CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Sound Print Record: African American Legacies
Sound: Print: Record: African American Legacies is devoted to the visual arts and black musical traditions. The exhibition juxtaposes historical, documentary photographs of musical performers with modern and contemporary artworks that seriously engage the legacy of black American music. In both playful and thought-provoking ways, the exhibition highlights the multiple ways artists re-document, de-document, and sound off in relationship with and to the legacy of black American music.
Whitfield Lovell, After an Afternoon, 2008.
Radios with sound, 59 x 72 x 11 inches.
Courtesy DC Moore Gallery. Photography by Kevin Ryan. © Whitfield Lovell
Upcoming Events
Mechanical Hall Gallery
Abstract Relations
Mechanical Hall Gallery, University Museums
February 10 - June 6, 2010
Felrath Hines, Sentinel II, 1983. Oil on linen, 48 x 46 in. University Museums, University of Delaware. Gift of Dorothy C. Fisher, Wife of the Artist. © Felrath Hines Estate.
Abstract Relations, a collaboration of the David C. Driskell Center, University of Maryland and the University of Delaware Museums, examines traditions and methods of abstraction in African American art. Artists represented include Alma Thomas, Norman Lewis, Sam Gilliam, Mary Lovelace O’Neal, William T. Williams, Al Loving, E.J. Montgomery and David Driskell. This exhibit highlights recent gifts from the widow of artist and conservator Felrath Hines (1913-1993) to the University Museums and the David C. Driskell Center.
Mechanical Hall Programs
Symposium Schedule at a Glance >
Abstract Relations:
Wednesday, February 17, 5-7 p.m.
Opening celebration, Mechanical Hall Gallery
RSVP: universitymuseums@udel.edu or 302 831 8037
Wednesday, March 10, 5 p.m.
Abstract Relations: Curatorial Matters
Co-curators Dr. Julie L. McGee and Dr. Adrienne L. Childs
Mechanical Hall Gallery
Wednesday, March 10, 6 p.m.
Paul R. Jones Annual Lecture: Dr. David C. Driskell, artist, scholar, historian
Charging Abstraction: Our Personal Journey
Location to be announced.
All events are free and open to the public.
Information & hours: http://www.udel.edu/museums
Phone: 302 831 8037; email: universitymuseums@udel.edu
Mechanical Hall Hours
Wednesday - Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: The galleries are closed between exhibitions and for University holidays.
Although the Mineralogical Museum was founded with the gift of the collection of Irenee du Pont, Sr., it has grown to encompass specimens gifted or made possible by many generous donors, including Mrs. David Craven, Alvin B. Stiles and Frederick Keidel. Because of our intimate space, we have chosen to focus on individual displays that illustrate particular mineralogical concepts or themes. These include gem minerals from the du Pont collection mined in the early 20th century, as well as more recent finds of minerals from North America. Newly installed display cabinets with fiber optic lighting provide accurate color balance for specimens from the wire silvers to the vivid orange wulfenites.
Image: Amethyst Quartz, Santa Margarita Mine, Guerrero, Mexico
The University Museums are closed from July 24 to September 2, 2009.
Hours beginning September 2:
Wednesday - Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Please check the site for hours of operation as they may change periodically.
We will re-open in Spring 2010 with exhibitions from the Permanent Collection.
Please feel free to come and visit Mechanical Hall on display Sound: Print: Record: African American Legacies Symposium and/or The Mineralogical Museum exhibition.
Currently the Gallery is closed.