As of March 7, 2022, face coverings are optional inside UNCG buildings, including the Weatherspoon Art Museum. More info HERE.
Summer 2024 Gallery Renovation Closure
Thanks to a grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, as well as state funding specifically earmarked for infrastructure projects, we now have an unprecedented opportunity to improve our building and the visitor and staff experience therein. We are installing all new lighting throughout the upstairs galleries, and subtly reconfiguring a couple of them to allow […] ...
From Matisse to Essaydi: The Odalisque in Art History
Location: WAM Dillard Room, first floor Join WAM assistant curator Hannah Southern in conversation about the character type of the odalisque in the Weatherspoon’s collection. We will examine the odalisque in Orientalist art and explore how contemporary women artists, including Lalla Essaydi (2024 Falk Visiting Artist), grapple with this persisting stereotype in their artwork. 6:30-7:30pm: […] ...
