Below is a selection of press releases about Memorial Art Gallery exhibitions and programs. Members of the media who would like access to the museum to support press work, additional information, or publication-quality images should contact MAG’s Marketing and PR Specialist Paige Engard at pengard@mag.rochester.edu.
Press Releases
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Press Kit
The Memorial Art Gallery showcases art from antiquity to the present day, including the outdoor public Centennial Sculpture Park. In addition to its permanent collection, MAG offers a year-round schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, after-hours social events, and…
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MAG to Expand Centennial Sculpture Park
MAG opened Centennial Sculpture Park in 2013 to mark its 100-year anniversary. Phase 1 of this project transformed the open lawn in front of the museum, located in the heart of the Neighborhood of the Arts. Since then, the community has enjoyed all…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present The 613 by Archie Rand
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to announce an exhibition of The 613 by Archie Rand, the celebrated painter and muralist. For over five decades Archie Rand has been regarded as a maverick and rule breaker, and The 613…
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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester to Present Installation of Works by Artist Peter Jemison
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation of works of art by multimedia artist G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan). Installed in MAG’s Forman Gallery and extending into the Cameros…
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SEASON OF WARHOL: The most exciting and exhaustive presentation of art by Andy Warhol ever presented in Rochester
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the presentation of Season of Warhol for the 2020–21 holiday season. Three simultaneous exhibitions will feature the works of celebrated American artist, film director, producer, and publisher Andy Warhol. Season of Warhol…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the presentation of Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection, featuring 79 original screenprints by the legendary American artist, film director, producer, and publisher…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present an Exhibition in Honor of the 80th Anniversary of the Gallery Council
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition 1940/2020 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery. The exhibition will be on view from July 31—October 11, 2020. From its origins…
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