Colby College Museum of Art

Colby College Museum of Art The Colby College Museum of Art is free and open to all, with locations on the Colby College campus and on Main Street in downtown Waterville.
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https://linktr.ee/ColbyMuseum Founded in 1959, the Colby College Museum of Art is a teaching museum, a destination for American art, and a place for education and engagement with local, national, and global communities. Part of Colby College, the museum is located in Waterville, Maine, and actively contributes to Colby’s curricular and co-curricular programs and to the region’s quality of life. It

inspires connections between art and people through distinctive exhibitions, programs, and publications and through an outstanding collection that emphasizes American art and contemporary art within holdings that span cultures and time periods. The Colby Museum actively seeks to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and access across all of its work and to advocate for the community value of art, artists, and museums in engaging with today’s most vital questions.

06/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈 This week’s for is Marie Laurencin’s “Young Girl” (c. 1927).

Marie Laurencin met fashion designer Nicole Groult in 1911, beginning a forty-year-long romantic relationship filled with mutual artistic inspiration. Laurencin’s female relationships are key to understanding her life and her work, which moved between mainstream and q***r circles.

See this work on view in the Sam L. Cohen Gallery.

🖼️ Marie Laurencin, Young Girl, c. 1927. Oil on canvas. 18 1/8 in. x 15 in.

06/08/2026

📚 As the school year wraps up, we’re looking back at an incredible, busy year of K–12 visits.

Through in-person and virtual programs, the Colby Museum’s K–12 program helps classroom educators and students of all ages discover personal and curricular connections with visual art. 🎨✨

School visits are entirely free and include a tour, lunch, and a related hands-art activity led by a teaching artist.

Planning for next year? Visit the link in our bio to book your class visits for fall 2026–spring 2027!

Immersive and visually stunning experiences await at the Colby Museum this summer!Opening July 11, “Imagining an Archipe...
06/03/2026

Immersive and visually stunning experiences await at the Colby Museum this summer!

Opening July 11, “Imagining an Archipelago: Art from Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Their Diasporas” connects generations across oceans, featuring approximately 50 works by more than 40 artists.

From sculpture and painting to large-scale multimedia installations, the exhibition invites you to consider shared histories that transcend geographies and gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the American experience.

Roldy Aguero Ablao, Talaya’ 3000, 2023. Digital print. 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm). Courtesy the artist

☀️ Our annual Museum Summer Luncheon is just around the corner on Saturday, July 11!This cherished summer tradition hono...
06/02/2026

☀️ Our annual Museum Summer Luncheon is just around the corner on Saturday, July 11!

This cherished summer tradition honors artists and acknowledges the support of dedicated friends like you—we hope you will join the 2026 festivities! Register by June 29 to join our community of artists, educators, curators, collectors, and patrons in supporting the Colby Museum’s mission and this year’s honorees. Visit the link in our bio for more information and tickets!

📷 Summer Luncheon, 2025. Photography by Dave Dostie and Michele Stapelton

What’s on in June?🍎 Registration is officially OPEN for fall 2026 and spring 2027 free K–12 school visits🌼 Art in the Pa...
06/01/2026

What’s on in June?

🍎 Registration is officially OPEN for fall 2026 and spring 2027 free K–12 school visits
🌼 Art in the Park returns to Castonguay Square every Thursday (June 25–July 30) from 3–5 p.m.
🇮🇹 Lunder Institute @ goes to Venice

Learn more and view our full calendar of events at the link in our bio. ☀️

05/28/2026

“By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James Wyeth” opens June 12 at the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art ✨

Earlier this month, we headed offshore with to explore Allen and Benner islands with curators Kendall deBoer () and Francesca Soriano, and artists Mandy Lamb (.g.lamb) and Elaine K. Ng ().

“By Design” provides insights into Betsy James Wyeth’s wide-ranging practice as a designer of complex environments, mapping how she transformed landscapes. Watch more at the link in our bio.

The exhibition is presented simultaneously at three museums, each with site-specific emphases, in association with the Wyeth Foundation of American Art: , , and .

05/23/2026

Happy graduation weekend, Colby Seniors! 🎓

Commencement season is all about celebrating the incredible achievements of our students, like those featured in the Senior Art Exhibition 2026—the culmination of capstone projects for senior studio art majors.

Today is your final opportunity to view the exhibition! Stop by the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street between 11 a.m.–7 p.m. And if you see a graduating senior, be sure to congratulate them on their hard work!

“Global Crossings: Selections from the Lunder Collection” closes at the Colby Museum on June 7.Spanning cultures and mil...
05/22/2026

“Global Crossings: Selections from the Lunder Collection” closes at the Colby Museum on June 7.

Spanning cultures and millennia, this exhibition features over 40 highlights from the Lunder Collection, ranging from the year 618 to 2019.The exhibition offers a rare chance to see artists including Ai Weiwei, Mary Cassatt, Pablo Picasso, and Rembrandt in a single space.

🔗 Plan your visit via the link in our bio!

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5600 Mayflower Hl
Waterville, ME
04901

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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