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Learn MorePosted Friday, April 25, 2025
Congratulations to Sam Adams, the Allen’s Ellen Johnson ’33 Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, who won ... Learn More
Posted Monday, April 14, 2025
Accomplished curator and academic leader to helm one of the nation’s premier teaching museums Oberlin College an... Learn More
Posted Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The exhibition The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS and Christianity was the POZ Awards 2024 winner for Best in Visual Arts. Vi... Learn More
Posted Monday, October 14, 2024
After more than a decade of exemplary leadership, Andria Derstine is leaving her post as the John G. W. Cowles Director ... Learn More
Posted Friday, August 30, 2024
The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, recognized among the top academic art museums in the nation, will reop... Learn More
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