tag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:/about/newsRaclin Murphy Museum of Art | News2024-02-21T12:01:00-05:00tag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1600762024-02-21T12:01:00-05:002024-02-21T12:03:17-05:00‘Equal Forces: The Sculpture and Photography of Kenneth Snelson’ celebrates major gift and premiere exhibition at the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<p><em>Legacy gift represents largest collection of the artist’s work worldwide</em></p> <p>South Bend, Ind. – In a landmark retrospective, the newly opened Raclin Murphy Museum of<br>Art at the University of Notre Dame pays tribute to one of the most original and inventive artists<br>of the last half-century…</p><p><em>Legacy gift represents largest collection of the artist’s work worldwide</em></p>
<p>South Bend, Ind. – In a landmark retrospective, the newly opened Raclin Murphy Museum of<br>Art at the University of Notre Dame pays tribute to one of the most original and inventive artists<br>of the last half-century with “Equal Forces: The Sculpture and Photography of Kenneth<br>Snelson,” on view March 19-July 7. The first museum exhibition since Snelson’s death<br>celebrates a legacy gift from the artist’s family containing 43 sculptures and 67 photographs. The<br>gift represents the largest repository of Snelson’s work in the world and establishes the Kenneth<br>Snelson Collection at the University of Notre Dame.</p>
<p>An internationally renowned artist, Snelson (American, 1927-2016) is best known for his<br>gravity-defying abstract sculptures. An early interest in optics, engineering and photography led<br>him to attend Black Mountain College in North Carolina where he studied with Josef Albers and<br>became an assistant of Buckminster Fuller, an architect and futurist best known for developing<br>the geodesic dome.</p>
<p>Snelson was fascinated by physical forces in three-dimensional space and invented a<br>structural system known as tensegrity, combining principles of tension and structural integrity.<br>His unique sculptural works are composed of rigid components, such as metal pipes with flexible<br>cables, suspended and arranged in a way that makes the seemingly weightless structures appear<br>to float.</p>
<p>“An exceptional investigation of sculpture, photography, engineering and science, ‘Equal<br>Forces’ highlights Kenneth Snelson’s inquisitive nature, from his endeavors in art to his<br>investigations into the structure of the atom, and reveals the boundlessness of experimentation<br>fueled by art,” said Joseph Antenucci Becherer, director of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.<br>“As a university museum, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art encourages students, faculty,<br>scholars and members of the community to use our collection as a resource, fueling research,<br>new perspectives and a spirt of inventiveness.”</p>
<p>“Equal Forces” will showcase works spanning Snelson’s entire career, including sculpture<br>from the late 1940s when he was a student to global projects in the early 20th century and<br>experimental photography from the 1970s through the 1990s in the United States, Europe and<br>Japan. The artist’s ingenuity and skill are demonstrated through the dynamic equilibrium of his<br>large-scale sculptures, including “E.C. Tower Model” (1981), in which all parts of the structure<br>are necessary for it to hold into place. The title of the exhibition, “Equal Forces,” recognizes both<br>the structural essence of Snelson’s sculpture and the vitality of both sculpture and photography to<br>his celebrated career.</p>
<p>An accomplished photographer, Snelson maintained a lifelong commitment to photography<br>that was inspired in part by his father, an amateur photographer and owner of a camera store. As<br>with his sculptures, he experimented broadly and pushed the boundaries of the medium,<br>incorporating panorama imagery a generation before the advent of digital technology. In a series<br>of New York City panoramas created in the late 1970s, the artist modified a vintage 1917 16-inch<br>Cirkut camera. Weighing 80 pounds, the camera was one of only 30 of its kind ever made.<br>“Equal Forces” is the premiere temporary exhibition at the new Raclin Murphy Museum of<br>Art. Designed by the award-winning Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), the 70,000-<br>square-foot facility opened its doors to the public on December 1, 2023. A dramatic new<br>gateway to Notre Dame, the expanded home for the University’s robust art collections honors<br>both tradition and innovation through its beautifully proportioned galleries, contemporary artist<br>commissions and exterior that harmonizes with historic buildings on campus. In addition to the<br>exhibition, additional sculptures by Snelson are on display in the Museum’s lower-level galleries<br>and sculpture court.</p>
<p>“Snelson’s work was centered around a search for understanding as he experimented with<br>art, science and engineering,” said David Acton, curator of photographs at the Raclin Murphy<br>Museum of Art. “He revolutionized structural principals of sculpture and architecture and then<br>visualized his notion of floating compression through colossal towers, mesmerizing cantilevers<br>and seemingly delicate arches.”</p>
<p>Kenneth Snelson was born in Pendleton, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon<br>(Eugene, Oregon) and Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, North Carolina) and later<br>studied at the Institute of Design at Illinois Tech in Chicago and the Académie de Montmartre in<br>Paris. Snelson’s curious disposition and technical brilliance led to extensive research into atomic<br>structure and the awarding of five United States patents. His sculptures are permanently installed<br>in public collections and spaces worldwide and he has been recognized with numerous awards,<br>including the 1999 Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the<br>International Sculpture Center, received jointly with kinetic sculptor and friend George Rickey.<br>“Equal Forces: The Sculpture and Photography of Kenneth Snelson” was made possible by the<br>Duncan Family Endowment for American Art and the Milly and Fritz Kaeser Endowment for<br>Photography.</p>
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<p>About the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<br>With origins dating to 1875, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly Snite Museum of Art)<br>is considered one of the oldest and most highly regarded university art museums in America.<br>Founded on the principle that art is essential to understanding individual, shared and diverse<br>human experiences and beliefs, the Museum encourages close looking and critical thinking.<br>Experiences with significant, original works of art are intended to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and<br>wonder for audiences across the academy, the community and around the world—all in support<br>of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. The renowned permanent collection<br>contains more than 30,000 works that represent many cultures and periods of world art<br>history. For more information, visit <a href="raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<figure class="image image-left"><img src="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/559298/screenshot_2024_02_21_at_11.49.52_am_copy.jpg" alt="Kenneth Snelson with “4-Way Tower,” 1963. Image courtesy of Dale Lanzone.
