First-floor galleries and Museum Store will remain open to the public
Image of the Palmer plaza in May 2021 by Sarah Anne Wharton
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Palmer Museum to close second floor for repair work this summer
June 01, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – On June 7, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will be closing the second floor of the museum on Curtin Road to complete much-needed repair work on the facility’s building envelope. The entire second floor, which houses special exhibition and permanent collection galleries, will remain closed through Aug. 26. The first-floor galleries and the Museum Store will be open to the public.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is delighted to announce the opening of "Summer Light: American Impressionist Paintings from the Thomas Clark Collection." On view through Aug. 29, this special exhibition features paintings from the major forthcoming gift of collector Thomas Clark, whose private holdings contain some of the finest in the American impressionist genre.
Penn State President Eric Barron discussed the future of The Arboretum at Penn State and upcoming in-person activities during the season finale of WPSU s Digging Deeper Sunday night.
During the special, Barron interviewed Kim Steiner, founding director of the Arboretum and Shari Kay Edelson, director of operations for the Arboretum.
Penn State ornithologists and volunteers will lead bird migration observation walks starting weekdays next week, according to Edelson.
Through the summer on weekday mornings, Edelson said the Arboretum will have free drop-in programs, mainly for kids in the Children s Garden.
Additionally, Steiner said the Pollinator Garden will open in June, and Edelson said the new Palmer Museum of Art and Arboretum headquarters will break ground in July.
Construction projects on tap at University Park this summer
The Office of Physical Plant updates an interactive construction map identifying construction projects across campus and the Campus Visitor Map also offers capital project construction information.Image: Patrick Mansell
Construction projects on tap at University Park this summer
May 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As students head home for the summer, Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will turn its attention to a wide range of campus construction and renovation projects at University Park.
OPP, along with Penn State Transportation Services and project contractors, will work to minimize disruptions to the campus community wherever possible. OPP updates an interactive construction map identifying construction projects across campus and the Campus Visitor Map also offers capital project construction information.
A aerial view of The Arboretum at Penn State.
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Search begins for next leader of The Arboretum at Penn State
May 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A national search will commence to find the next leader of The Arboretum at Penn State one of the most cherished and popular destinations in State College.
In the meantime, an interim director will provide temporary leadership beginning July 1, 2021.
Sanford Sandy Smith, teaching professor in forest resources and natural resources and youth extension specialist in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, will serve as interim director of the Arboretum until a permanent replacement is selected with the help of a national search firm. Smith, who has been with Penn State since 1985, has spent much of his career leading education programs for youth, adult volunteerism in conservation and environmental education, and forest stewardship on private forestlands.