Three exhibitions on view this fall and winter at the Palmer Museum of Art commemorate the museum’s 50 years by exhibiting key works from the collection and renderings of its new building, set to open at the Penn State Arboretum in early 2024. Two exhibitions feature 87 works from the Palmer’s collection, while the third includes sketches, models and an animated fly-through video of the new building.
For the first time since it closed last March because of the pandemic, Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art is welcoming visitors inside its doors again.
Patrons will notice new coronavirus procedures set in place to protect the community, according to Museum Director Erin Coe. Visitors must reserve a ticket online so that the museum can maintain strict occupancy limits. The front desk is now staffed to answer patrons’ questions, tours are self-guided only, and all visitors are required to practice social distancing and wear masks.
But safety protocols aren’t the only changes made in the 11 months before the museum’s reopening on Feb. 10. Museum staff undertook multiple projects, including renovations, rehousing collections, and digitizing art, Coe says, in addition to running programs online for the duration of the remote period.
Monday, Feb. 1
10 a.m. â The virtual Future Forum career fair, hosted virtually via Brazen, will be held for students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Student registration can be found here.Â
11:30 a.m. â Lewis Hyde will discuss âThe Art of Forgettingâ as a part of the John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series, which begins Monday. The webinar will take place on Zoom, and registration can be found here.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
6 p.m. â âCreating Content in 2021,â a virtual series held by Bellisario College of Communication Alumni Society Board, will host its second five hour-long webinar. This session will be moderated by Natalie Buyny, and it will host panelists from NBCUniversal Media, CommScope and Accelerated Enrollment Solutions. Watch the session here.Â