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Friends of the Art Museum of WVU traveled with museum staff to Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts, to visit world-class art museums and to see the Art Museum of WVU’s first traveling exhibition, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist.

There’s a mystery brewing at the Art Museum of West Virginia University. One of its priceless works of art has gone missing, and museum staff need help finding it! The Art Museum invites community members to help unravel the mystery on Oct. 24 from 5-7 p.m.

This fall, the Art Museum of West Virginia University invites visitors to experience two thought-provoking exhibitions, “Evolving Visions: A Century of Women Artists Working in Abstraction,” and “Topographies of Memory” by Gamaliel Rodriguez. Both exhibitions are now open and will remain on view through Sunday, December 15.

The Art Museum of West Virginia University recently visited two regional elementary schools to share books about museums. The ongoing initiative is aimed at helping kids in rural communities learn about museums and museum careers.

The museum uses an active acquisition program of purchases and donations to acquire visual art to educate and inspire visitors.

A special new exhibit at the Art Museum of West Virginia University explores Massachusetts’ Berkshire forests through synchronized video and sound. The multi-channel film installation is the first exhibition housed in the museum’s new project space.

“Radiant Pages,” a new exhibit at the Art Museum of West Virginia University (WVU), encourages visitors to see beyond the pages of books and explore the impact they have on individuals and society.

The Art Museum of West Virginia University (WVU) will host an opening reception to celebrate its spring exhibits on Friday, January 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, allowing visitors to get a first look at the new exhibits, speak with some of the artists and enjoy light refreshments.

“Screams and Whispers,” a collaborative exhibition by artists Karin Broker and Patricia Bellan-Gillen, is one of three new exhibitions that will be featured at the Art Museum of West Virginia University (WVU) this spring.

Jools Gilson, a transdisciplinary artist who spearheaded “The Knitting Map,” recently visited the exhibit during its stay at the Art Museum of WVU. She gave a visiting artist lecture and spoke with the College of Creative Arts and media about creating "The Knitting Map" and its relation to "The Tempestry Project," which accompanies it.