Museums at W&L: Winter 2025 Programs and Exhibitions
The Museums at W&L invite the public to explore its exhibitions and collections with select programming through May.
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Award-Winning Poet Sally Wen Mao to Deliver Glasgow Reading at W&L
The public reading on Nov. 7 will be accompanied by a writing workshop for W&L students.
Meditation Garden Series Offers Space for Reflection
The Museums at W&L will lead guided meditations on Saturdays from Oct. 12 through Nov. 2 in the Watson Galleries, in conjunction with Emma Steinkraus’ “Impossible Garden/Dusk & Dawn” exhibit.
The Museums at W&L Present Emma Steinkraus’ ‘Impossible Garden: Dusk & Dawn’
The exhibition, on view starting Oct. 2, celebrates women artists in overlooked genres.
Indigenous Artist Sandra Laronde to Deliver Lenfest Center Series Keynote Address at W&L
An authentic Indigenous dinner will accompany Laronde’s talk on Oct. 7 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
In Case You Missed It
The Lenfest Center Presents ‘Native American Peoples and Lands: Historic Connections to W&L’
The public talk will take place in Kamen Gallery on Sept. 27 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.
Masako Konishi to Deliver Lecture as Part of the Class of 1963 Scholars in Residence Program
Konishi, Chief Merchandising Officer at Forever 21, will deliver her talk on Sept. 25.
Museums at W&L: Fall 2024 Programs and Exhibitions
This academic year’s lineup of exhibits and events will highlight the university’s Reeves Museum of Ceramics and the Watson Galleries.
The Museums at W&L Present ‘Stephanie Shih: LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見)’
The solo exhibition, on view starting Aug. 28, mines the Reeves Collection of Chinese Export to explore diaspora and identity through ceramics.
The Museums at W&L Celebrate International Slow Art Day
W&L will celebrate the global event on April 13 in the McCarthy Gallery.
Rachel Du of Bonhams Auction House to Deliver Lecture on the Chinese Art Market
The art specialist’s talk will be held on March 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Museums at W&L: Winter 2024 Programs and Exhibitions
The Museums at W&L invite the public to explore its exhibitions and collections with select programming through May.
W&L Students Curate Fall Art Exhibition
“Mohammad Omer Khalil: Musings,” co-curated by four Washington and Lee students as part of a seminar course in museum studies, will be on display in the Watson Galleries Sept. 28, 2023 through June 1, 2024.
Museums at W&L: Fall 2023 Programs and Exhibitions
The Museums at W&L invite the public to their opening reception for “Musings” on Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Collection Connections
Washington and Lee’s Museum Artist-in-Residence Program welcomed photographer Stephanie Shih to campus in May to create new work based on the Museums’ art collection.
New Exhibition Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
“OPEN FLOWERS BEAR FRUIT” opens May 1 in the McCarthy Gallery in Holekamp Hall.
The Museums at W&L Celebrate International ‘Slow Art Day’
W&L will celebrate the global event on April 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Reeves Museum of Ceramics.
New Exhibition Celebrates Arab American Heritage Month
“We Love Life Whenever We Can” will be on display at W&L’s Leyburn Library April 1 through Dec. 8, 2023.
Lighting a Fire
The Museums at W&L invites visitors to reflect on “Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists,” on display through April 29.
Museums at W&L Expands Its Collection
W&L’s most recent museum exhibition, “Mother Clay: The Pottery of Three Pueblo Women,” brought new artists into the university’s collection and connected the campus community in unexpected ways.
Museums at W&L Presents ‘Born of Fire’
This exhibit is free and open to the public, with a scheduled reception and lecture by curator and scholar Jacqueline Chao on March 8 at 5 p.m.
Victoria Ferguson to Lead Monacan Pottery Demonstrations
Ferguson’s sessions on March 10 and 11 are part of Winter Term programming at the Museums at W&L.
The Museums at W&L Selected to Participate in Collections Assessment for Preservation Program
CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing support for a general conservation assessment of the museum’s objects and buildings.
