For 60 years, Sheldon Museum of Art has provided a venue for students, faculty and staff, alumni, and visitors to engage with art and one another. As an academic art museum, Sheldon schedules its exhibitions to coincide with the academic calendar.
Sheldon's six permanent collection galleries revisit 1968, a year of cultural experimentation, social activism, and a remarkable milestone for the museum. More info
Photographs by Roberto Salas that present significant moments from the Cuban revolution as well as intimate portrayals of Castro and other key figures from the time. More info
This exhibition brings together a small group of large works by Philip Guston, Peter Saul, Robert Colescott, and Carroll Dunham—artists who share an affinity for depicting the figure in a cartoonish, comic style. More info
This exhibition offers an in-depth examination of industrial landscapes by Donald Sultan that convey the vulnerability of the most progressive manufactured elements of modern culture.
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Sheldon’s permanent collection galleries are laboratories in which unique ideas and installations give visitors opportunities to see and experience the collection in new ways. More info
What makes a family? The objects in this exhibition are drawn from Sheldon's collection to offer unique perspectives on marriage, parenthood, family life, and genealogy. More info
Notable paintings and photographs, drawn from Sheldon’s permanent collection, explore the trajectory and influence of the New York school artists on post–World War II American art. More info
This exhibition presents a selection of photographs from Sheldon’s collection that exemplifies writer and photographer Wright Morris’s sensitivity in capturing details of rural Nebraska in the 1940s. More info
Several important works given to Sheldon in 1971 by New York gallerist and interior designer Bertha Schaefer are shown together to underscore the ongoing legacy of such a significant contribution to the museum. More info