Archival artist image, work not included in exhibition." width="600" height="880">
<figcaption>Kenneth Snelson with “4-Way Tower,” 1963. Image courtesy of Dale Lanzone.Archival artist image, work not included in exhibition.</figcaption>
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<figure class="image image-left"><img src="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/559294/screenshot_2024_02_21_at_11.50.25_am.png" alt="Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “Mirror Mirror I,” 1999. Aluminum and stainless
steel, 24 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (62.55 x 53.02 x 26.04 cm). Raclin Murphy Museum of Art,
University of Notre Dame. Gift of the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherine and
Andrea Snelson, 2021.013.021" width="600" height="885">
<figcaption>Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “Mirror Mirror I,” 1999. Aluminum and stainlesssteel, 24 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (62.55 x 53.02 x 26.04 cm). Raclin Murphy Museum of Art,University of Notre Dame. Gift of the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherine andAndrea Snelson, 2021.013.021</figcaption>
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<figure class="image image-left"><img src="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/559297/screenshot_2024_02_21_at_11.51.22_am.png" alt="Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “E.C. Tower Model,” 1981. Anodized aluminum and
stainless steel cable, 100 1/2 x 24 x 24 in. (255.27 x 60.96 x 60.96 cm). Raclin Murphy Museum
of Art, University of Notre Dame. Gift of the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherine
and Andrea Snelson, 2021.013.01" width="600" height="914">
<figcaption>Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “E.C. Tower Model,” 1981. Anodized aluminum andstainless steel cable, 100 1/2 x 24 x 24 in. (255.27 x 60.96 x 60.96 cm). Raclin Murphy Museumof Art, University of Notre Dame. Gift of the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherineand Andrea Snelson, 2021.013.01</figcaption>
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<figure class="image image-left"><img src="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/559296/screenshot_2024_02_21_at_11.50.09_am.png" alt="Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “Parking Lot, Mercer and Grand Streets,” 1980.
Gelatin Silver Print, 16 x 100 in. Gift of the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherine
and Andrea Snelson, 2021.013.096" width="600" height="90">
<figcaption>Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “Parking Lot, Mercer and Grand Streets,” 1980.Gelatin Silver Print, 16 x 100 in. Gift of the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherineand Andrea Snelson, 2021.013.096</figcaption>
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<figure class="image image-left"><img src="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/559295/screenshot_2024_02_21_at_11.50.52_am.png" alt="Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “Brooklyn Bridge,” 1980. Gelatin Silver Print. Gift of
the Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherine and Andrea Snelson 2021.013.093" width="600" height="101">
<figcaption>Kenneth Snelson (American, 1927-2016), “Brooklyn Bridge,” 1980. Gelatin Silver Print. Gift ofthe Estate of Kenneth Snelson on behalf of Katherine and Andrea Snelson 2021.013.093</figcaption>
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<p><em>For more information on the new building, visit <a href="raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>.</em></p>
<p><strong>Media contact:</strong><br>Gina Costa<br>Communications Program Director<br>Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<br>574-631-4720<br>gcosta@nd.edu</p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1593152024-01-22T11:07:42-05:002024-01-22T11:08:15-05:00Experience Michiana - Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<p>The brand new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art on the campus of Notre Dame recently opened their doors to the public. Dave had a chance to talk with the museum Director Joe Becherer to find out how they approached the design of the new museum, and how they went to great lengths to make it even more accessible.…</p><p>The brand new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art on the campus of Notre Dame recently opened their doors to the public. Dave had a chance to talk with the museum Director Joe Becherer to find out how they approached the design of the new museum, and how they went to great lengths to make it even more accessible. From it's location at the edge of campus near Eddie Street Commons and free admission, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art really has opened the door to world class art to the Michiana community.</p>
<p>Watch the series by clicking the link below.<br><a href="https://www.wnit.org/expmichiana/s/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art---part-1.html">https://www.wnit.org/expmichiana/s/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art---part-1.html</a></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1590422024-01-05T13:44:00-05:002024-01-05T13:45:04-05:00IN DIALOGUE | Jaume Plensa and Joseph Becherer<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Iy0Oe4RjqtU?si=Sq4YJRH3rkjQXxs4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>…</p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Iy0Oe4RjqtU?si=Sq4YJRH3rkjQXxs4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>On the occasion of his newest sculpture, <em>Endless</em>, 2023 installed at the University of Notre Dame’s Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, Jaume Plensa joins museum director and curator Joe Becherer in dialogue.</p>
<p>Plensa’s <em>Endless</em> is a site-specific work commissioned by the museum and generously funded by the Charles B. Hayes Family.</p>
<p>The thirty-six foot tall sculpture is composed of characters from Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hindi, Japanese, and Latin alphabets that coalesce to create a tower joining earth and sky. Deeply inspired by his visits to the University of Notre Dame and its mission, Plensa sees the quest for knowledge and truth as a noble, ongoing endeavor across time and around the world (or across chronology and geography). Recalling the power of repetition from antiquity to Postmodernism, Plensa’s <em>Endless</em> stands as not only a monument to but also a celebration of life, or in the artist’s words, “a portrait of humanity in the absence of the human figure.”</p>
<p>ABOUT JAUME PLENSA</p>
<p>Over the past forty years, internationally celebrated Spanish artist Jaume Plensa (b. 1955) has produced a multifaceted body of work that speaks to the capacity and beauty of humanity. Conventional sculptural materials like glass, steel, and bronze blend with unconventional media such as water, light, and sound to create hybrid works of intricate energy, psychological weight, and symbolic richness. Frequently incorporating linguistic elements from different alphabets, Plensa’s work does not contain a specific message, but instead uses language as a metaphor. In addition to his interest in language, Plensa finds inspiration in the human figure as a universal symbol. In celebrating the similarities and shared humanity of the world’s seemingly divergent cultures, the artist seeks to connect with his viewers on an intuitive level. By posing numerous dualities, such as interior and exterior, light and dark, and earth and sky, his works range from intimate, delicate works on paper to monumental public projects, such as the iconic Laura in Century City, Los Angeles.</p>
