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Orozco Matterport screenshot.

Explore 3D Virtual Tours

of selected Hood Museum Exhibitions

Visit Now

The museum reopens on August 4

  • A photograph of an exhibition installation which includes a an Australian Aboriginal painting and a large netted sculpture that hangs from the ceiling.

    LEFT Drawing Lines installed in Lathrop Gallery. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • Four college-aged students look at works of ancient art in a museum gallery.

    LEFT A group of Dartmouth students on a recent Tiny Tour of the museum. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • Dartmouth students explore Courtney M. Leonard's site-specific installation BREACH: Logbook 20 | NEBULOUS on a recent Tiny Tour. Photo by Eli Burakian.

    LEFT Dartmouth students on a recent Tiny Tour of the museum. Photo by Eli Burakian.,

  • A dormitory common room with blue chairs and tan couches in the center, surrounded by colorful murals.

    LEFT A screenshot of the Matterport 3D virtual tour of The Temple Murals: The Life of Malcolm X by artist Florian Jenkins.

  • A photograph of four adults in a museum gallery. Two have their backs to the camera, one is in profile, and the fourth is speaking to the others about a large painting.

    LEFT Dartmouth students on a recent Tiny Tour of the museum. Photo by Eli Burakian.

  • A screenshot of the Matterport 3D virtual tour of the exhibition A Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein Collection.

    LEFT A screenshot of the Matterport 3D virtual tour of the exhibition A Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein Collection.

  • A screenshot of the Matterport 3D virtual tour of José Clemente Orozco's mural cycle "The Epic of American Civilization".

    LEFT Virtually explore José Clemente Orozco’s mural cycle The Epic of American Civilization through a 3D Matterport™ tour.

  • Courtney Leonard's work "BREACH: Logbook 20 | NEBULOUS" installed in the stairway and Harteveldt gallery. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    LEFT Courtney Leonard's work BREACH: Logbook 20 | NEBULOUS installed in the north stairway and Harteveldt gallery. The installation will remain on view through August 2021. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

Welcome!

Per Dartmouth policy, face coverings are required in the atrium and galleries if you are not fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and/or experiencing COVID symptoms. Face coverings are not required if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and symptom-free.

Please note that museum staff (and some of our visitors) wear face coverings as a matter of personal preference rather than vaccination status.

Gallery Hours (upon Reopening)

Wednesday, 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Thursday–Friday, 11:00 am–8:00 pm
Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
6 East Wheelock Street
Hanover, NH 03755
603-646-2808
hood.museum@dartmouth.edu

Free and open to everyone.

Upcoming Events and Programs

Hood Highlights Tours

August 5, Thursday, 12:30–1:30
August 12, Thursday, 12:30–1:30
August 19, Thursday, 12:30–1:30
August 26, Thursday, 12:30–1:30
What's new on view? What have you missed? To join this staff-led tour, meet in the Russo Atrium five minutes before the start time. No registration necessary.

Virtual Conversations and Connections

Exploring the Narrative: A Discussion with Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
August 4, Wednesday, 1:00–2:00 pm
Jami Powell, Curator of Indigenous Art, sits down with prolific artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith to discuss her life's work and her gift for storytelling, which often manifests itself in her work as an exploration of ancestral knowledge in relationship to current issues. Registration is required. Click here to register.

Virtual Space for Dialogue Talk

Process, Product, and Black Practice
August 11, Wednesday, 3:00–3:45 pm
Turiya Adkins '20, Homma Family Intern  
Process, product and practice. Join alumna Turiya Adkins as she discusses her exhibition investigating these three P's and their intersections with African American artists. An artist herself, Adkins is interested in how the Black experience informs the ways in which Black artists use their materials. Registration is required. Click here to register.

Virtual Spotlight on Public Art at Dartmouth

Peaceful Serenity by Allan C. Houser
August 18, Wednesday, 12:30–1:00 pm
Join us for the next installment in our series designed to celebrate public art around campus. In this segment, we will explore Peaceful Serenity (1992), a life-size bronze-plated-steel figural sculpture by Allan C. Houser (Chiricahua Apache,1914–1994). Following a brief pre-recorded introduction, Jami Powell, curator of Indigenous art, will be in conversation with David Rettig '75, curator of collections for the Allan Houser Foundation, followed by a live Q&A. Registration is required.  Click here to register.  

Guided Group Tours

Guided group tours for community and school groups are available by appointment upon the reopening of the museum to public access. Call 603-646-1469 for information about the tours.

School groups click here.
Community groups click here.

Upcoming Events

More Events >

VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTIONS: Exploring the Narrative

Aug 4 01:00 - 02:00PM

HOOD HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Aug 5 12:30 - 01:30PM

VIRTUAL SPACE FOR DIALOGUE GALLERY TALK: Process, Product, and Black Practice

Aug 11 03:00 - 03:45PM

HOOD HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Aug 12 12:30 - 01:30PM

VIRTUAL SPOTLIGHT ON PUBLIC ART AT DARTMOUTH: "Peaceful Serenity"

Aug 18 12:30 - 01:00PM

HOOD HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Aug 19 12:30 - 01:30PM