News
Hundreds of Artworks Now Available to View Online
The Berman Museum of Art rolls out the first phase of its collection digitization project.
Berman Museum Secures Largest Monetary Gift in its History
A $4.1 million bequest from the late Henry “Hank” W. Pfeiffer ’48, H’08 includes $3.61 million for the Berman Museum of Art and $500,000 for the Innovation and Discovery Center.
Saving Our Sculptures
The next steps to meet the need of the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum’s Outdoor Sculpture Collection.
J.A.M. with Lauren McCardel
Executive Director Lauren McCardel joins the hosts of Ursinus College’s J.A.M. with Us podcast to talk about student involvement at the Berman, art anxiety, and the interdisciplinary nature of the museum studies program at UC.
In the News: Shaping Rhapsody at Berman Museum, Collegeville
Michael Dela Dika’s exhibition featured in Ceramics Now.
Berman Museum Selected for AAM Assessment Cohort
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, recently selected a new cohort of museums to participate in its 2023 Museum Assessment Program, including the Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College.
Ruth Prieto Arenas’s Safe Heaven
Panteras Negras and Safe Heaven share the lives and labor of immigrant Mexican women in intimate detail.
In the News: Berman Museum of Art’s New Show Puts in the Work
The Philadelphia Inquirer features the Berman’s exhibition Essential Work.
Museum Studies Students Research, Play, and Make it Work
Take a look behind the scenes at the creation of the new exhibition, Shaping Rhapsody.
Berman Museum of Art Opens Spring Season with Four New Exhibitions
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College opens four unique exhibitions this spring: Essential Work; Lydia Ricci: Some Things Last a Long Time; Michael Dela Dika: Shaping Rhapsody; and José Ortiz-Pagan: Umbral.
Museum Studies Capstone: Curation
This year, a cohort of Museum Studies students are collaborating with Michael Dela Dika, a ceramic sculptor and educator, on an exhibition for their Curatorial Practices Seminar, the capstone experience of the Museum Studies minor. The exhibition, entitled Shaping Rhapsody, will open at the Berman Museum on January 20, 2023.
In the News: The Ten Best Photography Books of 2022
Smithsonian Magazine named Andrea Modica’s Theatrum Equorum one of the best photography books of 2022, commending its craftmanship and vulnerability.
The Alumni Memorial Clock at the Berman Museum of Art is 100!
Donated by the class of 1921 to the then newly built Alumni Memorial Library, the clock is a reproduction of an iconic clock in London, England.
In the News: Nonprofit Uses Art to Help Dementia Patients
“It can be hard to have a sustained conversation with someone living with dementia,” says Dr. Chatterjee, “but their art not only encourages self-expression but can become a vehicle for conversation.”
THEATRUM EQUORUM: Andrea Modica and TIS Books
Leading up to her event at The Print Center on October 11, Andrea Modica answers questions about her new book.
Latest Exhibition at the Berman Challenges Traditional Value Systems
Innominate: Selections from the Permanent Collection presents ceramic sculptures and oil paintings in the same gallery to address a significant controversy in museum collections.
Beyond the Berman’s Walls
The Ursinus campus is famously adorned with an outdoor sculpture collection comprised of more than 75 contemporary artworks, which forms “a unique perceptual and physical gateway to the campus at large,” according to the Berman Museum. This is its story.