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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 16h

Pressing Issues Exhibition Celebration with UW–Madison's School for Workers 📆Thursday, Oct. 8 | 🕔 5–7 p.m. | 📍Chazen Museum of Art 🎤Conversation with Dr. Ericka Wills and Prof. Alexia Kulwiec at 5, public reception and open gallery follows RSVP: loom.ly/Hzd1S2A

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sunday Tour | Art in Wisconsin 📆Oct. 11 | 🕛12–1 p.m. | 📍Mead Witter Lobby Meet a Chazen guide at the front desk for a participatory guided tour featuring art by Wisconsin artists and artworks inspired by Wisconsin itself. RSVP here: loom.ly/RbTIonc

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sunday Tour | Recollection: Exhibiting the Collection 📆Oct. 4 | 🕑2–3 p.m. | 📍Rowland Gallery Meet a Chazen guide for an in-depth tour of this unique exhibition, which samples artworks from important exhibitions across the Chazen's 56-year history. Reserve a spot: loom.ly/YbeumwY

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢Student Night | 🤲Zine Making with Kohler Art Library 🕔5–7 p.m. | 📆Oct. 1 |📍Chazen Museum of Art Get inspired by Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s US, and then dive into zine making! Light snacks and drinks provided. RSVP: loom.ly/vCPEqjc

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Save the Date | Pressing Issues Exhibition Celebration with UW–Madison's School for Workers 🎤Conversation with Dr. Ericka Wills and Prof. Alexia Kulwiec at 5, public reception and open gallery follows 📆October 8 | 🕔 5–7 p.m. | 📍Chazen Museum of Art RSVP: loom.ly/1geT37I

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚗A visit to the Chazen could be the first stop on your next Wisconsin road trip! This fall, we're taking part in Wisconsin Art Destinations' "Visit 3, Get a T" promotion. Visit WisconsinArtDestinations.Com and learn how to earn a limited-edition, artist-designed tee shirt!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📢WORKSHOP | Puppets from Around the World 📆Sat., Sept. 26 | 🕐1–3 p.m. | 📍Mead Witter Lobby Join Maya Malik, curriculum and instruction PhD student and Ed-GRS fellow at UW–Madison, to learn about the art of puppetry around the world and design your own puppet! RSVP: loom.ly/NdyDH3c

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today's our 56th anniversary so we're sharing something old and something new: two views of our very first exhibition and two from the Recollection exhibition, which recreates part of that first show. See it in Rowland Gallery!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

While we're closed today to commemorate Labor Day, we're sharing works that helped raise awareness about inhumane working conditions during the Great Depression. Pressing Issues opens Tuesday. ________ - Ida Abelman, Child Labor. - Riva Helfond, Custom Made. - Herman Volz, Scab.

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here's a nice overview of our Recollection exhibition and how it ties into our reinstallation, coming later this fall. Thanks, WKOW! 📺https://loom.ly/fbreRrQ

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s US opens Tuesday, bringing together work by artists who produced radical critical commentaries on the social injustices plaguing the country in their time. (Organized by the Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.)

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📸"No flash?" "No flash." Really! Visitor Services Manager Casey Coolidge leads this year's new student visitor services assistants as they role-play and tour galleries, learning the fine art of protecting the collection while keeping a welcoming presence. Happy first day of school, Badgers! 🦡

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢And ... we're open! With Back-to-School Bash and the Recollection exhibition opening today, we're back to our regular hours at the museum and the café. (Note: our third floor galleries remain closed as we work on the reinstallation.) We missed you!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

How do you safely move a fragile, four-piece terracotta sculpture that weighs over 600 pounds—on a tight timeline? One, two, three ... teamwork! Recollection: Exhibiting the Collection opens Monday. 🖼️Arnold Zimmerman, The Fools' Congress, Part 2

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📢 SAVE THE DATE | 📚 Back-to-School Bash 🗓️ Monday, Aug. 31 | 🕝 2:30–4:30 p.m. | @ the Chazen Snack, decorate your own tote bag, puzzle over art puzzles, and do a scavenger hunt. Spin the wheel to win gift cards, fanny packs, lanyards, and even a Sylvee concert ticket! loom.ly/eHppEEs

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Chazen Museum of Art is deeply saddened at the passing of Rosemary Ho Chen, who with her late husband, Simon K. Chen, was one of the museum’s most generous benefactors with the donation of their Chinese art collection. Learn more : loom.ly/fxqTSys

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Rosemary Ho Chen (1928–2026), Chazen benefactor and Chinese art collection namesake - Chazen Museum of Art

