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The AU Museum hosts rotating exhibitions of contemporary art from around the globe and the Alper Initiative, a dedicated research and display space for the art history of Washington, DC. Located on American University’s main campus at the Katzen Arts Center.
Fall exhibitions are on view through December 12, 11AM-4PM, Friday-Sunday only. Closed Monday–Thursday. No reservations required.
Learn more and review our health and safety protocols:
Works from the Collection of Carolyn Small Alper
A memorial auction to benefit the Alper Initiative for Washington Art, September 24 - 26 and October 1 -3
Feminist Art History Conference
September 24-26
Gallery Talk: Seeing Climate Change
October 12, 6-7p.m. ET
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Gallery Talk: Reveal
October 14, 6-7p.m. ET
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From our permanent collection: Alma Thomas, Still Life with Chrysanthemums, 1954. Oil on canvas, framed: 28 3/4 x 36 3/4 in. X0251. Photo courtesy of Greg Staley. Featured in Inside Out.
Images (header): Installation view of Landscape in an Eroded Field, works by Carol Barsha and Heather Theresa Clark. Photo by Anne Kim. Installation view of Escape: Foon Sham. Photo by Gregory Staley. Installation view of Thomas Downing and the Sublime Decorative. Photo by Gregory Staley. Installation view of Filter by April Flanders in Forward Press: 21st Century Printmaking. Photo by Gregory Staley. Installation view of Grace Hartigan and Helene Herzbrun: Reframing Abstract Expressionism. Photo by Gregory Staley. Top row, center: Photo by Emily Gude Photography. Middle row, right: Photo by Nick Klein. Bottom row, center: Photo by Bruce Guthrie.
