Look, Listen & Read

Learn more about the installation by Dominican-born Scherezade García and iliana emilia García in Pitt’s University Art Gallery (UAG). Through video, sound and sculpture, the artists transformed the historic rotunda into an immersive experience which explored the Caribbean history and…

Tina Rivers Ryan, Editor-in-Chief of Artforum, and Deena Engel, Clinical Professor Emerita of the Department of Computer Science at the Courant Institute Mathematical Sciences at New York University, draw from their professional experiences to address the special questions surrounding the conservation…

In this special live installment of our Turning Points series. Artists Scherezade García and iliana emilia García, in conversation with writer Angie Cruz, will discuss the Garcías installation, Agua Firme, in the University Art Gallery, artmaking and Dominican history and identity.

In this edition of Turning Points, panelists draw from their professional experiences to address this question. Michelle Millar Fisher, Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, facilitates a conversation with Dr…

Featuring two artists, Finnegan Shannon and Carmen Papalia, the 6th installment of Turning Points will focus on accessibility in museum exhibition design. Finnegan Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist making work about disability and access. Carmen Papalia is an artist using…

This student-curated exhibition for the University Art Gallery (UAG) explores illuminated manuscripts through print and digital copies, with a focus on the University of Pittsburgh’s outstanding facsimile collection. Rare and collectible books in their own right, these lavish copies are…

Andrey Avinoff: Fantastic Visions was co-presented by the University Art Gallery and the University of Pittsburgh of Library System, with funding from the Marstine Family Foundation and the Department of History of Art and Architecture. The exhibition was curated by…

See the University Art Gallery’s longest-running Black women’s exhibit through the eyes of Pitt student and film, sociology and Africana studies triple major, Tierney Washington, as she explores the artwork in Frick Fine Arts accompanied by Women of Visions President,…

The 5th installment of Turning Points focused on queer theory and practice in approaches to archival work, featuring Harrison Apple, Associate Director, Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University and Co-Director of the Pittsburgh Queer History Project and…

Featuring Michelle LaVallee, Director of Indigenous Ways and Decolonization, National Gallery of Canada and heather ahtone, PhD, Director of Curatorial Affairs, First Americans Museum, the 4th installment of Turning Points will focus on Indigenous frameworks for re/building museums. Their conversation…

From sketching in the Rotunda to felting in the Cloister, enjoy a photo round-up of the UAG’s annual maker events.

Relive the Hot Metal pour on the front lawn of Frick Fine Arts Building in this photo album.

From everyday pets to fantastical beasts, take a tour of the varied depictions of animals in medieval manuscripts.

Did you know that Tale of Genji as produced by a woman in 11th century Japan? Learn more about the classic text in this short tour.

Learn how artistic exchange between world religions is depicted in medieval manuscripts.

Sanchita Balanchadran and Dominique Luster reflect on how archives can – and should - foster inclusion in museums.

How can museums better connect with communities? Listen as two museum professionals offer innovative examples.

Hear artist Ashley A. Jones discuss her process and learn more about her Brown Paper Bag Project.

Read about the history of Women of Visions, the longest-running Black women’s art collective in the United States.