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McMaster Museum of Art

Name: McMaster Museum of Art
Address: McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S4L6, CA
Telephone: +19055259140
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http://museum.mcmaster.ca - The MMA is a public, non-profit, art gallery situated in the heart of McM Alll exhibitions are FREE & open to the public.

No advance booking is required.

10/20/2026

Join us for Art as the Fifth Pillar of Health, a special guest lecture by the Honourable Patricia Bovey, former Canadian Senator, art historian and museum leader.

Art as the Fifth Pillar of Health
📅 November 3, 2026 | 2:30–4:30 p.m.
📍 Concert Hall, L.R. Wilson, McMaster University

As the first art historian appointed to the Senate of Canada, Bovey has spent decades championing the role of arts and culture in Canadian society. Drawing on her expertise, this lecture will explore the growing evidence linking arts engagement with health and well-being, and how stronger connections between the arts and health sectors can benefit individuals and communities.

FREE to attend | No registration required | Everyone welcome!

For more information, visit:
https://museum.mcmaster.ca/art-as-the-fifth-pillar-of-health-patricia-bovey-to-deliver-keynote-lecture/

Photo courtesy of the Senate of Canada.

10/19/2026

Has one of our current exhibitions piqued your interest? 👀 Are you looking for a fun outing for a club or group? Book a guided tour!

The McMaster Museum of Art’s dedicated education team offers Guided Exhibition Tours for groups aged 10 and up. Explore the works on view, learn more about the artists, and dive deeper into curatorial themes through engaging, interactive discussions informed by critical and decolonial perspectives.

✨ Tours and education programs are FREE for McMaster University-affiliated classes and groups. Non-McMaster University classes and groups are welcome for a fee of $100.

Interested in booking a tour? Visit the Education page on our website (link in bio) to learn more!

Photo by Custom Concept Photography.

10/13/2026

We're open on select Saturdays this Fall! Join us during McMaster's Fall Preview Open House:

🍁 Oct. 24 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
🍁 Nov. 14 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Drop in to explore our exhibitions, including Interior Chinatown: Morris Lum | 林耀基在華埠 and Connected Histories: The Telegraph in Nigeria. Admission is always free, and everyone is welcome.

Please note that parking on campus will be limited. We recommend using public transport.

10/07/2026

Artist & Curator Talk: Morris Lum and Yan Wu
📅 Saturday, October 24 | 2:00-3:30 p.m.
📍 McMaster Museum of Art
🎟️ Free admission | No registration required

Join artist Morris Lum and curator Yan Wu for a guided tour and conversation through Interior Chinatown: Morris Lum | 林耀基在華埠. Together, they will explore the development of the exhibition, Lum's ongoing engagement with Chinatowns and Chinese diaspora communities, and the stories, encounters, and research behind the works on view. Moving through the exhibition, the discussion will offer unique insight into both the artist's creative practice and the curatorial vision that shaped the project.

Please note that October 24 is McMaster University’s Fall Preview Open House. As parking on campus is limited, we recommend using public transport.

Photo 1 (foreground): Morris Lum speaking at the Fall opening Reception. Photo by Kolls Photography

Photo 2 (background): Installation image from Interior Chinatown: Morris Lum | 林耀基在華埠. Photo by Darren Rigo.

09/30/2026

Wednesday, September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Today, we make space to honour Indigenous survivors of the residential school system, remember the children who never returned home, and recognize the enduring impacts on families and communities.

As a gathering place for the campus and wider community, the museum remains committed to ongoing learning, relationship-building, and supporting the presentation of works by Indigenous artists from across Canada while challenging colonial systems and narratives within museums and cultural institutions. Today, the museum is marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through a small community gathering dedicated to reflection, learning, and dialogue.

We encourage our community to take time today to reflect, learn, listen, and honour the experiences of survivors, their families, and their communities.

Image:
Daphne Odjig (Odawa-Potawatomi, 1919 - 2016)
Alone, but note Alone #5, 1979
ink on paper
44 × 39 cm
McMaster Museum of Art Collection, Gift of Douglas Davidson

09/25/2026

Join us at the McMaster Museum of Art on October 1 for the Department of History’s Thursday Speakers’ Series with Nnamdi Nnake.

📅 October 1, 2026
⏱️ 1:30-3:00 p.m.
📍 McMaster Museum of Art, lower-level gallery

Register now:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B2M3RCm0rUKMJSjNSW9HcuX6uEdBiWVGt09mEBDND3FUQU1YNDJTNDlFUzY0SDRZNEQyNVdPUjJUQi4u

Drawing on the Connected Histories exhibition on view this Fall, Nnake will explore the development of the telegraph in colonial Nigeria and the contributions of the African workers who sustained Nigeria’s telegraph networks between 1925-45. The talk will also consider how photographs and other visual sources can help uncover histories of African labour, expertise and technology that textual records alone may not reveal.

Photo 1: Courtesy of Olalekan Kolawole of Kolls Photography
Photos 2-3: Courtesy of Custom Concept Photography

09/23/2026

🀄 MAHJONG AT THE MUSEUM 🀄

Thursday, October 8, 12-2:30 p.m.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mahjong-at-the-mcmaster-museum-of-art-with-special-guests-the-hca-tickets-2000463393862?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come for a fun afternoon of learning/playing Mahjong with the Hamilton Chinese Association at the McMaster Museum of Art!

In partnership with Joyce Leung, a Hamilton-based food writer and cooking class instructor, and the Hamilton Chinese Association, join us for an afternoon of community and connection learning and playing Mahjong! This program is presented alongside the exhibition, Interior Chinatown: Morris Lum | 林耀基在華埠.

Registration required.

09/21/2026

Welcoming Banmeet Sangha to our team!

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Banmeet Sangha (), who is joining us this semester for a Peace Studies Placement. As a third-year student at McMaster University, Banmeet is passionate about community engagement, youth development and cultural education.
Wen asked about the placement, Banmeet said, “I’m looking forward to being part of the museum community, learning from the people around me, and seeing firsthand how museums can bring people together across both McMaster and the broader Hamilton community.” Welcome, Banmeet!

09/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the opening reception of Interior Chinatown: Morris Lum | 林耀基在華埠 and Connected Histories: The Telegraph in Nigeria. It was wonderful to welcome our community back to the museum and celebrate the start of a new academic year! Both exhibitions are on view now until December 4 – we look forward to seeing you in the galleries!

09/15/2026

Join us and McMaster University's Department of History for a curator talk with guest curator Nnamdi Nnake, about the Connected Histories: The Telegraph in Nigeria exhibition and Nnake’s thesis research on the development of the telegraph in colonial Nigeria.

Thursday, October 1, 1:30-3 p.m.

Spots are limited – register now:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B2M3RCm0rUKMJSjNSW9HcuX6uEdBiWVGt09mEBDND3FUQU1YNDJTNDlFUzY0SDRZNEQyNVdPUjJUQi4u

Image credit:
Duckworth, E. H., (British, 1894-1972)
Mechanicians in the Posts and Telegraphs Workshop, Lagos
Copyright © 2026 the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, Northwestern University Libraries. Courtesy of the Melville J. Herkovits Library of African Studies E. H. Duckworth Photograph Collection, Northwestern University Libraries

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Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+19055259140

Website

http://museum.mcmaster.ca/

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