Artists at Work
February 13 – April 8, 2016 Artists at Work showcases one of the museum’s newest additions—a collection of drawings by Italian, Dutch and French artists of the 17th and 18th centuries recently donated by a local collector. These sketches, generally made as studies for oil paintings or theatrical sets, show the fine line between fine art […]
Time and Again
February 27 – April 24, 2016 This exhibition, the second in the Lyman Allyn’s Near :: New contemporary series, shows recent work by New London artist, Michael Peery. Featured are two large canvases rendering an imaginary scene entitled The Kiss, a private moment in a public house that may raise more questions than it answers. The […]
Dark Water, Deep Treasures: The Art of Discovery
February 5 – May 15, 2016 Click the link to view related exhibit, Beyond Three Hundred Fathoms.Dark Water, Deep Treasures: The Art of Discovery features 21 paintings from the private collection of oceanographic explorer, Robert D. Ballard, PhD who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985. Dr. Ballard’s collection contains original works by National Geographic illustrators, […]
Beyond Three Hundred Fathoms: Life at the Extremes
February 5 – May 15, 2016 Beyond Three Hundred Fathoms: Life at the Extremes looks at the amazing creatures found in the deep sea, oftentimes living at extreme depths and harsh environments. The photographs were taken using high definition video cameras mounted on Ocean Exploration Trust’s remotely operated robotic underwater vehicles. These stunning photographs document […]
Herman Leonard: Jazz Memories
January 22– May 29, 2016 Among the greatest of all jazz photographers, Herman Leonard created iconic portraits that shaped the image of jazz music and its identity in the American psyche. Working in New York and Paris in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, Leonard captured such legendary artists as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday […]
The Gaze Returned: Portrait Studio
June 26, 2015 – April 3, 2016 A follow up exhibition to our very popular 2014 show Still Life Studio, The Gaze Returned seeks once again to engage visitors by encouraging them to see with an artist’s eye. Featuring more than two dozen portraits from the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibit also invites visitors to […]
For All the World to See
June 16 – August 11, 2016 Beginning in June 2016, Lyman Allyn will host For All the World to See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights, a traveling exhibition on loan from NEH On the Road and the Mid America Arts Alliance. This exhibition examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and […]
Cued By Color…Paintings and Mixed Media Work By Michael DesRosiers
November 14, 2015 – January 31, 2016 Cued By Color…Paintings and Mixed Media Work By Michael DesRosiers inaugurates Near::New, an ongoing program designed to bring contemporary art to the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Drawn from the artist’s studio, this color rich exhibition reveals the innate nature of a process based aesthetic. Decades of material familiarity […]
Launchpad of the American Theater: The O’Neill Since 1964
June 26, 2015- January 3, 2016 For more information please visit www.theoneill.org.Since its founding, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has shaped the course of American and world theater, launching the careers of some of the most talented artists and most recognizable plays and musicals. The exhibition celebrates five decades of the O’Neill, charting its journey from […]
Come In! Elizabeth Enders Recent Work
Come In! Elizabeth Enders Recent Work
Now on view