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.


  • LET’S SURVIVE FOREVER – This September at MAG

    From September 14, 2023, to May 5, 2024, the Memorial Art Gallery will present one of Yayoi Kusama’s iconic immersive installations, INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET’S SURVIVE FOREVER, 2017, on loan from the Art Gallery of Ontario. MAG invites visitors to come and behold the boundless imagination of Yayoi Kusama. Entering the installation will require…

  • Memorial Art Gallery to Add Complimentary SNAP Membership Program to Current Community Outreach Initiatives

    The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce participation in Museums for All. In 2019, MAG announced an addition to the Museum’s efforts to make exhibitions and programs accessible to a broad and diverse audience which offers free museum admission, for up to four people, with the presentation of…

  • Artists Announced for 67th M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival

    Artists from across the United States were invited to apply for the 67th annual M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival. The juried fine arts festival showcases more than 300 artists, Rochester’s favorite food trucks and vendors, free family art activities, and all-day live entertainment and will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 9th and 10th. Congratulations…

  • New Installation Coming to the Brush Gallery

    On loan from the American Folk Art Museum, courtesy of Art Bridges, the installation of eight paintings by self-taught artist Clementine Hunter in the Brush Gallery reveals the unique story of a Black woman who discovered her creativity late in life. The installation is on view at MAG, beginning August 4, 2023, and will be…

  • Iconic Immersive Installation Coming to MAG

    Globally celebrated artist, Yayoi Kusama, will be featured at the Memorial Art Gallery beginning in September. On loan from the Art Gallery of Ontario, one of her iconic immersive installations, INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET’S SURVIVE FOREVER, 2017, will be presented to the Rochester community from September 14, 2023–May 5, 2024. INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM –…

  • Prestigious Garage Sale Returns to the Memorial Art Gallery

    The Gallery Council offers you the opportunity to purchase gently used artwork and more at Rochester’s most prestigious garage sale! A tradition for more than 20 years, the Art & Treasures Sale features the best in antiques, fine art, original artwork, jewelry, china, pottery, porcelain, silver, crystal, housewares, coffee table art books, and small furniture…

  • Memorial Art Gallery to Host Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day

    Sunday, May 7, from 12 to 5 pm, all ages are invited to the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Month. Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day will celebrate cultural heritage through community and cultural displays, live performances, a grand finale, and more. Plus, enjoy free museum admission!…

  • Ribbon Cutting & Celebration Day for the Centennial Sculpture Park at MAG

    MAG’s Centennial Sculpture Park (CSP) Ribbon Cutting and Celebration Day are almost here! Join the Memorial Art Gallery on June 4 at 11 am for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially open Phase II to the community at the corner of University Ave and Prince Street. MAG’s Celebration Day will follow the Ribbon Cutting and…

  • The 68th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition Award Winners

    The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), a long-running showcase for artists from western and central New York, is at the Memorial Art Gallery for its 68th installment. On view now – August 6, 2023, this year’s exhibition is being juried by Molly Donovan, curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.…

  • Extending the Limits: Joan Lyons at MAG

    Rochester has been a center for photography since George Eastman’s first Kodak camera was sold in 1888. In this fertile environment, artist Joan Lyons (born 1937), has challenged the authority of the traditional photographic image for more than six decades. This exhibition, the first museum retrospective dedicated to the artist in her hometown of Rochester,…