<p>In addition to his international museum and gallery exhibitions, Plensa has completed celebrated public projects spanning the globe, in such cities as Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Singapore, Seoul, Dubai, Bangkok, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, and Nice. Installations of his monumental sculptures include We at the Shard in London, Carlota at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia; Behind the Walls at Rockefeller Center, New York City and in the historic courtyard of Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City; Julia in Plaza de Colón in Madrid; Voices at Hudson Yards in New York City; Dreaming in Toronto; and most recently, Water’s Soul on the Hudson River and Utopia at the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Michigan.</p>
<p>Plensa has received many national and international awards, including an honorary doctorate from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2018 and the 2013 Velazquez Prize awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Venues for his solo museum exhibitions have included Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, England; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas; MMOMA–Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain; MAMC–Musée d’art moderne et contemporain Saint-Étienne Métropole, Saint-Étienne, France; and Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR, Brühl, Germany. Jaume Plensa lives and works in Barcelona.</p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1588412023-12-19T09:35:00-05:002023-12-19T09:36:57-05:00Legendary sculptor, Civil Rights Ambassador, and long-standing arts icon at the University of Notre Dame, Richard Hunt, has died. <p>Richard Hunt's relationship with the University began in 1966 when Rev. Anthony J. Lauck, C.S.C., organized a major exhibition of the aspiring artist's work at what was then called the University Art Gallery. Prescient, this exhibition came five years before Hunt's landmark retrospective at the Museum…</p><p>Richard Hunt's relationship with the University began in 1966 when Rev. Anthony J. Lauck, C.S.C., organized a major exhibition of the aspiring artist's work at what was then called the University Art Gallery. Prescient, this exhibition came five years before Hunt's landmark retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York — the very first solo exhibition of an African American artist at that storied Museum.</p>
<p>With sixteen works in the permanent collection of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at Notre Dame, the University holds one of the largest collections of Hunt's work, covering the arc of his vast repertoire. Especially noteworthy are several important examples from the 1960s and 1970s that helped lay the foundation for the artist's acclaim.</p>
<p>Hunt was appointed to the University's Museum Advisory Council in 1993 and worked with four successive directors with great harmony and compassion. He was overjoyed by the development of the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park and the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art — both of which contain his sculptures. A major, iconic work by Hunt is also installed in the center atrium of the Morris Inn at the University of Notre Dame.</p>
<p>“Richard Hunt’s body of work is truly extraordinary, and his importance as a sculptor cannot be overstated. Equally important, he was an extraordinary human being, a person of wisdom, compassion and gentleness,” said University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. “On behalf of the entire Notre Dame community, I offer my condolences to his family and give thanks for Richard’s presence among us as trusted advisor and cherished friend.”<strong> </strong></p>
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<p>In 2007, the University of Notre Dame celebrated Hunt’s lifetime achievement and commitment to cultural life on campus with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts.</p>
<p>"Richard Hunt is among the most beloved figures in Contemporary art and one of the nation's finest sculptors," comments Raclin Murphy Museum of Art Director and sculpture expert Joseph Antenucci Becherer. "In origin, his sculptures sit at the crossroads of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, but, ultimately, they soar; they ascend into the future. Yet, for all he achieved as an artist, he was a great humanitarian with a heart of gold."</p>
<p>Hunt was 88 but remained active in his Chicago studio until recently. Though based in the Midwest, Hunt became one of the nation's most prodigious and prolific sculptors renowned for his ascending, abstract compositions in metal. Despite challenges for African American artists during his lifetime, Hunt's work was the focus of over 150 solo exhibitions and is represented in more than 100 public museums across the globe. Hunt made the most significant contribution to public art in the United States, with more than 160 public sculpture commissions gracing prominent locations in 24 states and Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>A descendant of African slaves brought to this country through the port of Savannah, Georgia, Hunt grew up on the South Side of Chicago, first in Woodlawn and then Englewood. His father was a barber, and his mother was the first Black librarian in Chicago. During his youth, he was immersed in Chicago's cultural and artistic heritage through art lessons at the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) and the Junior School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Regular visits to Chicago's major public museums trained his eye and captured his interest in art. Hunt would go on to develop an extensive collection of African Art, which inspired his work.</p>
<p>In 1953, the landmark exhibition <em>Sculpture of the</em> <em>Twentieth </em>Century was held at the Art Institute of Chicago. Hunt studied its artworks of welded metal and became inspired by the works of Julio Gonzalez, Pablo Picasso, David Smith, and Alberto Giacometti, among others.</p>
<p>Hunt attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) on a scholarship from 1953-57, where he focused on sculpture while earning his B.A.E.</p>
<p>When Hunt was nineteen years old, he witnessed the open-casket funeral of Emmett Till held in Chicago. Till, who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, had grown up only two blocks from the Woodlawn home where Hunt was born. Hunt later remarked, "What happened to [Till] could have happened to me." Hunt went on to create art shaped by this experience, which influenced both his artistic expression and his commitment to the cause of Civil Rights.</p>
<p>Inspired by Twentieth-century sculptures and shaken by Emmett Till's death, Hunt taught himself how to weld and began composing found metal objects into art. Only two years later, he gained national recognition when the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York acquired his sculpture, <em>Arachne</em>. In 1967, after Pablo Picasso's large-scale public sculpture was unveiled in Chicago, Hunt began creating works of Cor-Ten steel and later bronze and stainless steel that he continued using throughout his career. Hunt also created works of cast metal, usually aluminum or bronze, and was an accomplished draftsman who created drawings, lithographs, and screenprints in addition to many sketched works.</p>
<p>Hunt created abstract welded sculptures by acquiring bumpers and fenders from scrap yards, which became a signature of his work. He was only 35 years old at the time of his 1971 exhibition at MoMA, the first retrospective for an African American sculptor at the Museum. The exhibit entitled <em>The Sculpture of Richard Hunt</em> included fifty-five sculptures, eight drawings, and twelve prints.</p>
<p>Hunt was the first African American visual artist to serve on the National Council on the Arts, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. In addition, in 1981, Hunt served as one of eight jurors, the sole African American, for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial competition in Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>Hunt sculpted major monuments and sculptures for some of our country's greatest heroes, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Jesse Owens, Hobart Taylor, Jr., and Ida B. Wells. His sculptures commemorate events from the slave trade and the Middle Passage to the Great Migration. His massive 30-foot,1,500-pound bronze, <em>Swing Low,</em> a monument to the African American Spiritual, hangs from the ceiling of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Hunt's masterpiece, <em>Hero Construction</em>, stands as the centerpiece of the grand staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2022, Barack Obama commissioned Richard Hunt as the first artist to create a work, <em>Book Bird,</em> for the Obama Presidential Center.</p>
