Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies

08/26/2026

Now available at the Bayer Center Store: rare, original 1976 copies of the Great Ideas of Western Man hardcover book—complete in their original publisher’s cardboard boxes.

The images in this post feature three iconic plates designed by Herbert Bayer himself, illustrating quotations selected by philosopher Mortimer Adler. The full volume captures the groundbreaking 25-year Container Corporation of America advertising campaign that revolutionized corporate branding by prioritizing art, philosophy, and democratic values over products.

Art-directed by Bayer, this clothbound publication features 195 full-color plates from the historic series. Only 6 total copies are available for $650 each, each preserved in its original shipping box. Stop by the Bayer Center Store to secure yours!

08/24/2026

Calling all Educators! 🍎

We welcome school groups from pre-K through college to explore creativity and curiosity through Bayer and Bauhaus art and design. Our interdisciplinary field trips and hands-on workshops are entirely cost-free and can be tailored directly to your curriculum!

Ready to bring your students? Tap the link in our bio to contact us and schedule your visit today!

Click through to see our tours, field trips, and workshops in action.

08/21/2026

Don't miss the final prelude of the season! 🎼✨

Join us this Sunday, August 23, for our last "Music in the Galleries" performance of the summer!

This week, we are thrilled to feature international prize-winning harpist and Aspen Music Festival and School fellow, Jane Yoo. Recognized with major awards at the USA International Harp Competition, Korean International Harp Competition, Szeged International Harp Competition, and the Lyon & Healy Awards, Jane was named a 2024 Young Artist in Residence by Performance Today. She has appeared as a soloist with leading orchestras and at major festivals worldwide, currently serves as associate principal harpist with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and holds degrees from Seoul National University (BM) and the Yale School of Music (MM). We are honored to have her as an Aspen Music Festival harp fellow!

Stroll through our current exhibition, "Double Take," and let her live solo harp performance offer one final, inspiring backdrop to Herbert Bayer's artwork before the 4 PM Festival Orchestra concert.

📍610 Gillespie Ave

⏰ Sunday, August 23 | 2 – 3 PM

🎟️ Free & open to the public

08/20/2026

In 1979, Herbert Bayer wrote, “The creative process is not performed by the skilled hand alone, or by the intellect alone, but must be a unified process in which 'head, heart, and hand play a simultaneous role.”

Pictured here is the cover he designed for his 1967 retrospective monograph, "Herbert Bayer: Visual Communication, Architecture, Painting," which is a perfect visual expression of that unified philosophy. His fascination with the head, heart, and hand dates back to his early Bauhaus training and the integration of fine craftsmanship with modern industrial production.

Visit our current exhibition, "Double Take", to learn more about how these ideas evolved in Bayer's work through seven decades of artistry.

08/19/2026

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08/19/2026

08/18/2026

Mark your calendars: beginning Tuesday, August 25, the Bayer Center returns to our regular schedule of Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 5 PM.

Before the hours shift, join landscape architect Ann Mullins for a free campus tour tomorrow at 11 AM (meet us at 845 Meadows Rd).

Can't make it tomorrow? Ann will also lead “Earthworks and Land Art” tours on Sept 9, Sept 23, and Oct 7. Free exhibition tours continue every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Link in comments for more details.

08/14/2026

Two more Sundays of our partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School for "The Bayer Prelude: Music in the Galleries!"

Join us for an intimate hour of solo classical performances perfectly curated to complement a stroll through our current exhibition, “Double Take.” Stop by this Sunday, august 16th to hear cellist, Caleb Sharp.

Caleb is a cellist and a student at Princeton University. He studied with Dr. Clara Kim at Juilliard's Pre-college Division, which he joined at age 12. He has placed in competitions including the Philadelphia International Concerto Competition (Grand Prize, 2023), the Marianne Liberatore Competition (1st Place, 2023), and the Norwalk Symphony Concerto Competition (1st Place, 2022). He spent two summers at Chamber Music Northwest's Young Artist Institute. On the Princeton campus, he is an active member of the Princeton University Orchestra, Opus Chamber Music Collective, and La Vie en Cello, Princeton's premier all-cello ensemble.

🗓️ Sundays in August (Aug 16 & 23)
🕒 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 In the galleries

Come for the art, stay for the music.