W&L Presents “Blacks and Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue”
Terrence Johnson, professor of African American religious studies at Harvard University, will discuss his latest book on March 1.
Museums at W&L: Winter 2023 Programs and Exhibitions
Two new ceramics exhibits, which spotlight women artists, open to the public Feb. 1.
New Plaques Dedicated at the Memorial Gateway
Four Washington and Lee alumni were honored on Friday, Oct. 21, during a ceremony dedicating the installation of three plaques on the university’s Memorial Gateway.
Museums at W&L: Fall 2022 Programs and Exhibitions
The Museums at W&L invite the public to their opening reception for "Museum Menageries" on Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.
The Museums at W&L Celebrate International ‘Slow Art Day’
W&L will celebrate the international movement on April 2 from noon to 2 p.m. in Watson Gallery on the W&L campus.
W&L’s Museums Present ‘The Root of the Matter’
The Museums are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibition of works by artist Sharon Norwood, who questions historical constructed identity and explores the intersection of race and beauty.
W&L Stages a New Exhibition Illustrating Chapel History
The University Chapel and Galleries recently opened an exhibition titled "Setting the Stage: A Glimpse Inside 150 Years of the University Chapel Auditorium."
Meet a General: Isra El-Beshir
Isra El-Beshir, associate director of museums, is helping develop, coordinate and execute the strategic plan for the Museums of W&L.
Escape to “Inscapes” in Watson Galleries
The exhibit of paintings by Evelyn Dawson, which includes student reflections and a student-curated playlist, is part of Museums at W&L's new Mindfulness Initiative and the 20th anniversary of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
Lee Chapel Fall Lecture Oct. 12 to Feature Professor and Author Allen C. Guelzo
Dr. Guelzo will deliver this year’s lecture, “The Mystery of Robert E. Lee,” virtually.
From Japan to Lexington
A pair of Bijin, or beautiful women, made in Arita, Japan, between 1690 and 1720 are the first of their kind in the Reeves Museum of Ceramics at W&L.
‘There’s Nothing Like Art’
A generous donation of art last year from Rick Kramer '69 includes three works by Sam Gilliam, one of the most significant living artists of our time.
Social Distancing on Ceramics
A new gift to the Reeves Museum of Ceramics documents how one artist is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thinking Outside the (Gallery) Box
“To See Color First,” the first comprehensive study of Louise Herreshoff Eaton’s bold and expressive watercolors, opens April 27 as a virtual exhibition.
Squirrels and Grapes on the Dinner Table
This plate, a recent gift to W&L's Reeves Museum of Ceramics from local collectors Joan and Jay Crawford, provides a window into Chinese culture and the material lives of one of Virginia’s most prestigious families.
W&L Museums Move Online
For anyone participating in online learning during this time, there are several resources available through the museums that can help enrich the virtual classroom experience.
W&L’s Rainville Talks African-American Cemeteries in New Interview
Lynn Rainville was interviewed for a recent WUSF News article titled “Anthropologist: Building Over African American Cemeteries Not Just A Southern Problem.”
When History Strikes a Chord
After conservation next year, the 154-year-old Stieff piano inside Lee House will be playable once more.
Museums at W&L Host December Events
Museums at Washington and Lee will take part in Lexington's Museum Week and host Poinsettias at the Chapel during December.
W&L Collections Feature Native American Artists
As Native American Heritage Month kicks off, University Collections of Art and History invites you to see artwork by Native American artists and featuring Native American people and cultures.
More Than Meets the Eye
A jar in the Reeves Collection tells the story of an African-American craftsman in Antebellum America.
Images Worth a Thousand Words
On March 1, W&L’s University Collections of Art and History will open its newest exhibit, "Breaking the Chains: Ceramics and the Abolition Movement."
Two for the Price of One
University Collections of Art and History recently purchased prints by iconic American artists Thomas Hart Benton and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and they are already being incorporated into courses in art and art history.