<p>A memorial service will be held in the New Year.</p>
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<p><strong>About the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art </strong></p>
<p>With origins dating to 1875, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly Snite Museum of Art) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded university art museums in America. Founded on the principle that art is essential to understanding individual, shared and diverse human experiences and beliefs, the Museum encourages close looking and critical thinking. Experiences with significant, original works of art are intended to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and wonder for audiences across the academy, the community and around the world—all in support of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. The renowned permanent collection contains more than 30,000 works that represent many cultures and periods of world art history.</p>
<p>For more information on the new building, visit <a href="http://www.raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Media contact:</strong></p>
<p>Gina Costa<br>Communications Program Director<br>Raclin Murphy Museum of Art <br>574-631-4720<br><a href="mailto:gcosta@nd.edu">gcosta@nd.edu</a></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1584182023-11-30T17:06:00-05:002023-12-01T13:20:08-05:00New Raclin Murphy Museum of Art Opens Dec. 1<p><a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/549951/12_1_23opening_raclin_murphy_museum_of_art_opening_release_final.docx">Download a PDF with images of works of art and the building</a></p> <p><em>Opening of new Museum at the University of Notre Dame unveils site-specific installations, state-of-the-art galleries and spaces</em>…</p><p><a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/assets/549951/12_1_23opening_raclin_murphy_museum_of_art_opening_release_final.docx">Download a PDF with images of works of art and the building</a></p>
<p><em>Opening of new Museum at the University of Notre Dame unveils site-specific installations, state-of-the-art galleries and spaces for learning and connection </em></p>
<p><strong>South Bend, Ind.</strong> –<strong> </strong><strong>A dramatic new gateway to the University of Notre Dame continues the University’s long legacy of commitment to the arts. Welcoming visitors from across the country, the new</strong> Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, formerly the Snite Museum of Art, opens its doors to the public Dec. 1, 2023.</p>
<p>The new 70,000-square-foot building is designed by the award-winning Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA). Recognized as a leader in classical-inspired architecture, RAMSA has designed an expanded home for the University’s robust art collections that honors both tradition and innovation. Contextual in nature, the building’s brick, cast stone and Indiana Limestone exterior converses with other historic buildings on campus. The new Museum, occupying a prominent intersection where the University’s campus meets the greater community, will anchor and function as a gateway to an expanding on-campus arts district.</p>
<p>Inside, the Museum’s 23 historically thematic galleries unfold around a multi-level atrium that rises to a central skylight. Classical yet contemporary, the light-flooded atrium greets visitors with works from the Raclin Murphy collection and orients them to the building’s upper and lower floors, connected by two grand staircases. A bookstore is nestled in the central atrium alongside Ivan’s Café, named for the famed Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrovic, who taught and worked at Notre Dame from 1955 until his death in 1962.</p>
<p>“Since its founding, Notre Dame has valued the vital role the visual arts play as an expression of human creativity, religious experience and insight into the human condition,” said University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. “By bringing the collections currently in the Snite Museum of Art to new life in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, we will be able to share these treasures in all their richness with our University community, our neighbors in the region and the wider world.”</p>
<p>In addition to education spaces, a teaching gallery, an object study center and a chapel, the state-of-the-art galleries serve as a dramatic backdrop to works from the University’s art collection, which encompasses more than 30,000 objects. With origins that date to 1875, the collection has grown into one of the most significant and extensive collections of any academic museum in the country, with works representing many of the principal cultures and periods of world art history. The Museum’s paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, drawings, textiles, baskets and decorative arts offer visitors a broad view of global proportions.</p>
<p>“The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art makes an essential contribution to Notre Dame’s strategy as a global Catholic research university for the 21st century,” said John T. McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer provost of Notre Dame. “The stunning exhibition spaces and the luminous works of art they contain will captivate us with their beauty, spark important conversations in the classroom and beyond and enable us to think in new ways about our past, present and future.”</p>
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<p>“The permanent collection, which will celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2025, has been reinstalled with new life and vigor, giving visitors the opportunity to reconnect with and experience cherished artworks from a new perspective.” said Joseph Antenucci Becherer, director of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.</p>
<p>Newly commissioned works by globally renowned artists are integrated into the fabric of the building design, beginning with “Endless,” a 36-foot stainless steel sculpture by Jaume Plensa positioned outside of the Museum entrance. Reflecting on his visits to the University and its mission, the artist noted, “Our search for knowledge is endless. It joins earth and sky.” The work of art features alphabets in eight languages and symbolizes Notre Dame’s commitment to diversity, internationalization, knowledge and global service.</p>
<p>A monumental carved text panel on the front façade of the building reads, “We are in the midst of reality responding with joy.” The meaningful work of art by Jenny Holzer welcomes visitors to the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art and sets the tone for the renewed spaces inside, merging tradition and innovation in an effort to resonate with audiences from around the world.</p>
<p>Stepping into the atrium will reveal a circular terrazzo and bronze floor installation by Kiki Smith. “Sea of Stars,” one of the artist’s largest public projects to date, features 39 hand-drawn and cast stars inspired by celestial images frequently seen in Medieval, Renaissance and Byzantine depictions of the Madonna as protectress and “Star of the Sea.” Also prominently mounted in the atrium is Maya Lin’s “St. Joseph (River) Watershed,” a reflection on our shared natural environment. The expansive relief with shimmering recycled silver honors the region’s Indigenous people and celebrates the unique geographic, sociological and environmental elements of the St. Joseph River and watershed.</p>
