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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Memorial Art Gallery Presents NOSFERATU (The Undead)
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce NOSFERATU (The Undead), a film installation by New York-based artist Javier Téllez that focuses on cinema […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
In October 2018, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) will present a major focus exhibition of paintings from the Impressionist master Claude Monet’s series “Waterloo Bridge.” […]
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Memorial Art Gallery commissions Javier Téllez, Isaac Julien and Dara Birnbaum as part of a new media art series “Reflections on Place,” inspired by the City of Rochester
Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester announces today a series of media art commissions inspired by the City of Rochester, New York. “Reflections on Place” will feature […]
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Memorial Art Gallery is first and only institution to acquire Bill Viola’s “Martyrs” series
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce the latest acquisition and exhibition in its three-year Media Arts Watch program, the complete series of […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Wendell Castle Remastered
Wendell Castle Remastered is the first museum exhibition to showcase the digitally crafted works of Wendell Castle, acclaimed figure of the American art furniture movement. A master furniture maker, designer, […]
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents Charles Atlas’ video work Here she is…v1
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce Charles Atlas: Here she is…v1, the new exhibition in its “Media Arts Watch” program, which is […]
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Memorial Art Gallery Launches Reflections on Place & Culture: Downey, Gower, Kluge
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) continues the conversation on the art of the moving image through a new exhibition in its “Media Arts Watch” program, […]
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Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition Cancelled for Summer 2017
The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX) at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) will be cancelled for 2017 to accommodate the expansion and renovation of the museum’s […]
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Memorial Art Gallery and RoCo collaborate on major exhibition of Meleko Mokgosi’s Pax Kaffraria
The Memorial Art Gallery and Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) are collaborating to bring Rochester a unique multi-venue exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Meleko Mokgosi. Meleko Mokgosi, a contemporary painter […]
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New MAG Exhibition Explores Iconic Works by M. C. Escher
A major exhibition of more than 100 works by iconic Dutch artist M. C. Escher opens November 13, 2016 at the Memorial Art Gallery. Drawn from the world’s second-largest private […]