Closed Summer 2024

Beginning May 27, we will be closed as part of Oberlin College’s Sustainable Infrastructure Program.

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Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
87 North Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
440.775.8665

Hours

Tuesday — Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday, Sunday Closed
Open until 5:00 p.m. & always free

Exhibitions & Events

The Allen presents changing exhibitions along with engaging guest speakers and public programs.

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Art at the AMAM

The Allen's collection is particularly strong in 17th century Dutch and Flemish painting, Japanese prints, early modern art, African art, and more.

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Collections

Conservation

Provenance Research

Image Licensing

Art Donations

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Explore the full range of museum programs through free events, guided and self-guided tours, and resources for professors and PreK-12 teachers.

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Resources

Find podcasts, activities, and information for all age groups.

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Support for the museum continues our tradition of bringing art to the people.

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Looking with Intention

Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Looking with Intention

Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

How can looking at art sharpen our ability to deconstruct and understand the complex visual world around us? In this primer on the art of looking, Hannah Wirta Kinney, assistant curator of academic programs, helps viewers to slow down, deconstruct, and analyze a number of works from the AMAM’s collection. The practice may be used to see films and other forms of popular culture with new nuance.

This video was originally produced in summer 2020 as part of an innovative course, "Cinema and Change: Ritual, Identity, and Coming of Age," organized by Laura Baudot, associate dean of the college and associate professor of English. The course introduced incoming first-year students to liberal arts learning at Oberlin College.

The video will appear in our Facebook feed and on our Vimeo page.

Contact the Education Department at 440-775-8671 with any questions.

Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971), You're Gonna Give Me the Love I Need, 2010, collaged handmade paper with silkscreened pigmented paper pulp, pochoir, digital print, and glitter and cloth appliqué. Ruth C. Roush Contemporary Art Fund , 2014.45

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