News
Museum’s Revered Ainsworth Collection Travels to Exhibitions in Japan
March 7, 2019
Megan Harding
For the first time ever, the Allen Memorial Art Museum will loan a large selection of woodblock prints in the ukiyo-e art form.
Creating Space, In Oberlin
November 28, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Alumni panelists who participated in Creating Space: Curating Black Art Now, a symposium hosted by the Allen Memorial Art Museum, reflect on the museum and their experiences as students.
Students to Curatorial Assistants: Ava Prince ’18 and Emma Laube ’17
November 22, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
In their first post-grad jobs, Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 are working as curatorial assistants in the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
Counternarratives Installation Examines Bias in the News Media
October 23, 2018
Megan Harding
Brooklyn-based artist Alexandra Bell will mount large-scale works on two campus buildings, prompting viewers to think critically about how race and violence are portrayed in the New York Times.
Lessons from the Paris Peace Conference of 1919
September 20, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A historian of the First World War, Professor of History Leonard V. Smith’s newest book deepens the dialogue between history and international relations theory.
Barbara Bloom Gives First Thursday Talk
September 19, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Barbara Bloom addressed the Oberlin College community in a public talk about her FRONT installation at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
Beauty Amid the Brutality
August 31, 2018
Erich Burnett
Cross-campus collaboration celebrates artistic master works and hidden gems made in the shadow of WWI.
Art Rental: A Behind the Scenes Look
September 18, 2017
Mathias Reed
The Oberlin College Art Rental Program allows Oberlin students to rent two original works of art each semester for just $5 each.
Jill Greenwood Named AMAM Curator of Education
July 18, 2017
Tyler Sloan
As the Allen Memorial Art Museum celebrates its centennial anniversary, Jill Greenwood joins the staff as the Eric and Jane Nord Family Curator of Education.
In Leadup to Centennial, AMAM Highlights Asian Works
July 14, 2017
Chloe Vassot
Anyone who has spent time at Oberlin knows the college is markedly brimming with hidden gems. One such gem is the Allen Memorial Art Museum’s Asian Art collection.
