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  • June 1, 2021

    Life, Love & Marriage in Renaissance Italy

    Drawing on a selection of outstanding panels and complete cassoni—elaborately decorated wedding chests—together with textiles, majolica ware, paintings and other domestic items, this exhibition explores […]

  • April 15, 2021

    Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar, from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

    Alison Saar is known not only for her powerful sculptures; she is also a master of the art of printmaking. In both forms, she employs […]

  • Outreach by Roberto Torres Mata
    February 25, 2021

    Panczenko MFA Prize • Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders

    Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders, is the Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize exhibition by 2021 MFA candidate Roberto Torres Mata.

  • Suzanne Caporael painting
    December 21, 2020

    Suzanne Caporael: The Nature of Things

    American artist Suzanne Caporael takes the natural world as an inspiration for her paintings and related prints.

  • September 21, 2020

    Recent Acquisitions from the Chazen Museum of Art Permanent Collection

    Museums add artwork to their collection in various ways, but primarily through purchases made by the institution and gifts from private individuals. This exhibition features […]

  • black and white warhol photograph
    August 21, 2020

    Andy Warhol Photographic Studies

    Exhibition Overview Andy Warhol was a relentless photographer of the people and places around him. He constantly documented the steady stream of friends, acquaintances, celebrities, […]

  • August 21, 2020

    Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections

    Madison, Wisconsin, October 22, 2010—The Chazen Museum of Art will present Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections, an exhibition that brings together rarely seen ornate […]

  • August 21, 2020

    Holy Image, Sacred Presence: Russian Icons, 1500–1900

    The icon is a distinctive form of holy image in Eastern Orthodox cultures, intended to evoke sacred presence by appealing to the senses. Holy Image, Sacred […]

  • printmaking image of waterfront strikers
    August 21, 2020

    The Loaded Image: Printmaking as Persuasion

    Printmakers not only create beautiful art, they often want to deliver a specific message, whether high-minded, humorous, or appalled. Drawn from the Chazen’s collection, The Loaded […]

  • August 21, 2020

    The Leslie and Johanna Garfield Collection: A Passion for Prints

    Over six decades of collecting, Leslie and Johanna Garfield have acquired a rich selection of prints by German Expressionist artists, British printmakers of the Grosvenor […]

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Please note:
Galleries in the Elvehjem building will remain closed through 2024.

• Closed for campus holidays

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