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Current Exhibitions

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David LaChapelle: All of a Sudden

September 5th – December 15th, 2024

Yishai Jusidman: Prussian Blue

August 27th – December 15th, 2024

Encounters with the Collection: Art and Human Rights

August 27th, 2024 – July 28th, 2025

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Upcoming Events

  1. Oct 11 National Coming Out Day at the Benton 12:30pm

    National Coming Out Day at the Benton

    Friday, October 11th, 2024

    12:30 PM - 02:00 PM


    The Benton Museum of Art

    Contact Information:

    Rainbow Center
    rainbowcenter@uconn.edu

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  2. Oct 18 Art Encounters: The Residue of Memory 12:30pm

    Art Encounters: The Residue of Memory

    Friday, October 18th, 2024

    12:30 PM - 01:30 PM


    The Benton Museum of Art

    Art Encounters: The Residue of Memory

    The Residue of Memory is an interactive two-part workshop exploring the ways past events leave their mark in art.

    Learn more about art objects that forge a tangible link to the past through close looking and discussion of work by Yishai Jusidman and Binh Danh. Then make your own cyanotype print using autumn leaves.

    FREE.

    Contact Information:

    benton@uconn.edu

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  3. Nov 7 First Thursday Open House 4:30pm

    First Thursday Open House

    Thursday, November 7th, 2024

    04:30 PM - 07:00 PM


    The Benton Museum of Art

    First Thursday Open House

    3-6:30PM

    At The Beanery
    The Beanery Café will be open for drinks and snacks


    4:30-7PM

    In the Galleries:

    • Visit with cute pet Therapy Dogs Millie and Grant
    • Live DJ with WHUS
    • Craft: Decorate a frame for your polaroid portrait
      *Feel free to come dressed as your favorite pop star for your portrait!
    • Pick up an art sticker
    • Do a fun scavenger hunt in the galleries with friends

    • 20% off in the Museum Store all day

    Contact Information:

    benton@uconn.edu

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  4. Nov 15 Art Encounters: The Culture of Collage 12:30pm

    Art Encounters: The Culture of Collage

    Friday, November 15th, 2024

    12:30 PM - 01:30 PM


    The Benton Museum of Art

    Art Encounters: The Culture of Collage

    The Culture of Collage is an interactive two-part workshop exploring collage as a tool for subversion.

    Learn more about the ways artists use collage as a tool for subversion through close looking and discussion of work by Melvin Edwards, Paul Scott, and Sukanya Rahman. Then make your own collage.

    FREE.

    Contact Information:

    benton@uconn.edu

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  5. Dec 5 First Thursday Open House 4:30pm

    First Thursday Open House

    Thursday, December 5th, 2024

    04:30 PM - 07:00 PM


    The Benton Museum of Art

    First Thursday Open House

    3-6:30PM

    At The Beanery
    The Beanery Café will be open for drinks and snacks


    4:30-7PM

    In the Galleries:

    • Visit with cute pet Therapy Dogs Millie and Grant
    • Live DJ with WHUS
    • Craft: Create your own Holiday Cards
    • Pick up an art sticker
    • Do a fun scavenger hunt in the galleries with friends

    • 20% off in the Museum Store all day

    Contact Information:

    benton@uconn.edu

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