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Recent Announcements
- May 11, 2022
The Bushnell, Connecticut Historical Society, and Wadsworth Atheneum Collaborate to Launch Hartford’s Revolutionary Hamilton Summer - April 13, 2022
Fine Art & Flowers Returns to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art April 29–May 1 - March 11, 2022
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Receives Connecticut Humanities “American Rescue Plan” COVID Relief Funding - March 8, 2022
Sarah Lewis Featured at Inaugural Pennington Lecture at Wadsworth Atheneum April 21; Race and Power of Arts & Humanities to be Focus - January 25, 2022
Challenging Material, Evocative Forms Characterize Sculpture by Nevine Mahmoud in MATRIX 188 at Wadsworth Atheneum - January 24, 2022
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Receives CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities - January 21, 2022
Wadsworth Atheneum Welcomes New Cafe Operator; Berkins on Main Opens with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Museum - January 7, 2022
Major Milton Avery Retrospective Coming to the Wadsworth Atheneum, Where Artist Got His Start, Before Traveling to London - November 23, 2021
Festival of Trees & Traditions Returns to the Wadsworth Atheneum - November 22, 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum Board of Trustees Elects Gerard Lupacchino to Serve as President, New Trustees and Electors - November 16, 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Announces Erin Monroe as Krieble Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture - November 10, 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum Announces New Leadership Model, Appointment of CEO and Launch of Search for New Director - November 8, 2021
Series of Four Rosalba Carriera Pastels Reunited After Over Half a Century on View at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - September 27, 2021
New Works of Modern and Contemporary Art, an Expressionist Painting, and American and European Decorative Art enter the Wadsworth Atheneum Collection - August 5, 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum selected for Conservation Grant by Bank of America - July 30, 2021
Italian Women Artists Celebrated in Groundbreaking Exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum - July 27, 2021
Christina Forrer / MATRIX 187 at the Wadsworth Atheneum - June 24, 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts - May 13, 2021
Two Immersive Sculpture Installations by Leonardo Drew at the Wadsworth - April 2, 2021
Statement by the Board of Trustees of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - March 25, 2021
Spring 2021 Exhibitions at the Wadsworth - March 22, 2021
Spring Free at the Wadsworth: Announcing Free Admission for the Spring Season, through June 2021 - February, 26, 2021
Todd Gray Expands the Boundaries of Photography in MATRIX 186 at Wadsworth Atheneum - January 19, 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum Receives COVID-19 Relief Grant from Connecticut Humanities - December 9, 2020
Paul Manship Exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum Examines the Artist’s Conversation with Antiquity - November 20, 2020
Free Admission to Wadsworth Atheneum through January 3, 2020 - October 12, 2020
The Connecticut Art Trail launches 25th anniversary year—celebrates with Made in Connecticut, collaborative exhibition at Wadsworth Atheneum - September 17, 2020
Wadsworth Atheneum Hosts First Virtual Gala Saturday, September 26 at 7pm - September 15, 2020
Ali Banisadr / MATRIX 185 at the Wadsworth Marks Artist’s First Solo Museum Exhibition in the U.S. - August 3, 2020
Sculpture in the City at the Wadsworth Activates Art and Architecture Online and on Main Street - May 13, 2020
Avangrid Foundation Awards Grant to Wadsworth Atheneum for Restoration of Sculpture on Main Street - April 24, 2020
Digital Engagement Opportunities Connect You with Wadsworth Atheneum Staff, Collections, Exhibitions - Feb. 11, 2020
Savor Programs Serve up Multisensory Experiences around Food and Art at the Wadsworth - Jan. 27, 2020
Sonya Clark / MATRIX 184 at the Wadsworth - Jan. 21, 2020
Major Rembrandt Portrait Painting on Loan to the Wadsworth from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - Nov. 26, 2019
Savor: A Revolution in Food Culture investigates radical changes in the history of dining - Nov. 12, 2019
Kahlil Joseph’s Acclaimed BLKNWS Debuts at the Wadsworth Atheneum as MATRIX 183 - Nov. 5, 2019
Wadsworth Atheneum Embraces LED Technology in Extensive Lighting Conversion Project - Oct. 28, 2019
A Rotation of Singular Masterpieces at the Wadsworth - Sept. 23, 2019
Afrocosmologies: American Reflections at the Wadsworth October 19, 2019–January 20, 2020 - Sept. 19, 2019
Major Work by British Artist William Turnbull Joins the Wadsworth’s Sculptures on Main Street - July 9, 2019
Transformative Acquisitions Join the Collection at Wadsworth Atheneum - June 13, 2019
Twenty-Seven Major Artists Showcased in Be Seen: Portrait Photography Since Stonewall - June 5, 2019
Caroline Maddox joins the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art as Director of Advancement and Strategy - May 23, 2019
Wadsworth Atheneum Acquires Antonakos Neon Canvas - May 20, 2019
Portraits by Tom Burr Propel MATRIX Exhibition Series at the Wadsworth Atheneum - April 30, 2019
Renaissance Masterpiece comes to the Wadsworth Atheneum - March 22, 2019
A Van Gogh Without a Doubt: The Wadsworth Atheneum’s Vase with Poppies c. 1886 is Authenticated - Jan. 31, 2019
MATRIX 181 at the Wadsworth Atheneum features the paintings of Emily Mae Smith - Jan. 9, 2019
Wadsworth Atheneum Brings Acclaimed Landline Series by Sean Scully to the Northeast - Dec. 31, 2018
Wadsworth Atheneum Awards Goodwin Medal to Henry R. Martin - Dec. 12, 2018
American Moderns in Watercolor: Edward Hopper and His Contemporaries at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - Oct. 25, 2018
Parallel Narratives: The Future of Period and Contemporary Design a panel discussion at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - Sept. 17, 2018
MATRIX 180 at Wadsworth Atheneum Presents the First American showing of the Large-scale Installation “War and Pieces” by Artist Bouke de Vries - Aug. 29, 2018
Wadsworth Atheneum Exhibition Examines the Impact of War on Surrealist Imagery - June 13, 2018
MATRIX 179 at Wadsworth Atheneum Marks U.S. Premier for British Artist Conrad Shawcross - May 2, 2018
Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Landscapes by Renowned Hartford Artist at Wadsworth Atheneum - March 22, 2018
Herbert Ferber Retrospective On View Now at Wadsworth Atheneum - Dec.15, 2017
Edward Gorey’s Illustrations and Art Collection Unite in Unprecedented Exhibition at Wadsworth Atheneum - Sept. 28, 2017
MATRIX 178 Premiers Sam Messer’s Newly-Completed Animation “Denis the Pirate” at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - Sept. 19, 2017
More Than 100 Objects Illuminate Groundbreaking Art Collection of Financier J. Pierpont Morgan - Aug. 29, 2017
Scandinavian Landscapes at Wadsworth Atheneum - May 31, 2017
Mika Tajima Contemplates Technology and Contemporary Life in MATRIX 177 - May 18, 2017
Highlights, Rediscoveries of American Design Trends On View in Exhibition at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - April 18, 2017
MoMA Paintings by Warhol, Lichtenstein Featured in Pop Art Exhibition at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - Feb. 2, 2017
Brazilian Conceptual Artist Valeska Soares Featured in Wadsworth Atheneum’s 176th MATRIX Exhibition - Jan. 20, 2017
Wadsworth Atheneum Appoints Brandy S. Culp as Richard Koopman Curator of American Decorative Arts - Jan. 6, 2017 – UPDATED
Japanese Masterpieces Reunited for First Time in More Than a Century at Wadsworth Atheneum
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