<p>Mimmo Paladino’s artistry will adorn the Museum’s chapel, “Mary, Queen of Families,” a sacred space for contemplation and Masses. Paladino’s stained-glass window, incised wall frescoes and mosaic artwork on the ceiling are the result of extensive research of the University of Notre Dame, the Holy Cross order, Marian iconography and the region’s natural environment. The large-scale commission will complement the Medieval and Renaissance altarpieces in the chapel, offering a unique curatorial opportunity to consider the link between art history and the history of the Catholic Church.</p>
<p>The Raclin Murphy will also unveil new acquisitions by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Zhang Huan, Dietrich Klinge, Julie Mehretu, David Ocelotl Garcia, Jamie Okuma, Yinka Shonibare, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Dana Warrington, Jason Wesaw and others. The recent acquisitions and newly commissioned art will elevate the Museum’s holdings of global works and complement objects from the permanent collection, many of which underwent conservation or professional cleaning before being moved to the new building.</p>
<p>Located in the nine-acre Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park, the site allows for the continued growth of the Raclin Murphy’s outdoor sculpture collection. The park installation will feature new acquisitions by Sir Anthony Caro, Dietrich Klinge, Clement Meadmore, Louise Nevelson, Beverly Pepper and Ursula von Rydingsvard among others and provide a new environment for works by Deborah Butterfield, Peter Randall-Page and George Rickey. The park’s esteemed landscape architect, Michael Van Valkenburgh, was retained for the horticultural design.</p>
<p>“Designed for both education and enjoyment, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art is a place where campus and community can experience the richness of Notre Dame’s art and sculpture collections together," said Melissa DelVecchio, partner, RAMSA.</p>
<p>The newly opened Raclin Murphy building is dedicated to exhibition and educational spaces. The larger vision for the museum includes additional galleries and spaces for teaching, a works-on-paper study center, administrative and curatorial offices and open collections storage. The timeline for these additional elements is to be determined.</p>
<p>“Along with my dedicated colleagues, we say welcome to what is and what can be. Nurturing an ongoing culture of learning through art, we’ve realized this new space to bring the campus and national community together. We have built a building and filled its spaces, but only together can we give the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art the soul it merits,” said Becherer.</p>
<p>The late Ernestine Raclin and her daughter and son-in-law Carmen and Chris Murphy are the lead benefactors of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. Admission to the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art is free. For more information, visit <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fraclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu&c=E,1,nsO5l-mqOOtpeD6HqywSyPuiTQKuicZG5_OunJrY_AON70Cr7nvH2qxcOUsy8CrSEbCYvlik7cjgcjZbk9vlXizr3YgKoIKk13LDfix-NF6K&typo=1">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>About the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art </strong></p>
<p>With origins dating to 1875, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly Snite Museum of Art) is considered one of the oldest and most highly regarded university art museums in America. Founded on the principle that art is essential to understanding individual, shared and diverse human experiences and beliefs, the Museum encourages close looking and critical thinking. Experiences with significant, original works of art are intended to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and wonder for audiences across the academy, the community and around the world—all in support of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. The renowned permanent collection contains more than 30,000 works that represent many cultures and periods of world art history.</p>
<p>For more information on the new building, visit <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu&c=E,1,PFxOPFDFHguuWRk0v3OGFtuy7b9B5iDR4nxHzdGfI32OG7WEcOBIC2j17m0o3wT1ieUMp2V4DaPW6BvlqrRSxBOfo1M2fNT0kJTgg63vYuwAByI_7w,,&typo=1">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>About Robert A.M. Stern Architects</strong></p>
<p>Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP is an international architectural practice based in New York City offering architecture, urban planning, landscape and interior design services. For more than 50 years, the practice has remained committed to architecture as an art and a profession. As a leading design firm with expertise in residential, commercial and institutional projects, RAMSA believes buildings must gracefully satisfy clients' needs while speaking to the public and elevating everyday life. The firm maintains an attention to detail and commitment to design quality which has earned international recognition, numerous awards and citations for design excellence.</p>
<p>For more information, visit <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ramsa.com&c=E,1,AWzCIrrXYM6K5XNPfqZTGuHlhrl1lsZYA64QAWRpk9S7iklO831ITOEmvQtsii9tgyIbw0enYDBRCrAJaJzpadj68qY1qCaD3jUKvyUhgNBbd0SN8jPMvD-OM9M,&typo=1">www.ramsa.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Media contacts:</strong></p>
<p>Emma Caro<br>Vice President of Media Relations<br>Blue Water Communications<br>800-975-3212<br><a href="mailto:emma@bluewatercommunications.biz">emma@bluewatercommunications.biz</a></p>
<p>Gina Costa<br>Communications Program Director<br>Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<br>574-631-4720<br><a href="mailto:gcosta@nd.edu">gcosta@nd.edu</a></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1583752023-11-30T09:50:00-05:002023-11-30T09:51:07-05:00WVPE 88.1 Elkhart/South Bend: Raclin Murphy Museum of Art set to open on Notre Dame's campus<p>Read and listen to the article here: <a href="https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2023-11-28/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art-set-to-open-on-notre-dames-campus">https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2023-11-28/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art-set-to-open-on-notre-dames-campus</a></p> <p>A familiar painting in Notre Dame…</p><p>Read and listen to the article here: <a href="https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2023-11-28/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art-set-to-open-on-notre-dames-campus">https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2023-11-28/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art-set-to-open-on-notre-dames-campus</a></p>
<p>A familiar painting in Notre Dame lore hangs on the second floor of the open-aired atrium of the new <a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/" class="Link" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0" rel="noopener">Raclin Murphy Museum of Art</a> as it prepares to welcome visitors.</p>
<p>Former university president William Corby holds his hand out to the throngs of Union soldiers seeking a blessing before battle in the painting “Absolution Under Fire” by Paul Henry Wood.</p>
<p>The work had previously hung in the Snite Museum, but now it graces the Raclin as the artistic viewing experience on campus, and the region, gets an upgrade.</p>
<p>“This is something that basically gives us the opportunity to move through the next generations, to welcome people not just on campus, but off-campus,” said the museum’s director Joseph Becherer. “Thinking of this as not as a completion but as the beginning is quite significant.”</p>
<p>The museum cost $66 million to complete, most of which was donated by the late Ernestine Raclin and her family. The new 70,000-foot museum features over 20 exhibit galleries and is situated on the southern end of Notre Dame’s campus, just across from Eddy Street. That location will make the museum more accessible, Becherer said, and it also meshes well with the existing sculpture park there.</p>
