The Hood Museum of Art has an evolving but distinguished collection of public art that is intended to enhance the environment in which we study, work, and live.
On View
While we remain closed to the public, watch for our virtual programming and tour the exhibition Form & Relation online!
José Clemente Orozco painted The Epic of American Civilization between 1932 and 1934.
Experiencing trauma can change our biochemistry and behavior, producing a disease called PTSD. Contemporary neuroscience research suggests that through the making of art, individuals can recalibrate their biochemistry and cure their symptoms.
"Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein Collection" comprises a series of exhibitions that individually and collectively celebrate the Bernstein family’s gifts to the collection of the Hood Museum of Art over four decades.
Shannon Te Ao (Ngāti Tūwharetoa / New Zealander, born Australia, 1978) implements Māori traditions to explore the ambiguities and tensions within interpersonal relationships as well as the complex dynamics between Indigeneity, language, and loss.
This exhibition showcases the versatility of ceramics and the many forms it takes through the hands of six Indigenous artists from various regions within what is now the United States.