Exhibitions & Events
The Palmer Museum of Art presents new and changing special exhibitions and related programming every year. See below to check out what’s on view in person or online, what’s coming up, or what past exhibitions have been at the museum.
Special Exhibitions
Those Who Taught: Selected Works by Former Faculty
May 20-August 14, 2022
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor
Works of art by Penn State visual arts faculty have been a part of campus life since well before the founding of the Museum of Art in 1972. This 50th anniversary exhibition highlights a small selection of paintings, drawings, and prints by former faculty members who were dedicated teachers and makers of art for many decades. Artists featured include Harold Altman, Yar Chomicky, Stuart Frost, Mary E. Godfrey, Jules Heller, Richard Mayhew, Linda Plotkin, Bruce Shobaken, Edwin Zoller, and George Zoretich. Organized by the Palmer Museum of Art.
PENN STATE CREATES
A Virtual Exhibition
This virtual exhibition highlights the unbounded creativity of 29 Penn State students—undergraduate and graduate––across colleges and majors, ranging from the visual and performing arts and architecture to materials science, medicine, and software engineering. The 38 creative works in the exhibition include traditional artistic media like painting, photography, and sculpture, as well as examples of poetry, graphic design, performance, and more, showcasing the diverse and talented activities of our university student community.
The Art of Remembering: A Selection of Gifts from 1974–2020
August 26-December 18, 2022
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor
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Looking at Who We Are: The Palmer at Fifty
September 23-December 18, 2022
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor
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Designed for the Future: The New Palmer Museum of Art at the Arboretum
September 23-December 18, 2022
Special Exhibitions Gallery, First Floor
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Events
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Palmer Museum Community Day: Exploring Art and Abstraction
The Palmer marks its 50th anniversary in 2022! Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate the museum’s birthday with art, gallery tours, and hands-on...
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Tours
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Past Exhibitions
Missed a recent show? Check out these exhibitions from fall 2021.
An American Place: Selections from the James and Barbara Palmer Collection
January 29-May 1, 2022
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor
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Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
August 28-December 12, 2021
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor
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Place to Place: Recent Gifts of American Drawings and Watercolors, 1900-1950
September 14-December 12, 2021
Special Exhibitions Gallery, First Floor
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Ukiyo-e: Images from the Floating World, Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Permanent Collection
August 28-December 5, 2021
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor
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