<p>“Everyone is celebrating that we built a 70,00-square-foot museum, but the reality of the situation is we’re building a nine-acre museum. The way the inside and outside talk to each other is intended and it’s intended to be important,” said Becherer.</p>
<p>The Snite formally closed its doors in April and in the past few months, museum staff have been meticulously going over their collections and cataloging items and restoring a few that need some restoration work.</p>
<p>Though the Raclin will feature many of the same works as the Snite, the new space allows the university’s staff to insert pieces that haven’t been on display in the past, hopefully creating a fresher experience. Of the university’s 31,000 pieces, only about 1,000 are able to be displayed at any one time.</p>
<p>“There are some things that will seem very fresh. The whole experience will seem new even to those that were longtime goers to the Snite,” Becherer said.</p>
<p>In thinking about new displays, Becherer said the feedback staff received was for more contemporary art. So, along with classics like “Absolution Under Fire” and “The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the Reign of Terror,” the Raclin boats new pieces from more modern artists.</p>
<p>Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., has a piece in the new gallery — a work in recycled silver depicting the St. Joseph River.</p>
<p>Becherer also highlighted work by Pokagon artists Christine Rapp-Morseau and Jason Wesaw and Italian architect Mimmo Paladino that will be on display.</p>
<p>“The opportunity to really commune with the larger history of art, the opportunity to really think about the artists that contribute to the next chapter in the history of art, are there,” Becherer said.</p>
<p>For the time being, the Raclin museum will remain focused on displaying works to the public, while much of the museum’s back office space remains in the Snite. Eventually, the Raclin will be expanded to add those spaces as well.</p>
<p>For the museum’s <a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/visit/events/2023/12/01/raclin-murphy-museum-of-art-opening-night-1/" class="Link" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0" rel="noopener">opening weekend</a>, a series of festivities are planned with a DJ and cash bar set for Friday and performances from musical groups throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.</p>
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<div class="ArtP-aui-bio-name"><a href="https://www.wvpe.org/people/marek-mazurek" aria-label="" data-cms-ai="0">Marek Mazurek</a></div>
<div class="ArtP-aui-bio-content">Marek Mazurek has been with WVPE since April 2023, though he's been in Michiana for most of his life. He has a particular interest in public safety reporting. When he's not on the radio, Marek enjoys getting way too into Notre Dame football and reading about medieval English history.</div>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1583302023-11-29T08:58:00-05:002023-11-30T09:51:51-05:00ND Works: The finishing touches: Notre Dame’s new art museum<p>Listen to the podcast here: <a href="https://ndworks.nd.edu/news/ndworks-podcast-raclin-murphy-museum-of-art/">https://ndworks.nd.edu/news/ndworks-podcast-raclin-murphy-museum-of-art/</a></p> <p>“My hope is that these spaces, my hope is that these programs, my hope is that the energy and the generosity…</p><p>Listen to the podcast here: <a href="https://ndworks.nd.edu/news/ndworks-podcast-raclin-murphy-museum-of-art/">https://ndworks.nd.edu/news/ndworks-podcast-raclin-murphy-museum-of-art/</a></p>
<p>“My hope is that these spaces, my hope is that these programs, my hope is that the energy and the generosity of the donors shine for Notre Dame, but make Notre Dame come alive in the world in a way that it maybe hasn’t in the past,” said <strong>Joe Becherer</strong>, director and curator of sculpture for the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/">Raclin Murphy Museum of Art</a> opens to the public on Friday, Dec. 1. This 132,000-square-foot complex is being constructed in two phases, the first of which brings to the University of Notre Dame campus and greater South Bend community 70,000 square feet of renowned art collections considered among the finest in the country.</p>
<p>Director of Internal Communications <strong>Jenna Liberto</strong> talks with Becherer as the finishing touches are being put on the new museum — a centerpiece of Notre Dame’s Arts Gateway.</p>
<p>The NDWorks Podcast is edited by <strong>Michael Wiens</strong> with original music by Alex Mansour.</p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1581762023-11-20T13:50:00-05:002023-11-30T09:52:30-05:00WSBT HomeTown Living Interview | Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B_Gbk9BoNkQ?si=W0SGMvoaA4QOFrOp" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>…</p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B_Gbk9BoNkQ?si=W0SGMvoaA4QOFrOp" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>From WSBT<br><em>Beauty, Arts and culture await you right on the edge of Notre Dame's campus. The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art is opening in December and extending an invitation to the community. For more information, you can give them a call at 574-631–5466, visit raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu or find them on Facebook at RaclinMurphyMuseumofArt.</em></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1580192023-11-14T13:55:00-05:002023-11-14T13:55:35-05:00New Raclin Murphy Museum of Art to Enhance Historical Collection with Site-Specific Installations and Contemporary Acquisitions<p><strong>The new Museum at the University of Notre Dame opens to the public December 1-3</strong></p> <p>South Bend, Ind. –<strong> </strong>The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, formerly the Snite Museum of Art, at the University of Notre Dame, will open December 1-3,2023 with new site-specific installations…</p><p><strong>The new Museum at the University of Notre Dame opens to the public December 1-3</strong></p>
<p>South Bend, Ind. –<strong> </strong>The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, formerly the Snite Museum of Art, at the University of Notre Dame, will open December 1-3,2023 with new site-specific installations by Jenny Holzer, Maya Lin, Mimmo Paladino, Jaume Plensa and Kiki Smith. The Raclin Murphy will also unveil new contemporary acquisitions that complement the institution’s renowned historical and global collection.</p>
<p>The additions to the Museum’s holdings will enhance the new 70,000-square-foot facility that will include state-of-the-art galleries, a cafe, retail space, a chapel, teaching spaces, a teaching gallery and an object study room. The new museum completes the first phase of a 132,000-square-foot complex designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.</p>
<p>Newly commissioned works will enhance the visitor experience in the new museum. “Endless,” a 36-foot stainless steel sculpture by Jaume Plensa, will greet visitors at the Museum entrance. Alphabets of eight different languages on the work symbolize Notre Dame’s commitment to diversity, internationalization, knowledge and global service. The work also metaphorically connects the new Museum with the adjoining nine-acre Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park.</p>
<p>Jenny Holzer’s “Reorder the World” enlivens the Museum’s façade. The 17-foot limestone text carvings offer an innovative take on a classical tradition and celebrate the need for visual arts. Inside, Kiki Smith’s “Sea of Stars” commands the new Museum’s atrium. The circular terrazzo and bronze floor installation features 40 hand-drawn and cast stars that will captivate visitors as they enter the Museum on the main floor and catch their gaze from the second and third floors. The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art honors the Indigenous people in the region and pays homage to the natural environment with Maya Lin’s “Silver St. Joseph (River) Watershed.”</p>
