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Oct 25, 2023

Harn Museum of Art Receives Access for All Funding from Art Bridges Foundation to Extend Art After Dark

Art Bridges Foundation Launches $40 Million Nationwide Access for All Initiative to Reduce Barriers to Museum Visits The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida has received $280,000 in funding from Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program to continue the museum’s popular Art After Dark program through December 2026. Art After Dark offers visitors extended hours until 9 pm every Thursday evening. These hours provide more time...

Jul 10, 2023

Harn Museum of Art Presents “Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art”

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida, in collaboration with The Cuban Arts Group, is presenting a new exhibition offering a glimpse into the complex culture and history that has inspired Cuban art throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art is on view from July 11, 2023 to Jan. 7, 2024. Under...

Jun 6, 2023

Harn Museum of Art Honors Photographer Jerry Uelsmann with Exhibition Celebrating His Life and Work

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida is presenting a new Harn-curated exhibition, Jerry Uelsmann: A Celebration of His Life and Art opening June 6, 2023. Photographer Jerry Uelsmann passed away on April 4, 2022, at the age of 87. He is a much celebrated local, national and international artist, also known for teaching at the famed Yosemite workshops alongside Ansel Adams, and at the University of...

Feb 28, 2023

She/Her/Hers Exhibition Examines Roles of Women in Chinese Art

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida is exploring the intersecting roles of women in the arts of premodern, modern and contemporary China in a new exhibition titled She/Her/Hers: Women in the Arts of China. More than 50 works of painting, calligraphy, embroidery, photography, ceramic, bronze, jade, lacquer and silver, spanning the 7th century to the present, will showcase work by women, women as pictorial subjects, and...

Ken Ramsay, Susan Taylor, as Model, c. 1970s, Courtesy of Susan Taylor

Jan 11, 2023

Harn Museum of Art presents Posing Beauty in African American Culture

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida is bringing to Gainesville the nationally-touring exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture. More than 100 works of art by more than 45 artists and photographers will explore the ways in which African and African American beauty has been represented in historical and contemporary contexts. Posing Beauty will be on view from Jan. 31 to June 4, 2023. Throughout the...

Dec 13, 2022

Harn Museum of Art Announces Art After Dark

The University of Florida’s Harn Museum of Art is excited to introduce Art After Dark. Thanks to a private grant of $300,000 the museum will remain open to the public until 9 pm every Thursday beginning Jan. 5, 2023. The extended hours offer Harn visitors more time to explore the permanent collection, experience special exhibitions, shop in the store and enjoy food and drinks while listening to music in the...

Jul 13, 2022

UF Cultural Plaza Hosting Museum Nights: Block pARTy on August 11

The University of Florida’s Harn Museum of Art, Phillips Center for Performing Arts and Florida Museum of Natural History are hosting a Museum Nights: Block pARTy on Thursday, August 11 from 6 to 9 pm. The event will take place inside and outside of all three venues located at the UF Cultural Plaza. “We’re excited to be hosting our very first Museum Nights event with all of our cultural plaza...

May 16, 2022

Harn Museum of Art Presents “Painting St. Augustine” at The Governor’s House Cultural Center and Museum

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida is presenting a new exhibition, Painting St. Augustine: Selections from the Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers Collection, at The Governor’s House Cultural Center and Museum, St. Augustine, FL. The exhibition, featuring works by more than twenty artists who captured vibrant landscapes and city views of St. Augustine, opened May 13, 2022 and be on view through May of 2023....

May 5, 2022

Honoring Mary Ann Cofrin

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mary Ann Harn Cofrin’s passing. As a lifelong, Gainesville resident, Mary Ann left her mark on all those she met. Mary Ann and her loving husband, Dr. David A. Cofrin were the founding donors and generous benefactors without whom there would be no Harn Museum of Art. From the founding gift that made construction possible to subsequent donations that...

Feb 7, 2022

Harn Museum of Art Appoints New Curator of Contemporary Art

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida is pleased to announce the appointment of Jade Powers as Curator of Contemporary Art following a nation-wide search. Powers will assume her new position on Apr. 1, 2022. She joins the Harn from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri where she curated more than ten permanent collection and special exhibitions since being appointed as Assistant Curator...