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From Mastodon to Mosaic

June 14, 2025 – November 28, 2026
Building an Academic Art Collection in America

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  • A museum gallery with dark green walls and a timeline in vinyl, showcases a mastodon tooth in a wall case and to the right a portrait of a man from the 20th century pictured with a marble bust of Homer. The same bust is installed with the work.

    From Mastodon to Mosaic: Building an Academic Art Collection in America installed in Albright Gallery. Photo by Rob Strong.

About

This exhibition investigates how ancient art from around the globe became part of the academic and aesthetic life of the college. Incorporating a timeline and paired with archival material, the exhibition complements the exhibition Stone, Sand, and Clay: Connecting Cultures in the Ancient Mediterranean and was developed as part of the Hood Museum's 40th anniversary year.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and generously supported by The William Chase Grant 1919 Memorial Fund.

Exhibition Curator

Ashley B. Offill

Additional Information

 

History of Collecting Timeline

Click the image below to follow along on a timeline of the history of collecting art objects and other interesting cultural heritage at Dartmouth. Learn more about what came before the Hood Museum of Art as we know it today was formed.

To view some additional resources from Dartmouth and beyond on the Assyrian reliefs, visit the Assyrian Relief Resource Page.

Exhibition subject: Ancient Art