<p>Mimmo Paladino’s artistry will adorn “Mary, Queen of Families”, a functioning chapel at the Museum. Paladino’s stained-glass window, intonaco wall incisions and mosaic artwork on the ceiling are the result of extensive research of the University of Notre Dame, the Holy Cross order, Marian iconography and the region’s natural environment. The large-scale commission will complement the Medieval and Renaissance altarpieces in the chapel.</p>
<p>The Raclin Murphy will also unveil new acquisitions by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Zhang Huan, Dietrich Klinge, Julie Mehretu, David Ocelotl Garcia, Jamie Okuma, Yinka Shonibare, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Dana Warrington, Jason Wesaw and others this fall. The works will join nearly 31,000 objects in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art’s permanent collection and advance the Museum’s mission to provide “experiences with significant works of art intended to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and wonder for audiences across the academy, the community and around the world—all in support of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission.”</p>
<p>The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art’s collection is one of the most significant among academic museums in the country with important holdings of European masterworks, the Marten collection of decorative arts, works on paper, sculpture, African art, art from the Indigenous Americas and Olmec and Mesoamerican art. These recent acquisitions and newly commissioned works will elevate the Museum’s holdings of global works. The permanent collection, which will celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2025, will be reinstalled with new life and vigor, offering reimagined perspectives on cherished artworks.</p>
<p>“The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art affirms the University of Notre Dame’s commitment to the arts. The Museum’s vast holdings position the institution to share global histories through an array of mediums and styles. The storied and celebrated collections have been thoughtfully addressed and reinstalled in a majestic new home where tradition and innovation, the classic and the contemporary meet. The new acquisitions and commissions allow the Museum to connect with its visitors in innovative ways. We look forward to welcoming everyone to experience the new building, explore the galleries and find enjoyment and enriching stories in the works on view,” said Joseph Antenucci Becherer, director of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.</p>
<p>The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art will join the University of Notre Dame’s expanding arts district that includes the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Matthew and Joyce Walsh Family Hall of Architecture and O’Neill Hall of Music. The Museum’s second phase will be a 62,000-square-foot complex dedicated to research with additional galleries and space for teaching, a works-on-paper study center, administrative and curatorial offices, open collections storage and an auditorium. Timing for construction of the second phase is to be determined.</p>
<p>The late Ernestine Raclin and her daughter and son-in-law Carmen and Chris Murphy are the lead benefactors of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. Admission to the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art will be free and open to the public. For more information, visit raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.</p>
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<p><strong>About the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art </strong></p>
<p>With origins dating to 1875, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly Snite Museum of Art) is considered one of the oldest and most highly regarded university art museums in America. Founded on the principle that art is essential to understanding individual, shared and diverse human experiences and beliefs, the Museum encourages close looking and critical thinking. Experiences with significant, original works of art are intended to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and wonder for audiences across the academy, the community and around the world—all in support of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. The renowned permanent collection contains more than 30,000 works that represent many cultures and periods of world art history.</p>
<p>For more information on the new building, visit raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.</p>
<p><strong>About Robert A.M. Stern Architects</strong></p>
<p>Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP, is an international architectural practice based in New York City offering architecture, urban planning, landscape and interior design services. For more than 50 years, the practice has remained committed to architecture as an art and a profession. As a leading design firm with expertise in residential, commercial and institutional projects, RAMSA believes buildings must gracefully satisfy clients' needs while speaking to the public and elevating everyday life. The firm maintains an attention to detail and commitment to design quality which has earned international recognition, numerous awards and citations for design excellence.</p>
<p>For more information, visit www.ramsa.com.</p>
<p><strong>Media contact:</strong></p>
<p>Gina Costa<br>Communications Program Director<br>Raclin Murphy Museum of Art <br>574-631-4720<br>gcosta@nd.edu</p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1580172023-11-01T13:50:00-04:002023-11-15T14:27:36-05:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - November 2023<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VAet_AQdvf4?si=2rqhRUjDCAHQeUAO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VAet_AQdvf4?si=2rqhRUjDCAHQeUAO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1568172023-10-02T11:05:00-04:002023-11-14T13:46:08-05:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - October 2023<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YgN8jVXCIdE?si=WWMdtEptC7PevjFc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YgN8jVXCIdE?si=WWMdtEptC7PevjFc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1553722023-09-01T10:54:00-04:002023-08-28T10:54:25-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - September 2023<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D3S1V38QZqo?si=XYE6FZV4NhTTDx9-" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D3S1V38QZqo?si=XYE6FZV4NhTTDx9-" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1551002023-08-01T09:16:00-04:002023-08-16T09:16:42-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - August 2023<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e0On4GTraRo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e0On4GTraRo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>Michael Rippytag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1550982023-07-18T09:06:00-04:002023-08-16T09:09:48-04:00Raclin Murphy Museum of Art announces death of Business Leader, Philanthropist and Arts Patron, Ernestine Raclin dies.<p>The University of Notre Dame mourns the loss yet celebrates the life of long-time arts patron Ernestine Morris Carmichael Raclin, who passed away at 95. Deeply engaged with the South Bend and Notre Dame community, "Ernie" - as she was lovingly known, was long a collector of 17th - early 19th century…</p><p>The University of Notre Dame mourns the loss yet celebrates the life of long-time arts patron Ernestine Morris Carmichael Raclin, who passed away at 95. Deeply engaged with the South Bend and Notre Dame community, "Ernie" - as she was lovingly known, was long a collector of 17th - early 19th century European art and supporter of the Museum. Although she had been deeply engaged with the University's former Snite Museum of Art, in 2017 she announced a major gift for a new museum together with her daughter, Carmi and son-in-law Chris Murphy. The new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the entrance to Notre Dame's storied campus is set to open in late November, 2023.</p>
