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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester A visit to the Memorial Art Gallery is a journey through more than 5,000 years of world art. Join us for art, education, and community!
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We’re open late tonight with half-priced museum admission starting at 5 pm!Join us for:🖼️5,000 years of work art📄Art Sta...
10/15/2026

We’re open late tonight with half-priced museum admission starting at 5 pm!

Join us for:
🖼️5,000 years of work art
📄Art Start: Paper Spirals at 6 pm
🏛Docent tour at 6:45 pm
🎼Organ Concert with Eastman at 7 pm
🎨𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘰 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥: 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 now on view
🛍Shop THE STORE at MAG
🍔Dinner from Brown Hound Downtown

See you soon!

Your favorite costume contest is back!🤡👻🎃Join us at Museum of the Dead on Friday, October 23 from 8-11 pm for art, music...
10/14/2026

Your favorite costume contest is back!🤡👻🎃

Join us at Museum of the Dead on Friday, October 23 from 8-11 pm for art, music, dancing, drinks, games, giveaways, a costume contest, and more!

Costume Contest Categories:
-Best group
-Best couple
-Funniest
-Most mind-blowing
-Spookiest
-Most inspired by MAG art

Winners will get great prizes from local businesses, including: ArtWalk Design Brown Hound Downtown Carnegie Cellars Hedonist Artisan Chocolates Lento Restaurant Rochester Museum & Science Center Scents by Design Seneca Park Zoo Stacy K Floral and The Little Theatre🥳🥳

Get your tickets here: https://mag.rochester.edu/event/museum-of-the-dead/

See you there🎃

Images: Costumes from previous Museum of the Dead events

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 7 pm for our Third Thursday Concert—Anonymous: A Rose by Any Other Name with John She...
10/13/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 7 pm for our Third Thursday Concert—Anonymous: A Rose by Any Other Name with John Sheridan, organ & friends.

On the third Thursday of each month, from October through May, the .school and the Memorial Art Gallery present varied concert programs by faculty and guest artists featuring Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ. These Third Thursday Concerts are included with museum admission after 5:00 pm and are made possible by the Rippey Endowed Trust.

All concerts begin at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early, as seating is limited and available on a first-come basis.

Included with museum admission

See you there!

Join us on Sunday, November 22 from 12-4 pm for Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day, in collaboration with Friends of...
10/12/2026

Join us on Sunday, November 22 from 12-4 pm for Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day, in collaboration with Friends of Ganondagan State Historic Site Program Director Jeanette Jemison (Mohawk, Snipe Clan)!

Enjoy free museum admission, live dances and demonstrations with the Allegany River Seneca Dancers led by Bill Crouse (Seneca, Hawk Clan), storytelling with Ronnie Reitter (Seneca, Wolf Clan), display tables, history, culture, celebration, and more.

Schedule to come!

https://mag.rochester.edu/event/haudenosaunee-heritage-celebration-day/

📷Alex Hamer

We’re open from 11 am-5 pm today.Join us for:🖼️5,000 years of work art🏛Docent tour at 12:30 pm🎼Organ recitals at 1:30 an...
10/11/2026

We’re open from 11 am-5 pm today.

Join us for:
🖼️5,000 years of work art
🏛Docent tour at 12:30 pm
🎼Organ recitals at 1:30 and 3 pm
🎨𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘰 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥: 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 now on view
🛍Shop THE STORE at MAG
🥞Brunch from Brown Hound Downtown from 10 am-3 pm

See you soon!

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Join us for Art Starts!Art Starts are fun, one-time classes featuring mini, introductory lessons in art making with the ...
10/10/2026

Join us for Art Starts!
Art Starts are fun, one-time classes featuring mini, introductory lessons in art making with the guided help of one of our teaching artists. All materials, encouragement and inspiration are included.

