William Benton Museum of Art

08/29/2026

The Benton welcomed hundreds of incoming UConn students on the first day of the Museum’s Husky WOW open house. Thank you to everyone who signed our 60th Birthday card! 🎂🎉🎁

We’ll be giving away special edition 60th anniversary t-shirts all weekend for returning students. The Museum is open 8/29 & 30, 12-4pm.

08/27/2026

Only three series spots left! Don't miss your chance to save on all three classes for Blooms and Bows with Benton Curator of Education Matthew Marshall.

Reservations are now open for a new public program at The Benton. Join Curator of Education Matthew Marshall for a series of floral programs to take you through the seasons. Make your reservation today: s.uconn.edu/bloomsbowsseries

08/24/2026

We’re putting the finishing touches on our Fall exhibitions. Doors open September 1, with a reception on September 10. Join us and celebrate The Benton’s 60th Birthday this year! 🎉

08/21/2026

Art has the power to inspire, educate, and bring our community together. For six decades, the William Benton Museum of Art, Connecticut's State Art Museum, has been doing just that while being FREE and accessible to all. To mark The Benton's 60th Anniversary, we are launching a spectacular Online Silent Auction running from September 10 to September 27, 2026. Register now and get notified when the auction preview launches next week! Link to register: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Ojb/

08/20/2026

Reservations are now open for a new public program at The Benton. Join Curator of Education Matthew Marshall for a series of floral programs to take you through the seasons. Make your reservation today: s.uconn.edu/bloomsbowsseries

08/18/2026

Installation of our Fall semester exhibitions continues at The Benton! We can’t wait to share the works of art on loan from Art Bridges that we installed today in Reframing America at 250. New exhibitions open in two weeks!

In this photo, Benton Preparator Kerry Smith and Registrar/Assistant Curator Rachel Zilinski prepare a sculpture by Elie Nadelman from the Art Bridges Collection.

08/11/2026

New shows open next month at The Benton!

Mark your calendar for Colors in the Dark: Ellen Carey, encompassing 39 years of work by the Connecticut-based, world-renowned experimental photographer. Doors open September 1 with a reception on September 10.

In this photo, Benton Preparator Kerry Smith installs Carey’s series of Dings and Shadows.

08/03/2026

The Benton is closed for installation from August 3 to 31. On Tuesday, September 1 the Museum will reopen with new exhibitions. We hope you will plan a visit as we celebrate the Museum’s 60th birthday this Fall! For details, visit our website: www.benton.edu.

07/27/2026

Hope you had an epic weekend! 🍿

If you loved Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, you can find more images inspired by the epic poem in The Benton’s collection. Who did it better?

🎨: Penelope Weeping Over the Bow of Ulysses and Calypso Mourning Over the Departure of Ulysses (c. 1779) by Angelica Kauffmann, WBMA

🎥: Stills from Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey with Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Charlize Theron as Calypso.

07/20/2026

Final weeks! Don’t miss your chance for a photo with Embry the Emu, on view at The Benton through Sunday, August 2 in the exhibition, Birds Up Close. The show features more than 30 preserved specimens from the remarkable avian collection .

Thank you to Benton volunteer Maripaz Shaw for sharing your photo with us 🧡