<p>“Mrs. Raclin had exquisite taste and a discerning eye, but ultimately her head and heart were deeply committed to enhancing the vitality and beauty of her community, family and friends,” shares director, Joseph Antenucci Becherer. “The new museum is evidence, and it was one of the great honors of my career to share the designs and installation plans of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art with her, with Chris and Carmi at her side.”</p>
<p>Raised in South Bend, Raclin attended Briarcliff College in New York and Saint Mary’s College. She was married to O.C. Carmichael, also a Notre Dame Trustee who passed away in 1976, and the late Robert Raclin, both of whom joined her in numerous philanthropic and service endeavors. The chair emerita of the board of 1st Source Corp. and 1st Source Bank of South Bend, Raclin was one of the first women elected to Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees (1976) and the first woman to run a major University fundraising campaign. She became a Trustee Emerita in 1998 and a Hesburgh Trustee in 2019.</p>
<p>In addition to her lead gift for the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art she and her family were also instrumental in the construction of Raclin-Carmichael Hall, located adjacent to the campus and home to the University’s W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research and the Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend.</p>
<p>Raclin was equally generous in the local community supporting many worthy causes, including the Center for Hospice Care in Mishawaka and Indiana University South Bend’s School of the Arts, which bears her name. She was a founding member of WNIT and Stanley Clark School; served as a director for the United Way of America, the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce; and chaired the board of Project Future, an economic development agency for the region. She also served on the advisory board of Indiana University South Bend, and as a trustee of the Indiana University Foundation and Converse College, a Spartanburg, South Carolina, institution at which Carmichael served as president.</p>
<p>Raclin was an astute collector of French, Italian and British art – paintings in particular. All genre were embraced. Many of her gifts have long been favorites of museum visitors and the subject of admiration and inquiry of scholars and students alike.</p>
<p>“Ernie’s steadfast support of the Museum has been foundational to the growth and development of the European collection over the decades. Marshalling her keen eye, impeccable taste, and generous spirit, Raclin made gifts of Italian and French paintings and sculptures that have captured the imaginations of generations of students and faculty across the University of Notre Dame’s campus and the interest of scholars worldwide. Rarely is a donor’s aesthetic sensibilities and humanistic values so closely aligned with a museum’s curatorial vision,” shares Cheryl K. Snay, Curator of European and American Art before 1900.</p>
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<p><strong>The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art</strong></p>
<p>With origins dating to 1875, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly Snite Museum of Art) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded university art museums in America. Founded on the principle that art is essential to understanding individual, shared and diverse human experiences and beliefs, the Museum encourages close looking and critical thinking. Experiences with significant, original works of art are intended to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and wonder for audiences across the academy, the community and around the world—all in support of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. The renowned permanent collection contains more than 30,000 works that represent many cultures and periods of world art history.</p>
<p>For more information on the new building, visit <a href="http://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a></p>
<p>The Raclin Murphy Museum will open late November, 2023.</p>
<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT</strong>: If you would like high-resolution images or in-depth information, please contact Gina Costa, Communications Program Director at (574) 631-4720 or <a href="mailto:gcosta@nd.edu">gcosta@nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Raclin Murphy Museum of Art<br></strong>St. André Way<br>University of Notre Dame<br>Notre Dame, IN 46556–0020<br>(574) 631–5466 telephone<br>(574) 631–8801 fax<br><a href="raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a></p>Raclin Murphy Museum of Arttag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1542212023-07-03T11:57:00-04:002023-08-16T09:17:10-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - July 2023<p><iframe width="1000" height="600" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-ibw3TFk6s" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p><p><iframe width="1000" height="600" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-ibw3TFk6s" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p>Raclin Murphy Museum stafftag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1542202023-06-01T11:50:00-04:002023-06-23T11:54:41-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - June 2023<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zT79yCCNyjg" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zT79yCCNyjg" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p>Raclin Murphy Museum Stafftag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1542162023-05-03T11:38:00-04:002023-06-23T11:54:03-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - May 2023<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NuLnx0oK8aI" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NuLnx0oK8aI" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p>Raclin Murphy Museum Stafftag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1530592023-04-01T16:55:00-04:002023-06-23T11:52:51-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - April 2023<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w3C74blUmCc" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p> <p class="attribution">Originally…</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w3C74blUmCc" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Michael Rippy</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/construction-updates/news/construction-update-from-director-joe-becherer-april-2023/">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">April 02, 2023</span>.</p>Raclin Murphy Museum Stafftag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1530602023-03-01T16:55:00-05:002023-06-23T11:52:48-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - March 2023<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d7usx5WE2ac" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p> <p class="attribution">Originally…</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d7usx5WE2ac" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Michael Rippy</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/construction-updates/news/construction-update-from-director-joe-becherer-march-2023/">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">March 02, 2023</span>.</p>Raclin Murphy Museum Stafftag:raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu,2005:News/1530612023-02-01T16:56:00-05:002023-06-23T11:52:46-04:00Construction update from Director Joe Becherer - February 2023<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mbqMQHLi64o" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p> <p class="attribution">Originally…</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mbqMQHLi64o" title="YouTube video player" width="1000"></iframe></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Michael Rippy</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/construction-updates/news/construction-update-from-director-joe-becherer-february-2023/">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">February 03, 2023</span>.</p>Raclin Murphy Museum Staff