Spirits of the Forest, People of the Herd: African Art in Two Worlds
On view March 18 – June 8, 2014 Curated by Dr. Chris Steiner of Connecticut College, Spirits of the Forest, People of the Herd: African Art in Two Worlds(March 18 – June 8, 2014), is an exhibition of art and artifacts from two very different regions on the African continent: the forests of coastal West Africa […]
Sub Urbanisms
SUB URBANISMS: Casino Company-town, China-town On view February 8th – May 12, 2014 SUB URBANISMS is an exhibition exploring the controversial conversion of single family homes into multifamily communities by immigrant Chinese casino workers in southeastern Connecticut. By transplanting cultural values to their new country, these recent emigrants unconsciously challenge the norms underlying the most […]
The Unicorn Stampede
Opening Friday, November 29, 2013 On view through January 12, 2014 The Unicorn Stampede installation by renowned glitter artist Camomile Hixon in Lyman Allyn’s Glassenberg Gallery will involve 24 life-sized, two-dimensional glitter unicorns. This room of glittered unicorns will lend an unforgettable air of celebratory magic this Holiday season to New London and beyond. Unicorns […]
Lyman Allyn Art Museum Opens Two New Whaling Exhibitions
For Immediate Release Lyman Allyn Art Museum Opens Two New Whaling Exhibitions September 10, 2013 Lyman Allyn Art Museum Press Contact: Carrie Ermler, Director of Development 860.443.2545 x136 Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces two new exhibitions to celebrate the year of the Charles W. Morgan. Greasy Luck: The Whaling World of the Charles W. Morgan […]
Greasy Luck: The Whaling World of the Charles W. Morgan
On view: September 22, 2013 – June 8, 2014 In celebration of the relaunching of the last surviving wooden whaleship, Lyman Allyn presents Greasy Luck! The Whaling World of the Charles W. Morgan. The exhibition, which runs from September 21 through June 8, 2014, will look at how whaling—its myths and reality, risk and reward—left […]
Milloff’s Melville
On view: September 22, 2013 – January 5, 2014 Milloff’s Melville features 25 years of Mark Milloff’s drawings, paintings, and sculpture inspired by Herman Melville’s epic novel Moby Dick. A professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, Milloff has long been immersed in narratives of the sea. Growing up a stone’s throw from what […]
Lyman Allyn Art Museum Presents Kitty Wales: Lionfish
For Immediate Release Lyman Allyn Art Museum Presents KITTY WALES: LIONFISH June 25, 2013 Lyman Allyn Art Museum Press Contact: Carrie Ermler, Director of Development 860.443.2545 x136 KITTY WALES: LIONFISH Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition KITTY WALES: LIONFISH opening July 20, 2013 and on view through January 5, 2013. This summer the […]