The Chazen Museum of Art extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of Rosemary Ho Chen, who passed away on August 12, 2026 at the …

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🗓️ OPENING AUG. 31 | Recollection: Exhibiting the Collection 📍 Rowland Galleries, 1st floor Recollection presents a story of inspiration at the Chazen as told through its iconic exhibitions—in celebration of our newly reinstalled collection galleries. _____ 🖼️Xinping Su, Busy People No. 1

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🗓️ Opening Sept. 8 | Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s United States New Deal artists confront economic disparity, labor unrest, racial violence & rising fascism in the Great Depression era. Organized by the Krannert Art Museum. 🖼️ Ida Abelman, My Father Reminisces

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy Bastille Day! 🎉 Emile Rogat’s 1844 medal captures the 1789 storming of the fortress and a more placid view, of the Keep of Vincennes, on its back. See medals like Rogat’s in the Chazen’s Object Study Room!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🏺 Born this day in 1730: Josiah Wedgwood, the potter who was also a marketing genius. This ceramic basket & stand from his Staffordshire factory is classic "Queen's Ware," a name he coined after Queen Charlotte made him "Potter to Her Majesty" in 1766. See them when galleries reopen this fall!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The Chazen Café is closed today for the Independence Day holiday. Whether it's nature's fireworks⚡or human ones, stay safe and cool (and dry) out there! __________ Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847–1915), Fireworks at Ikenohata, 1881, color woodcut, 230 x 322 mm, bequest of John H. Van Vleck.

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🎉Artist Varujan Boghosian was born 100 years ago today and we're celebrating with a look at one of the artist's works in our collection. Cameo is one of four works by Boghosian that will be on view when the Chazen reopens its newly reimagined galleries this fall!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We're delighted to be hosting a Museum Environments workshop presented by the Midwest Art Conservation Center on July 9. Participants will learn about guidelines for museum environments, get hands-on experience, and explore a case study. Learn more: preserveart.org/education/workshops

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Whether you're looking at clouds, rain, or clear skies today, we're wishing you a happy Solstice and first day of summer! 🖼️Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976, Sunrise, undated, color lithograph.

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Happy birthday to Harvey Littleton, who was born on this day in 1922 in Corning, NY. Littleton went on to found the nation's first university glass program at UW–Madison. See 'Red Squared Descending Form' as the focus of a new gallery devoted to glass artworks when we reopen in the fall!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This is what you expect to see in Socialist Realist paintings: heroic workers using their brute strength for the good of the nation. But Nikolai Dormidontov chose to emphasize the overall scene of this massive dam project instead. See 'Five Year Plan' when we reopen in the fall!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The Chazen Museum of Art's building and café are closed today as we pause to honor and remember the brave women and men who gave everything in service to our country. Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day.

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📢Hey Students, the Chazen is hiring! 📢Come work with us in visitor services, events, our study rooms—or be a museum guide. Deadlines range from May 24 to June 5. Just go to studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu and type "Chazen"!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🔊FINAL WEEK | Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems: An Exhibition by Anne E. Stoner🔊 Don't miss this important and timely show—see and hear it at Memorial Union's Main Gallery (second floor) through Friday! Details: loom.ly/lAO2cXA

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

🎂Happy Birthday to Frank Stella, born on this day in 1936! Stella refused to stay in the minimalist box he helped create. His work was always evolving: from lines to curves, monochrome to color, and canvases to painted sculptures like Montenegro II. See it in gallery 17 when we reopen this fall!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🕗Our summer hours start today: 🪑Lobby: 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday–Friday ☕Chazen Café: 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday–Friday Now all we need is summer!☀️ ______ 🖼️Grandma Moses (American, 1860–1961), Counting the Geese (Note: our galleries are closed until fall. See this work in Gallery 3 when we reopen!)

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🎨Study Break | Student Night at the Chazen 🗓️Friday, May 1 | 🕔5–7 p.m. | 📍Mead Witter Lobby Spring semester's a wrap! Come color, decorate picture frames, make buttons, take photo ops, and snack with us. Bring your friends or meet new ones–stop by any time between 5–7 p.m.!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Eighteenth century French painter Hubert Robert likely created this "capriccio," a fantasy combining architectural elements, while he was studying in Rome. See it in Gallery 1 when the Chazen reopens this fall! 🖼️ Capriccio of Classical Ruins with Pyramid, 1760

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thanks for the Pick, Isthmus—and happy 50th! The Panczenko Prize-winning "Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems" by Anne E. Stoner is on view at the Main Gallery, Second Floor, Memorial Union, through May 22. isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-madison-pi…

