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  • In the galleries, four students stand in a row. They are all listening to Isadora, who is at the center of the photograph, towards the background. Isadora is discussing Renee Cox's Baby Back, a large photograph depicting a reclining nude Black woman.

    LEFT Campus Engagement Coordinator Isadora Italia leads Dartmouth students on a tour of Reconstitution, on view through June 20, 2021. Works pictured, from left to right: Yasumasa Morimura’s Portrait- Musume I, Renee Cox’s Baby Back, and Nomusa Makhubu’s series The Self Portrait Project (2007/2013). Photo by Eli Burakian.

  • At the center of the photo, two laughing women in a yellow dress (left) and a pink dress (right) stroll down a light red carpet. On either side of the photo, college students sit in rows watching them walk.

    LEFT Sháńdíín Brown ’20 (L) and Kirsten Bahe '19 (R) walk down the runway during the 2019 Dartmouth Indigenous Fashion Show in the Russo Atrium. Photo by Jami Powell.

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    LEFT ArtStart students participate in the museum's Artist as Collaborator lesson, inspire dby the work of El Anatsui and Eric van Hove. Photo by Brian Wagner.

  • In the galleries, a Black woman wearing a cerulean blue dress, blonde wig, and black jacket stands at the center-right of the photograph, performing to a crowd that is situated to the center and left. Behind the woman is a large mixed-media artwork.

    LEFT Artist Dell Marie Hamilton performs Blues/Blank/Black in the Hood Museum of Art galleries. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

  • In the galleries, three boys stand at the center of the photo. Two of the boys gesture to an unseen black-and-white photograph that is hung on the gallery walls. In the background, two students browse the exhibition.

    LEFT Students discuss the photography of Will Wilson and Kali Spitzer as part of the museum’s Images program. Photo by Rob Strong.

  • A man is on the right side of the image, leaning over a large white ceramic sculpture of a buffalo skeleton on a pedestal. The sculpture is oriented so that the rear of the buffalo is towards the camera and the head is towards the man.

    LEFT Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger installs his sculpture (Be)Longing, which is featured in Form and Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics, on view through January 2, 2022. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • To the left, woman wearing a maroon dress operates a video camera. At the center, another woman in blue speaks to the camera while gesturing towards a dark navy Tlingit button robe, a square-shaped textile which depicts an octopus and a raven.

    LEFT Taylor Rose Payer, Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Knowledges Fellow (R), and Kait Armstrong, Visitor Service Guide and Interim BCOS Assistant (L), collaborate on a virtual visit from the SeaAlaska Heritage Institute. Payer is discussing a Tlingit button robe while Armstrong films. Photo by Jami Powell.

Mission

The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, centers art and people in teaching and learning through inclusive and robust academic, cultural, and civic engagements with art and its histories.

Vision

The Hood Museum will advance learning, care, and connections through the reach and relevance of visual art and material culture. As a nexus for the exchange of ideas, the museum will:

  • foster environments for mutual learning and teaching; 
  • embrace a model of care for art and artists; for Dartmouth students, faculty, and staff; for regional residents, teachers, lifelong learners, and visitors; and through its operational and environmental impact; and
  • forge meaningful connections across disciplines, peoples, and local and global communities.

For more information on the museum's identity and values, our 2022–2026 strategic report can be found here.

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusivity at the Hood Museum of Art

The Hood Museum of Art staff is dedicated to creating a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment for all who enter. We understand that impactful change starts from within. As such, we have crafted a series of action steps in order to hold ourselves accountable to cultivating a space that reflects our values and our community.

The museum will perform a yearly review, using these steps as a rubric, and will publish the findings annually.

Upcoming Events

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EXHIBITION TOUR: "Historical Imaginary"

Mar 29 12:30 - 01:30PM

A SPACE FOR DIALOGUE GALLERY TALK: "Taking Up Space: Forming Body and Identity"

Apr 12 04:00 - 04:45PM

EXHIBITION TOUR: "¡Printing the Revolution!"

Apr 15 02:00 - 03:00PM

SPECIAL TOUR: “Painting History”

Apr 19 12:30 - 01:30PM

WORKSHOP: Creativity and the Art of Mindful Living

Apr 20 02:30 - 03:30PM

ADULT WORKSHOP: Expressive Writing

Apr 20 06:00 - 07:30PM