We have the following Art Starts coming up:
Art Start: Paint & Snack – Glowing Gold
Tuesday, October 13, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Join us for a fun night of artmaking and snacking in the Creative Workshop. Our expert instructor, Bobby, will guide you through painting your own version of Glowing Gold. We will also provide a variety of snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to fuel your creative energy. Come solo or in a group. No experience necessary and all materials provided.

Art Start: Paper Spirals
Thursday, October 15, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
This brand-new form of paper art comes from Australia! You’ll learn to arrange paper spirals into sunsets, portraits, or landscapes. No experience required. Come learn a form of art that is just starting to take off, with Rochester at its center!

Family Art Start: Fabric Marbling
Saturday, October 17, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Experience the magical art of water marbling and create a colorful bandana with your own pattern and design.

Art Start: Paint & Snack – Roc Starry Night
Tuesdays, October 20–27, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
October 20–27, 2026
2 weeks, Tuesdays
Join us for TWO fun nights of artmaking and snacking in the Creative Workshop. Our expert instructor, Bobby, will guide you through painting your own version of Roc Starry Night. We will also provide a variety of snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to fuel your creative energy. Come solo or in a group. No experience necessary and all materials provided.

More information and registration can be found here: https://mag.rochester.edu/series/art-starts/

It’s our 113 birthday 🥳🥳🥳Celebrate with us tonight from 5-8 pm and enjoy Second Friday festivities!🎟️half-priced museum ...
10/09/2026

It’s our 113 birthday 🥳🥳🥳

Celebrate with us tonight from 5-8 pm and enjoy Second Friday festivities!

🎟️half-priced museum admission starting at 5 pm
🎂 from Get Caked Bakery (while supplies last)
🍸from Brown Hound Downtown
🖼️mini-tours of our collection
🛍️from THE STORE at MAG

See you tonight!🫶



More info here: https://mag.rochester.edu/event/mags-birthday-bash/

Make something new at the Memorial Art Gallery this Saturday at StART with a Story! Create art with the Creative Worksho...
10/08/2026

Make something new at the Memorial Art Gallery this Saturday at StART with a Story!

Create art with the Creative Workshop, drop-in for Story Time, follow a guided tour with a Museum Educator, and browse books and toys with the Charlotte Whitney Allen Library.

Free for all ages; no museum ticket required.

Schedule of activities:

10:00 am–1:00 pm: Art-making projects for ages 3 and up. Last projects begin at 12:45 pm.
10:15 am–10:45 am: Story Time.
11:00 am & 12:00 pm: Half-hour, family-friendly tours with a Museum Educator. Sign-up for tours upon arrival.

We'll see you there!

More info here: https://mag.rochester.edu/event/start-with-a-story/2026-10-10/

Exciting news! 📣 Free museum admission starts on May 1, 2027, thanks to the Free For All, Forever initiative! This commi...
10/08/2026

Exciting news! 📣

Free museum admission starts on May 1, 2027, thanks to the Free For All, Forever initiative! This commitment to eliminating the cost of general admission broadens access to art and cultural education throughout Rochester and beyond and signals a return to our MAG’s founding vision: a welcome space for everyone in the community to enjoy.

Read the full announcement here: https://mag.rochester.edu/press-release/first-day-free-admission/

Hugo McCloud is celebrated for his paintings using unconventional materials that examine a wide range of subjects includ...
10/07/2026

Hugo McCloud is celebrated for his paintings using unconventional materials that examine a wide range of subjects including labor, nature, still lifes, and abstraction. He renders global scenes often featuring elaborate shadows, a throughline in his work that underscores his interest in capturing a specific time and place in each composition.

𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘰 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥: 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 features selections from several ongoing bodies of work composed of materials such as aluminum foil, tar paper, and/or hundreds of pieces of single-use plastic the artist has sourced, hand-cut, and ironed into place.

The exhibition presents more than twenty-five paintings created between 2020 and 2026—including several new works making their public debut—that chart the ongoing evolution of McCloud’s inventive artistic practice.

Come see the work in person on view through January 3, 2026!

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500 University Avenue
Rochester, NY
14607

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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