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The Art Museum of WVU
04-06-2020
Weekly Schedule
Day of the Week Open Time Close Time
Sunday Closed Closed until further notice
Monday Closed Closed until further notice
Tuesday Closed Closed until further notice
Wednesday Closed Closed until further notice
Thursday Closed Closed until further notice
Friday Closed Closed until further notice
Saturday Closed Closed until further notice
Special/Holiday/Closure Dates
Date (MM-DD-YYYY) Open Time Close Time Special Message
03-18-2020 Closed Closed for spring break
Admission is always free
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ART
FOR ALL

The Art Museum of WVU makes education, opportunity, engagement, culture and creativity possible.

Plan Your Visit

The Art Museum’s collection numbers nearly 5,000 objects and is international in scope, including paintings, prints, works on paper, sculpture, and ceramics.

CURRENT Exhibitions

View past exhibitions
Star in the North painting - nudes on a landscape

Modern Movement: Figurative Works by Arthur Bowen Davies

January 17 - June 30, 2020

On loan from the Maier Museum of Art, this exhibition features rarely exhibited works on paper and oil paintings, including Arthur B. Davies Figurative Works on Paper from the Randolph College and Mac Cosgrove-Davies Collections and Arthur B. Davies Paintings from the Randolph College Collection.

Brilliant

Brilliant: Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection

February 7 - July 26, 2020

“Brilliant” celebrates acquisitions made by the Art Museum of WVU over the past several years and includes a number of rarely seen treasures from its permanent collection—­­many exhibited for the first time. Together, the works in this exhibition exemplify art of the present and recent past, as expressed by artists that seek intelligence and intensity in the objects they create.

Sponsored by the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust.

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Friends

Join the Friends of the Art Museum for access to members-only events and programs.  

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Rebecca Senf

    Making a Photographer 

      5:00 p.m.

    Dr. Rebecca Senf is Chief Curator at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. Her B.A. in Art History is from the University of Arizona; her M.A. and Ph.D. were awarded by Boston University. In 2012, her book  Reconstructing the View: The Grand Canyon Photographs of Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe was released by University of California Press; in 2017, her book  To Be Thirteen, showcasing the work of Betsy Schneider, was published by Radius Press and Phoenix Art Museum. Senf is an Ansel Adams scholar and author of a book on the photographer’s early years, called  Making a Photographer, co-published by the CCP and Yale University Press in 2020.  

    Free and open to the public.

  • Future Events

    Future museum events will be posted as soon as they are scheduled. 

Calendar

CCA Curiosity Series | CCA Discovery Series
See full College of Creative Arts calendar

  • Hours

    • The Art Museum is closed until further notice.

    • Monday: CLOSED
    • Tuesday: CLOSED
    • Wednesday: 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    • Thursday: 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
    • Saturday: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
    • Sunday: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

    Hours are subject to change. Museum may close for holidays, university breaks or inclement weather. 

  • Parking

  • Nearest visitor parking is available at the following Evansdale Campus lots:  

    1. ST-1 (pay lot)  
    2. ST-9 (pay lot) 
    3. Area 51 (no permit required after 5 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends)

    ADA accessible parking is available at the bottom of the driveway adjacent the Art Museum’s entrance.

    Evansdale Campus Parking

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