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Jumping Into The Summer

  • Craig Neaves - UAM Collections Assistant
  • 30 May 2023
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Art In Focus: Cherry Blossoms in Ueno Tōshōgō by Kasamatsu Shiro

  • By: Joanne Gruenberg, Curator University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 23 May 2023
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Little Wonders

  • Madisen Gee, New Trail
  • 28 April 2023

Recent Posts

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Introducing Katja Mueller - the 2023 UAM Summer Intern

  • Katja Mueller - 2023 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 06 June 2023
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Jumping Into The Summer

  • Craig Neaves - UAM Collections Assistant
  • 30 May 2023
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Art In Focus: Cherry Blossoms in Ueno Tōshōgō by Kasamatsu Shiro

  • By: Joanne Gruenberg, Curator University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 23 May 2023
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Little Wonders

  • Madisen Gee, New Trail
  • 28 April 2023
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Time Machines

  • Lewis Kelly, New Trail
  • 28 April 2023
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New Exhibition: Woven Identities: Ghanaian and Guatemalan Textiles in the Face of Globalization

  • 14 April 2023
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Art in Focus: Little Schwitters Suite (Simple) by J.C. (Carl) Heywood

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 28 March 2023
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Fishing Village Beneath Wu Guanzhong’s Brush

  • Wei Lu - GRA University of Alberta Museums Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 09 March 2023
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First ever Canadian lunar rover will hunt for water ice on the moon

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 03 March 2023
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The Kule Folklore Centre: Statement on February 24th, 2023

  • 27 February 2023
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Art in Focus: To Liz Ingram “You are my Valentine” by Gordon W. Gilkey

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 14 February 2023
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Wang Gai’s Pursuit of Ink and Inspiration

  • Riddhi Patel, GRA University of Alberta Museums Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 09 February 2023
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Art in Focus: “Harvest Field” by Lars Haukaness

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 31 January 2023
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Year of the Rabbit: Auspicious Blessings from the Moon Goddess, Chang’e

  • Isabel (Pi-fen) Chueh, Curator, and Sarah Spotowski, Curatorial Assistant
  • 20 January 2023
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Fossil offers new evidence of a dinosaur eating a mammal

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 12 January 2023
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Lessons Learned: Experiences from the 2022 U of A Museums Mactaggart Art Collection GRAs

  • Wei Lu and Riddhi Patel
  • 15 December 2022
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Art in Focus: “Stopped to Talk” by Allen Sapp, OC, RCA

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 14 December 2022
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Fashion exhibit cracks the codes behind the clothes we wear

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 09 December 2022
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New minerals discovered in massive meteorite may reveal clues to asteroid formation

  • 02 December 2022
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Innovator Spotlight: Heather Proctor

  • 02 December 2022
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Genome studies uncover a new branch in fungal evolution

  • 02 December 2022
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UAM Summer Internship Blog 2022: A Fond Farewell

  • Zoe Wagner - 2022 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 09 November 2022
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Art in Focus: “Dismembered/Remembered” by Marion Tuu’luq

  • Sung Eun Cho, 2021 University of Alberta Museums Intern and Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 26 October 2022
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Have You Met... Clive Coy?

  • 21 October 2022
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Innovator Spotlight: Michael Caldwell

  • 07 October 2022
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Art in Focus: “Gateway to the Interior” by Lyndal Osborne

  • Nadia Kurd - Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 21 September 2022
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UAM Summer Internship Blog 2022: Conservation Tactics

  • Zoe Wagner - 2022 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 08 September 2022
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Art in Focus: “Mother’s Day” by Takeshi Takano

  • Nadia Kurd - Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 24 August 2022
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UAM Summer Internship Blog 2022: Sweating the Small Stuff

  • Zoe Wagner - 2022 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 22 August 2022
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New Online Program: "Peonies in Bloom"

  • Zoe Wagner
  • 02 August 2022
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Art in Focus: “Early Ukrainian Home in Alberta” by Laura Evans Reid

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 20 July 2022
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UAM Summer Internship Blog 2022: Great Expectations

  • Zoe Wagner - 2022 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 14 July 2022
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Phoenixes Among Peonies: A Chinese Tapestry ‘Kesi’

  • Isabel (Pi-Fen) Chueh, Curator, Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 13 July 2022
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U of A Museums Summer Internship Blog 2022: A New Chapter

  • Zoe Wagner - 2022 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 23 June 2022
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Art in Focus: "Repose" by Daphne Odjig

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 21 June 2022
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"Peonies in Bloom" with the Mactaggart Art Collection

  • 15 June 2022
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Art in Focus: "Monsoon" by Katie Ohe

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator of the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 25 May 2022
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Fit for Royalty? An Investigation of an Embroidered Silk Robe

  • Sarah Spotowski, Curatorial Assistant for the Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 04 May 2022
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Art in Focus: "Cowries" by Braxton Garneau

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator of the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 20 April 2022
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Peonies bloom in the imperial garden

  • Isabel Pifen Chueh, curator of the Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 06 April 2022
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Ammolite is the Alberta gemstone 75 million years in the making

  • 01 April 2022
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Art in Focus: "High Play" by Jessie Oonark

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator of the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
  • 08 March 2022
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Buddhist art exhibit gives students hands-on experience with museum work

  • 28 February 2022
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Creating Lion, Lantern, Lotus - A UAM Summer Internship Perspective

  • Sung Eun Cho - 2021 University of Alberta Museums Summer Intern
  • 15 February 2022
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Ferocity and the Five Poisons: Symbolism on Qing Dynasty Children’s Clothing

  • Sarah Spotowski - Curatorial Assistant, Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 09 February 2022
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2022 Year of the Tiger: Rank Badges from the Mactaggart Art Collection

  • Isabel Pifen Chueh - Curator, Mactaggart Art Collection & Sarah Spotowski - Curatorial Assistant, Mactaggart Art Collection
  • 01 February 2022
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Art in Focus: "American Steamship Entering the Harbour" by Utagawa Hiroshige II

  • Nadia Kurd, Curator of the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection and Sung Eun Cho, University of Alberta Museums Intern
  • 19 January 2022
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UAM Summer Internship Blog 2021: Goodbye, UAM! Finale to the 2021 Summer Internship

  • Sung Eun Cho - 2021 U of A Museums Summer Intern
  • 12 January 2022
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Notice: University of Alberta Museums Art Collection Deaccession Project

  • 05 January 2022
A painting of an empty road through a forest and the banks of snow on each side

Art in Focus: "Canadian Classic: Frosted Morning" by Robert Sinclair

  • Sung Eun Cho - 2021 University of Alberta Museums Intern
  • 15 December 2021

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