Manetti Shrem Museum At Home Newsletter Archive
While our doors are temporarily closed, the Manetti Shrem Museum remains committed to welcoming open minds with open arms. Every Friday, the Manetti Shrem Museum At Home newsletter will share long reads, fun art-making ideas, and links to open your mind and heart to art. Subscribe and have the newsletter delivered directly to your inbox.
9/11/2020: Liminal Spaces
Embrace the threshold between the familiar and the unknown.
8/28/2020: Questioning the Museum
By inviting questions and embracing dialogue, we are bringing the conversation to you.
8/14/2020: Homegrown
Home has become the garden in which every aspect of our life now grows.
7/31/20: Light and Shadow
This week we explore the play of light and shadow, and how you can harness the sun to make your own little world anew.
7/17/20: Dive In
Sometimes the best way to learn to swim is to dive right in.
7/2/20: Pay Attention
It is time to slow down, hold our gaze and pay attention to the critical work before us.
6/19/20: Moving Forward
We thank you for staying the course with us during this time of challenge and promise.
6/12/20: Rest is Power
Explore the idea that rest is power in the online presentation of an exhibition that opened at the end of winter quarter.
6/5/20: A Shared Commitment
"Reflect. Learn. Plan. Act."
5/29/20: Great News, Grad Show!
The Arts & Humanities 2020 Graduate Exhibition expands its reach this year with a new virtual format.
5/22/20: Re:Purpose
What we can learn from artists about reassessing, reimagining and renewing our purpose.
5/15/20: Outside In
Whether we are outside looking in or inside looking out, our world is now framed in ways that remind us of the importance of our shared human spirit.
5/8/20: Taking Time
This week, deepen your understanding of time using the perspectives of art, history and physics.
5/1/20: No Place Like Home
Robert Arneson’s The Palace at 9 a.m. arose from his Davis tract house. This week, we invite you to consider your own "palace" and how sheltering in place has transformed your connection to home.
4/24/20: Walking Alone Together
Explore the abundant opportunities for connection and reflection in the once casual and leisurely activity of taking a walk.
4/17/20: Beauty All Around
Your friends at the Manetti Shrem Museum invite you to join us to look for so much beauty in the world. As Margrit would tell us, pouring a beautiful glass of wine is a great place to start!
4/10/20: Pivotal Moments
In this issue of Manetti Shrem Museum At Home we celebrate our artists’ “pivotal moments” when they defied conventional wisdom, took chances, and explored new directions.
4/3/20: Stephen Kaltenbach: The Beginning and the End
This issue of Manetti Shrem Museum At Home invites you into the timeless and ethereal world of Conceptual art. Together let’s open our minds to ideas that confound, delight and inspire us.
3/27/20: Welcome to the Manetti Shrem Museum At Home
The first newsletter features a visit to an artist's studio, a favorite element on the periodic table, new art, and a fun art project for families.