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📢Visiting Artist Colloquium | 🎨Chris Bradley 🗓️April 29 | 🕔5 p.m. | 📍Chazen Auditorium Chicago-based artist Chris Bradley presents the final Visiting Artist Colloquium lecture of the semester. More on the artist at chrisbradley.us Reserve a seat here: loom.ly/Jwt2ebE

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The red tables are back—and so is the sun (finally). Enjoy!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🎨Study Break | Student Night at the Chazen 🗓️Friday, May 1 | 🕔5–7 p.m. | 📍Mead Witter Lobby Drob by and decompress by getting creative! We'll have coloring, button making, photo ops + picture frame decorating. Free drinks and snacks (while supplies last)! RSVP: loom.ly/CPXkhYE

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🙏 Thank you 🙏 to the 35 donors who made this year's Day of the Badger such a great success! Gifts totaled $12,105, including a generous $5,000 match from Dr. Michael Bernhard and Nancy Doll. Your generosity inspires us!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

📢Visiting Artist Colloquium | Stephanie Syjuco 🗓️Wed. 4/22 | 🕔5–6:15 p.m. | 📍Chazen Auditorium This Philippines-born, Oakland-based artist works in photography, sculpture, and installation, moving from craft-inspired mediums to digital editing and archive excavations. 🔗 loom.ly/t1KaxWc

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📢Day of the Badger Update🦡🦡🦡 🕔The 1,848 minutes are counting down—25 of you gave a total of $10,045 as of 11 a.m. Day of the Badger ends at 5 p.m.! We made the match—now can we top last year's donor count of 36? 🔗Give at dayofthebadger.org/campaign/chazen-…

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📢🦡Day of the Badger is here!🦡📢 When you give to the Chazen, you support our mission—and your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar up to the first $5,000, by Dr. Michael Bernhard and Nancy Doll! Give today: loom.ly/uhz4_eE

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

📢Film Screening + Discussion | Dreams of the Abandoned Daughter 🗓️Fri. 4/17 | 🕔5 p.m. | 📍Chazen Auditorium Peggy Choy’s newest work is a dance-film that explores the climate crisis, blending social impacts of climate change with Korean myth. Conversation follows. 🔗RSVP: loom.ly/iha0f2U

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

📢Visiting Artist Colloquium | Ben Blount 🗓️Wed. 4/15 | 🕔5–6:15 p.m. | 📍Chazen Auditorium Chicago-area artist, designer, and letterpress printer Ben Blount is known for works that explore race, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves about living in America. 🔗RSVP: loom.ly/FrT9FfQ

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

📢OPENING FRIDAY: “Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems: An Exhibition by Anne E. Stoner” 🏆The 2026 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize winner 📍Main Gallery, Second Floor of Memorial Union 🕔Artist talk: 5–6 p.m., Play Circle Theatre 🕕Opening Reception: 6–7:30 p.m. 🎉Please join us!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

📅Day of the Badger starts NEXT Tues. April 14 at 🕙10:12 a.m. CDT and ends Wed. April 15, at 🕔 5 p.m.—1,848 minutes of giving to highlight the year UW–Madison was founded. 🙏 Thanks to Dr. Michael Bernhard and Nancy Doll, the first $5,000 in gifts to the Chazen will be matched dollar for dollar!

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sneak Peek 👀“Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems: An Exhibition by Anne E. Stoner” The 2026 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize Exhibition 📍Main Gallery, Second Floor, Memorial Union Opening: 🗓️Friday, April 10 | Artist talk 🕔5 p.m., reception 6–7:30 p.m. Details: loom.ly/lAO2cXA

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

📢Sunday Tours | 🗓️April 5 | 📍Chazen galleries Sunday's your last chance to see the galleries as they are now—before they close for our complete reinstallation! 🔗Guide's Choice, 11:30 a.m.: loom.ly/gLxXriw 🔗Fashion in Focus, 2:30 p.m.: loom.ly/zUIqSFc

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📢Visiting Artist Colloquium | 🎓MFA Candidates 🗓️April 8 | 🕔5 p.m. | 📍Chazen Auditorium Join us for a special Visiting Artist Colloquium public lecture with MFA candidates from UW–Madison’s Art Department! Learn more and reserve a seat at: 🔗https://art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

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Chazen Museum of Art @chazenartuw.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Chazen is taking a summer break! Spend time with your favorite art in our 3rd floor galleries before they close on April 6th. ICYMI, we’re in the final stages of construction on our Elvehjem building and a complete reimagining of our permanent collection. Read more at chazen.wisc.edu!

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