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Bring a pal and enjoy drinks and snacks while participating in partner-oriented crafts and activities around the museum. Open to the student body as well as members of the Waterville community. Cosponsored by the museum’s Student Advisory Board.
Join the museum for a celebration of its spring exhibitions with a reception, guided tours, and hands-on activities for families.
Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grown-ups are invited to a brief exploration of the museum, after which we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme, Home. Then to the Mirken Education Center to have a snack and create your own works of art. An RSVP is not required, but the program is capped […]
Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann on a tour of the exhibition Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, focused on issues of civil rights and equality in sports.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Two sessions: 10 a.m.– noon and 1-3 p.m. During this two-hour program, families […]
Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann as he turns the double elephant-sized pages of the Bien Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.
Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann as he turns the double elephant-sized pages of the Bien Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.
Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann as he turns the double elephant-sized pages of the Bien Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.
Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann as he turns the double elephant-sized pages of the Bien Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.
A recently formed chamber trio featuring mezzo-soprano and Colby music associate Joëlle Morris along with cellist Eliza Meyer and pianist Bridget Convey, the Resinosa Ensemble will explore the theme of love with wonderfully crafted settings of poems. Location: Paul J. Schupf Wing, Colby Museum of Art
Enjoy a celebration of the museum’s new exhibitions, including the 2017 Faculty Biennial show, featuring artists Bradley Borthwick, Bevin Engman, Gary Green, Amanda Lilleston, and Garry Mitchell. The opening reception kicks off at 4:30 p.m. with a faculty-artist panel discussion and family-friendly hands-on activities. Then at 6:30, join us for live music, food, and drinks.
Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grown-ups are invited to a brief exploration of the museum, after which we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Then head to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create your own works of art. No RSVP is required, but the program is limited to 30 participants. Location: William D. […]
Lunder Curator of American Art at the Colby Museum and co-curator of Marsden Hartley’s Maine Beth Finch will lead weekly tours for the public for the run of the exhibition.
Join the Colby museum, family, and friends for the final performance and presentation of work by 2017 Lively Spaces participants. Third graders through seventh graders have spent three weeks of art making, dancing, poetry reading, and writing during museum’s Lively Spaces Summer Camp.
Lighthouse Keeper is an interactive work based on the true story of Abbie Burgess, a courageous young girl who lived in Maine in the 19th century. This interactive piece is written by Delvyn Case for children and families and will be performed by the Cassatt String Quartet with guest narrator Anna Gravel. The story paints an […]
Join us for three weeks of art making, dancing, poetry reading, and writing during Colby Museum’s Lively Spaces Summer Camp. Colby Museum’s collection will inspire rising 3rd graders through 7th graders to move, write, speak, draw, and perform. The camp takes place Monday–Friday, 10 am–1 pm from July 10–29, 2017 and is FREE of charge. BEFORE AND AFTER CARE: For $15/day, participants can […]
Join the Museum in celebrating our summer exhibitions Marsden Hartley’s Maine, Robert Indiana: Placeholder, and Visionary Painting. There will be indoor and outdoor activities, food trucks, ice cream from the Stone Fox Creamery truck, and more! *Click for schedule*
In conjunction with the Association of Art Museum Directors’ 8th annual Art Museum Day, “Art Museums Foster Vibrant Communities,” the Museum will install blank museum postcards on a clothesline in the William D. Adams Gallery. Visitors will be invited to select a postcard and write to our government representatives about the value of the arts and art […]
After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to summer. Children and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Center to have a snack and create their own works of art. This one-hour program is designed for preschoolers and toddlers.
Come to the opening reception for the Senior Art Exhibition, which will remain on view in the museum until May 21. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.
Join the Colby Museum of Art for another fantastic celebration of our community with refreshments, art making for all ages, guided tours and live music by Suzy and the Smelts! (Smelt-tastic!) Click the link below for more information.
Fortepianist David Hyun-sun Kim returns to Colby with violinist Lauren Basney to present a program of Mendelssohn and Schumann. The duo will perform on early-19th-century instruments including a fortepiano built in Maine by Rodney Regier. Sponsored by the Music Department. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.
Zao Wou-Ki’s unique pictorial language drew from a rich variety of sources—ancient and modern, Asian and European. Exhibition co-curator Melissa Walt will examine how the artist moved across time and space in several of the works on view. Location: Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.
Find new and exciting ways to explore the Museum through a scavenger hunt and then participate in an egg-decorating workshop.