SKINNER MUSEUM: Closed
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Welcome to the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum! Our galleries and events are free and open to the public. For hours of operation and closure announcements, please see below.
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Art Museum Hours:
- Tuesday–Friday: 11:00 am–5:00 pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 1:00–5:00 pm
Closed Mondays, select College breaks, and days when the College is closed due to inclement weather. Check this page for up-to-date information.
Museum closures planned for the 2024-2025 academic year:
- Holiday Break: November 27 - December 2, reopening December 3, 2024
- Winter Break: December 16, 2024 - January 27, reopening January 28, 2025
Select galleries will remain closed as reinstallations continue in periodic phases leading up to the Museum's 150th anniversary in Fall 2026. Stay up-to-date with our reinstallation progress!
Note: the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum is closed for the foreseeable future. Please use the Visitor Interest form to receive updates.
Group Visits:
We welcome groups under eight to self-guide during open hours. If your group has eight or more people please contact artmuseum@mtholyoke.edu to schedule your visit.
Health and Safety Protocols:
- Masks are welcome per MHC COVID-19 Health and Safety guidelines.
- We ask you to always respect the space of other visitors.
- Please refrain from visiting if you are feeling unwell.
Accessibility:
The Art Museum's lobby, galleries, auditorium, office, and a restroom are wheelchair accessible. The first floor of the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum is wheelchair accessible.
Museum Guidelines:
- Please do not touch the works of art.
- Large bags, backpacks, and coats you are not wearing can be a danger to the art, so please store them before entering the galleries.
- Food and drinks are not allowed.
- Small sketchbooks, notepads, and pencils are welcome in the galleries.
- For the safety of the artwork, pens and markers are not permitted. Please ask the museum guard on duty if you need a pencil.
- Only photography without flash is allowed in the galleries.
Inclement weather:
When Mount Holyoke College announces a closure, the Art Museum will also be closed. Please call 413.538.2000 for weather-related closures.
Stay connected!
Enjoy our virtual engagement experiences anytime, including an interactive 3D experience of the Museum galleries and student-curated virtual exhibitions.
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Events And Links
September 3, 2024 to May 25, 2025
Northern Exposure: Painting from the Low Countries in the Permanent Collection
Seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish painters invested great care in the technical concerns of luminosity, clarity, reflection, and shadow, producing paintings where light and its diverse forms take center stage. The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum holds a rich group of works that demonstrate...
September 3, 2024 to December 15, 2024
Mariam Ghani: Like Water from a Stone
This small exhibition features Mariam Ghani’s 2014 single-channel video Like Water from a Stone, alongside two photographs taken by the artist while filming. Ghani uses performance to illuminate and personify issues around place and culture, tracing millennia of geological and social...
September 3, 2024 to May 25, 2025
RELAUNCH LABORATORY
Leading up to fall 2026, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum’s 150th anniversary, Museum staff will be working with the campus and community to imagine new methods of display. This full-scale rethink aims to broaden and deepen the stories we are able to share, raise the voices of marginalized...
