A museum gallery installation with gray and forest green walls. In the foreground of the installation image is a work of art that looks like a portrait of President Washington in a book that has been burnt.
ON VIEW "Historical Imaginary" explores how artists constructed ideas about US history.

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A man and a woman are in a darkened room taking photographs of a Native American basket that sits on a wooden wheel and is surrounded by photography color cards.

"Advancing Pathways through Photogrammetry"

On the Hood Museum's blog "Meanwhile at the Museum," read about a new initiative in digitizing the collection called photogrammetry.
An unfinished painting of George Washington crossing the Deleware River.

"Art and the Construction of History"

In 2023, the Hood Museum will feature several exhibitions that explore the many ways that art has given history its imagery. Click to read more.
The facade of the Hood Museum of Art at dusk. The building is made of gray bricks and the facade has a large vitrine window on the second floor displaying a black and white work carved into aluminum. The work gives the illusion of moving fabric.

Hood Museum Welcomes New Deputy Director Alex Bortolot

The Hood Museum of Art is happy to announce Alex Bortolot as just the second deputy director in the museum's history.