Below is a selection of press releases about Memorial Art Gallery exhibitions and programs. Members of the media who would like additional information or publication-quality images should contact the public relations office.
We will gladly offer access to the museum to support press work related to MAG and its collections, please contact MAG’s Director of Marketing & Engagement to coordinate admission.
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#BlackLivesMatter
The Memorial Art Gallery is an arts organization that acquires, cares for, and exhibits art. Through art, we tell stories that reflect, challenge, and celebrate life and cultures. As such, […]
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Art Embraces the Struggle
ART EMBRACES THE STRUGGLE TO MAKE SENSE OF OURSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US by Jonathan P. Binstock, Ph.D.Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director March 16th, only days after […]
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A Message from the Director
As Rochester’s art museum, the Memorial Art Gallery has a special role to play in our community, and it is a role that has been energized since 1913 by the […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Temporarily Close to the Public in Response to COVID-19
ROCHESTER, NY, March 13, 2020— After consulting with a number of cultural leaders of institutions comparable to MAG in the Rochester region, it has become clear that closing our organizations […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present a Season of Women in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the presentation of a Season of Women in celebration and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Chitra Ganesh: Sultana’s Dream
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to announce the exhibition of a recent major acquisition, Sultana’s Dream, a portfolio of 27 linotypes by the Indian-American artist Chitra Ganesh. On […]
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents the Rochester Premiere of Giverny I (NÉGRESSE IMPÉRIALE) by Ja’Tovia Gary
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to present Ja’Tovia Gary: Giverny I (NÉGRESSE IMPÉRIALE). Ja’Tovia Gary is an American artist and filmmaker whose work […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained-Glass Art
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester is pleased to present The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained-Glass Art, the first survey and major scholarly assessment of […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to present Rochester Americana: The Watercolors of Karal Ann Marling
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester is pleased to present the exhibition Rochester Americana: The Watercolors of Karal Ann Marling, on view in the Lockhart Gallery from […]
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Master of French Art Nouveau: A Major Alphonse Mucha Exhibition Comes to the Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester is pleased to present the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau, on view from October 13, 2019–January 19, 2020. Mucha […]