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Discussion considers score of video games, gaming cultural spaces for society

3/18/18

A Penn State researcher on video games will be leading a public discussion on the positive learning benefits, as well as the adverse effects of video games and gaming cultural spaces, at 7 p.m. on March 20 at the Liberty Craft House in downtown State College as part of the ongoing Science on Tap series. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

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Event explores science, philosophy with best-selling author, Penn State experts

10/20/17

A panel discussion on science and philosophy will feature New York Times Bestselling Author Sam Kean, author of "The Disappearing Spoon" and "The Violinist’s Thumb"; Penn State Philosopher Emily Grosholz; and Penn State Professor of Geography Robert Crane, whose research focuses on modeling weather systems. The panel will help explore questions at the roots of science, philosophy, and human growth and achievement.

Palmer Museum to celebrate Community Day on October 14

Palmer Museum to celebrate Community Day on Oct. 14

10/10/17

The public is invited to join staff and volunteers of the Palmer Museum of Art from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, for the museum's annual Community Day event located on Curtin Road, University Park campus. Explore the reinstallation of the galleries and current exhibitions on view and meet Erin Coe, the museum's new director. Live music, gallery talks, hands-on activities and Berkey Creamery ice cream will be offered to all for free.

Fall 2017 Docent Choice Tours

Palmer Museum of Art announces fall 2017 Docent Choice Tours

9/12/17

The Palmer Museum of Art invites the public to stop by the museum on Sundays this semester to spend an afternoon in the galleries with a docent-guided tour. Tours begin at 3 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes. Each tour will be unique and led by a different docent.

Honoré Daumier, "Devant le tableau de M. Manet (In Front of Manet’s Painting)," published in "Le Charivari" June 19, 1865, lithograph (detail). Gift of Walton J. Lord Estate, 86.731.

Palmer Museum of Art announces 'Paper Views' fall 2017 one-day exhibitions

9/5/17

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is continuing its popular series of one-day exhibitions highlighting works on paper from the museum’s permanent collection. Open to the public, the works in the "Paper Views" series will be on display in the Drs. Albert and Lorraine Kligman Print and Drawing Study Room, located on the museum’s second floor. The public is also invited to participate in conversations about the individual exhibits scheduled for Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, and Dec. 1.

Asher B. Durand, "Boonton Falls, New Jersey," 1833, oil on canvas (detail). Purchased with funds from the Terra Art Enrichment Fund, 2015.143.

Hudson River School artist highlighted in exhibition at the Palmer Museum of Art

9/5/17

The Palmer Museum of Art will present a new exhibition titled "Asher B. Durand: To Begin Again" from Sept. 5 through Dec. 10. This exhibition focuses on the early career of this leading artist of the Hudson River School. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Durand’s first commissioned landscape painting, "Boonton Falls, New Jersey," which the museum recently acquired.

Minna Citron, "Plato’s Cave," 1959, etching and aquatint with collagraphic relief (detail). Gift of Christiane Citron, 2015.168.

'Minna Citron after Atelier 17' on view at the Palmer Museum of Art

9/4/17

The Palmer Museum of Art will present a new exhibition, "New Acquisitions: Minna Citron after Atelier 17," from Sept. 5 through Dec. 10, that features 16 intaglios demonstrating how Citron continued to probe the expressive possibilities of abstract line and form, an approach that was central to the Atelier 17 aesthetic, for the remainder of her career.

Robert Goodnough, "Adventure (Comic)," 1963–64, synthetic polymer paint, oil, and charcoal on canvas (detail), 76.61.

'BIG Deal: Sizeable Paintings' on view at the Palmer Museum of Art

9/4/17

The Palmer Museum of Art will present a new exhibition this semester that highlights monumental canvases from the permanent collection — many of which have not been on view in recent years — in an attempt to unpack preoccupations with size in post-1945 art. What compelled these artists to work at such a large scale? What does sheer size argue about the paintings in question? "BIG Deal: Sizeable Paintings from the Permanent Collection" will be on view Sept. 5 through Dec. 17.

Morris Blackburn, "Emergence," 1948, copper plate (detail). Courtesy of Dolan/Maxwell and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

'Prints and Paintings in Process' on view at the Palmer Museum through April 30

1/31/17

The Palmer Museum of Art will present a new exhibition titled "Morris Blackburn: Prints and Paintings in Process" from Jan. 17 through April 30. The majority of the drawings, prints, and paintings in the exhibition demonstrate the influence that printmaker Stanley William Hayter had on Blackburn’s creative process.

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