museum
4:00 PM
Come join Student Friends at the Art Museum for a real Night at the Museum! We will be screening the 2009 hit movie Night at the Museum! Classic movie snacks provided. Open to Middlebury College faculty, staff, and students.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Urban Cadence Opening Reception
5:00 PM
Exhibition Opening for Urban Cadence: Street Scenes from Lagos and Johannesburg

Mingle with fellow art and music lovers over drinks (cash bar) and complimentary hors-d’oeuvres. At 5:30, members of the Middlebury Afropop Band (directed by Associate Professor of Music Damascus Kafumbe) will enliven the event with a short musical set. Student guides will be on hand to talk about highlights from the exhibition.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Open to the Public

Free
Hip Hop: Urban Cadence: Street Scenes from Lagos and Johannesburg
12:00 PM
Urban Cadence tells the multifaceted stories of two urban environments—Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa—experienced through the artistic expressions of photography and video.

African cities are growing rapidly, and these two cities have experienced this growth in diverse yet fascinating ways: the first as a mega-city, the latter as a center of industrial development. The street scenes in this exhibition represent the complex narratives of these urban areas: tales of migration, labor, desperation, success, hope, and imagination among others.

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Calligraphy Demonstration and Workshop
4:30 PM
World-renowned calligrapher Masako Inkyo will be giving a calligraphy performance based on Oborozukiyo from The Tale of Genji. After her performance, she will lead two calligraphy workshops at 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM where attendees will have the opportunity to practice the art of calligraphy. You must RSVP to attend the workshop at go/inkyo or by emailing japaneseclub@middlebury.edu.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Open to the Public

Free; registration required for workshops: go/inkyo

Art Museum Open House
2:00 PM
Visit the museum to see art made around the globe and across thousands of years, ranging from a wall carving from an ancient Mesopotamian palace to a portrait by Kehinde Wiley. While you’re there, pick up a free exhibition poster to decorate your dorm, relax with a contemplative coloring sheet, and learn about student employment opportunities at the museum. You can also claim a gift (journal, water bottle, travel mug, etc.) when you activate your free student membership!

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Free
Virtual Opening for the Museum of Art’s Fall 2021 Exhibitions
5:30 PM
From the comfort of home, get a behind-the-scenes look at the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s Fall 2021 special exhibitions: “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video and Animation.” Live from the museum’s galleries, curators will talk about their process, highlight several works, and answer your questions.

Your hosts for the evening will be Museum Director Richard Saunders, A New Lens curator Sarah Briggs ’14.5, and Art & Protest co-curators María Ramirez ’21 and Jason Vrooman ’03.

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public

Free
Self-Guided Art Museum Visits
9:00 AM
Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to make free reservations to visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recently reinstalled permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions, “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video & Animation.” Spaces are limited and advance reservations are STRONGLY encouraged.

Please read the notes below, then book your free visit in the link that follows:

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Walking Tour of Outdoor Sculpture Led by Student Guides
1:30 PM
Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to join student guides for a walking tour of Middlebury’s outdoor sculpture collection. Highlights of this 90-minute tour will include works by Shahzia Sikander, Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, Jules Olitski, Dan Graham, and Michael Singer.

- Although this entire tour will be outdoors, participants will be expected to wear masks at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Tour will happen rain or shine; please plan accordingly.

Reservations not required.

Mahaney Arts Center

Open to the Public
Self-Guided Art Museum Visits
10:00 AM
Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to make free reservations to visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recently reinstalled permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions, “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video & Animation.” Spaces are limited and advance reservations are STRONGLY encouraged.

Please read the notes below, then book your free visit in the link that follows:

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Walking Tour of Outdoor Sculpture Led by Student Guides
1:30 PM
Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to join student guides for a walking tour of Middlebury’s outdoor sculpture collection. Highlights of this 90-minute tour will include works by Shahzia Sikander, Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, Jules Olitski, Dan Graham, and Michael Singer.

- Although this entire tour will be outdoors, participants will be expected to wear masks at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Tour will happen rain or shine; please plan accordingly.

Reservations not required.

Mahaney Arts Center

Open to the Public
Self-Guided Art Museum Visits
12:00 PM
Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to make free reservations to visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recently reinstalled permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions, “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video & Animation.” Spaces are limited and advance reservations are STRONGLY encouraged.

Please read the notes below, then book your free visit in the link that follows:

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Art Trivia Night
7:00 PM
A trivia night hosted by the Museum Of Art Student Friends and Coordinators with many fun prizes to win.

Davis Family Library 105A

Closed to the Public
Artists in Dialogue: Jon Henry & Mikael Owunna, Moderated by Andrew Plumley '11
7:00 PM
Photographers Jon Henry and Mikael Owunna discuss their artistic responses to police murder of Black men. Andrew Plumley ’11 (Senior Director, Equity & Culture, American Alliance of Museums) moderates this online conversation, which will include audience Q&A. Free.

Advance registration required. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/OwunnaHenry.

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public

Free; advance registration required
A Day With(out) Art Screening
5:00 PM
A screening of a series of videos of apart of A Day With(out) Art and Visual AIDS organization set to bring awareness to HIV and AIDS through art and artists stories.

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Closed to the Public
Friends of the Art Museum Virtual Purchase Party
5:00 PM
Celebrate with the Friends of the Art Museum as we select a contemporary work of art for the museum at our 52nd Annual Purchase Party. Please click here for information about how to register for the event. In the meantime, be sure to join the Friends or renew your membership so that you’ll be able to access the event.

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public

Free; registration and membership required
Film Screening of "Human Flow"
7:30 PM
This epic film by renowned artist Ai Weiwei is a detailed and heartbreaking exploration of the global refugee crisis. Captured over the course of a year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent stories that stretches through Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, Mexico, Turkey, and beyond. From teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbed-wire borders, ‘Human Flow’ witnesses its subjects’ desperate search for safety, shelter, and justice. (2017, dir. Ai Weiwei, 140 min.) Free and open to the public.*

Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

Open to the Public
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Inauguration of Shahzia Sikander’s mosaic, The Perennial Gaze (2018)
4:30 PM
Shahzia Sikander, the Pakistani-born internationally acclaimed artist who now resides in New York City, will join in a conversation about the meanings and context of Sikander‘s newly installed glass mosaic. Perennial Gaze is the newest addition to Middlebury College’s renowned Public Art Collection. A reception will follow the talk. FREE

Axinn Center 229

Open to the Public
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
12:00 PM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
Reiff Intern talks
7:00 PM
Join us for these two engaging Reiff Intern student talks:

Memorial Photography: A Practice of Nostalgia
by Niamh Carty

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
12:00 PM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
9:00 AM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free
The Museum is Open!
12:00 PM
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We hope to see you soon!
Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Free

2024–2025 Events

Gallery Talk: A World Away, with Hunter Barnes

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | 5:00–7:00 PMMiddlebury College Museum of Art, Upper Gallery

Moderated Discussion: Apocalypse Road Show

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | 5:00–6:30 PMMiddlebury College Museum of Art, Johnson Gallery

Opening Reception: An Invitation to Awe

Friday, September 13, 2024 | 5:30–7:30 PMMahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby, Dance Theater, and Museum galleries

2022–2023 Events

2021–2022 Events

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | 5:00–7:00 PM
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Upper Gallery

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | 5:00–6:30 PM
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Johnson Gallery

Friday, September 13, 2024 | 5:30–7:30 PM
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby, Dance Theater, and Museum galleries