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: Timothy Peterson stands in MAG's modern and contemporary gallery beside a triangular mobile sculpture, with paintings visible on the walls behind him

From the Magazine

The art of what’s next

At the Memorial Art Gallery, Timothy Peterson is building a collection that reflects today’s complexity while helping shape the canon that endures.

The Memorial Art Gallery building and M-A-G giant letters.

Campus & Community

Memorial Art Gallery raises $9 million to make admission free in 2027

A surge of donor support has accelerated MAG’s timeline for expanding access to art and cultural education across the region.

Portrait of Sarah Jesse within a shield outline against a yellow background with a darker yellow chevron on it.

University News

‘Free For All Forever’—both challenge and aspiration at the Memorial Art Gallery

The Memorial Art Gallery’s director discussed art, access, and the museum’s future.

Dora Biro releases a homing pigeon.

Campus & Community

2025: The year in photos

December 18, 2025

URochester photographer J. Adam Fenster gives a behind-the-scenes tour of his favorite photos he made this year. Plus, the research that resonated.

Close up of the Memorial Art Gallery entrance with Cutler Union tower in the background.

University News

Transformative gift helps Memorial Art Gallery get closer to its free admission goal

October 30, 2025

Abby and Doug Bennett, with the Sands Family Foundation, give $3 million to support permanent free access—and invite others to join their challenge.

Biomedical engineering PhD student Fazla Mashrur wears an electroencephalography cap during an experiment.

Campus & Community

June 2025 in Photos

Jazz Fest, sunny days, outdoor happenings, and intrepid research. Explore how we spent the busiest of months at Rochester.

A vibrant collage of scenes from around the University, celebrating together at the University of Rochester, showcasing joy and community.

Campus & Community

12 essential experiences for URochester students

Discover the Rochester bucket-list items that you’ll be reminiscing about for years to come.

The Ghent-Bruges Book of Hours sits open to colorfully painted spread with a portrait of a saint opposite calligraphic text, both surrounded by flowers and plants.

From the Magazine

Turning time’s pages

A collaborative acquisition of the medieval Ghent-Bruges Book of Hours offers unique opportunities for research, teaching, and community outreach.

From the Magazine

Material world

University of Rochester graduate Kasia Maroney ’92 talks about her career as an art conservator restoring priceless objects to their full glory.

Handful of people seated and looking at a painting off camera as part of an Art of Observation class at the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery.

Health & Medicine

Want to be a better doctor or nurse? Take a look at this painting.

Rochester’s Art of Observation program helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills.