Visitor looks at William Morris Hunt’s 1878 painting Niagara Falls, on view in the Remixing the Hall exhibition, 2022.
You are invited to join us for the first annual WCMA NOW program on Friday, October 14, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This day-long event is designed to offer our friends and supporters a behind-the-scenes close look at what is happening at the museum right now, including our planning for the future of WCMA as we approach the museum’s centennial in 2026.
Morning sessions will feature Gallery Tours and deep dives into our signature programs Acquiring Art and Object Lab, as well as a presentation on Teaching with Art and the Digital Humanities. Afternoon highlights will include conversations around the Williams Summer Arts & Museums Immersion Program and Art History at Williams College. There will also be a session focused on the Future of WCMA with the principal architects of SO-IL, the firm selected to design a new museum building for Williams.
Space is limited and registration is required. Lunch will be provided. Please register using this link: WCMA NOW RSVP
Schedule:
9–9:30 a.m.
Welcome & Overview of the Day with Pamela Franks, Class of 1956 Director
9:30–10:15 a.m.
Gallery Tours with WCMA Curators (Select 1 of the 3 options):
Mary Ann Unger: To Shape a Moon from Bone
Remixing the Hall: WCMA’s Collection in Perpetual Transition
Embodied Words: Reading in Medieval Christian Visual Culture
10:15–10:45 a.m.
Open time in the galleries
10:45 a.m.–Noon
Deep Dives into Teaching with Art Programs (Select 1 of the 3 options):
Teaching with Art and the Digital Humanities
Visit in Object Lab with Current Faculty
Acquiring Art: Selecting and Purchasing Art for WCMA
Noon–1:45 p.m.
Lunch break in Griffin Hall across the street from the museum. Boxed lunches will be provided
and featured programming will be an interactive discussion on The Future of the Arts: Williams Summer Arts & Museums Immersion Program
2–3 p.m.
Introduction to Art History: Art History 101–106 at Williams
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Future of WCMA: SO-IL in conversation
A few reminders:
Masks are required inside the museum. Free masks are available on site.
Accessible parking can be found on Lawrence Hall Drive. The museum’s galleries are wheelchair accessible. Please contact the museum at (413) 597-2429 if you have a special need or questions about access.
Parking is free on campus and in Williamstown. Limited parking is available at the front of the museum on Lawrence Hall Drive. Visitors can also park on Spring Street and walk to the main entrance (no stairs) or the use the back entrance (stairs).
