William Benton Museum of Art

05/29/2026

The Benton’s sold-out Horsebarn Hill Walking Tour with UConn professors Robert Thorson and Janet Pritchard made for a fun evening. Participants explored geology and landscape photography on the hill in conjunction with the exhibition, Raid the Archive: New Eyes on Horsebarn Hill.

Starting this fall, Museum members will receive advance access for ticketed events. Help the Benton reach our goal of 60 new members as we celebrate our 60th year and become a member today! Visit https://benton.uconn.edu/support/joinrenew/ for details.

05/28/2026

Check out our latest exhibition in partnership with Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

STORRS — The William Benton Museum of Art at the UConn Storrs campus has opened a new exhibition highlighting the avian collections of the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History.

05/25/2026

The Benton opens for the summer tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26! Check out our newest exhibition, Birds Up Close, a collaboration with 🦉

From America 250 🇺🇸 to Horsebarn Hill 🐄, there is a lot to explore at the Museum. Visit Benton.UConn.Edu for hours and parking. Admission is FREE.

05/20/2026

We’re putting the finishing touches on our summer exhibition, Birds Up Close!

05/15/2026

Birds Up Close has landed at The Benton!

Visit Benton.UConn.Edu for details.

05/11/2026

The Benton is closed for installation from May 11-25. On Tuesday, May 26 the Museum will open with a new exhibition in collaboration with . For details, visit our website: Benton.UConn.Edu.

05/08/2026

The Benton is open during graduation weekend! 🎓Saturday & Sunday 1-4 pm

Get a last 👀 at our exhibitions before we close for a two-week recess.

🎨 details: George Luks, Cochetti’s Fish Market, 1903; Rosely Htoo, United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey - Spring Hill Quadrangle Connecticut 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) (1953), 2025; Sammy Wood, for a little while longer (nothing waits), 2026.

05/04/2026

🎓 Congratulations to all the graduates, especially our talented student workers!

Arsha is double majoring in Psychological Sciences and Human Development and Family Sciences. A fun fact about Arsha is that she can speak three languages: English, Marathi, and Hindi!

Michael is a Political Science major. One thing he’s loved about working at the Benton for the past four years is being able to see countless exhibits from departments across the university. Seeing how art intersects with other fields at UConn has been a highlight for him.

04/30/2026

Remnants is a collection of five digital archives that explore themes of memory, displacement, grief, and survival through digital storytelling. The exhibition brings together animation, film, game, and web-based experiences created by Digital Media and Design MFA candidates
Hongchan Lee, Evgeniia Rein, Maham Waqar, Sabrina Claman, and Yuna Kim.

Experience these innovative projects before the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition closes on May 10. Visit Benton.UConn.Edu for further details.

04/29/2026