While the William Benton Museum of Art remains temporarily closed to the public, we’ve gathered together resources to help our community access the museum from home. Explore talks by artists and scholars, online exhibitions and guides to the Benton’s collections, as well as new scavenger hunts.
Watch and Listen
Studio Art MFA 2020 Artist Talks
Olivia Baldwin, Elizabeth Ellenwood, Shadia Heenan Nilforoush, and Chad Uehlein introduce their work.
The Art Museum and the Archive
Benton curator Amanda Douberley discusses the role of the museum with Graham Stinnett on the d’Archive podcast.
Gene and Georgia Mittelman Lecture in the Arts
Marta Anna Raczek-Karcz presents “Metaphor and Irony: The Krakow School of Printmaking.”
Guerrilla Girls Gig
A thought-provoking performance from the feminist activist artists’ visit to UConn in 2016.
Look & Learn
2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition
New work by graduating students in the Studio Art and Digital Media & Design MFA programs at UConn’s School of Fine Arts.
Arpilleras Collection Guide
Folk art? Messages of protest? Historical records? Chilean arpilleras are all of these.
Steaming Ahead Online Exhibition
Learn more about the work of Reginald Marsh through his prints and watercolors of locomotives.
The Lure of Cuba Online Catalog
Discover a key episode in the storied career of American Scene painter Reginald Marsh (1898-1954).
Molas Collection Guide
Explore the Elisabeth Hans Collection of molas, textile designs of the Kuna Indians of Panama.
Play
Campus Art and Sculpture Hunt
Enjoy a self-guided art and sculpture treasure hunt across UConn’s beautiful campus. Designed for any age.
