Denison Museum

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240 W Broadway, #101 Granville, OH 43023

Phone

Fax

740-273-1121

Hours

Monday - Wednesday: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walk-in and by appointment.

Thursday: 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm Walk-in and by appointment.

Friday - Saturday: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walk-in and by appointment.

Sunday: Closed on weekends, University holidays and breaks. Closed for spring break March 10-19. Closed for the summer starting April 29, by appointment only.

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Current Exhibition

Composing Communities, the work of Aminah Robinson

Jan 16, 2023 - May 14, 2023

The Denison Museum presents "Composing Communities, the work of Aminah Robinson."

Class visit

Denison Museum engages in and supports learning and inquiry in the liberal arts. Learn More

Teaching museum with a focus on helping faculty & students

We encourage faculty, students, and scholars alike to use the collection for classroom and scholarly work.

Connecting to the Museum

Whether through research, creative writing, science, math, language, or fine art practice, the museum has something to offer to faculty and students across campus.

Studying & Researching the Collection

Museum encourages students, scholars, and students beyond Denison to consider working with our collection.

Display at the Denison Museum

Museum interns gain 3,892 hours of hands-on learning each year.

More About the Museum

Spotlights

The Gordon Parks & Contemporaries exhibit

Denison Museum exhibit offers lessons on race, history, and trust

Gordon Parks & Contemporaries: Through the Lens promotes discussion across multiple disciplines and provides historical context for students.

Blue Grass Boys

The surprising history of Bluegrass music

Visiting professor Heather Grimm ’17 shares an intriguing history of Bluegrass music.

Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 in the midst of creating a film

On the Way to LA

Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 is a cinematic storyteller with great experiences that give him a leg up in the film industry.

Brittany Girl

Denison artwork connected to Van Gogh

Recent research on iconic painter Vincent Van Gogh has uncovered a link to a well-known work in the Denison Museum collection, Brittany Girl.

Daniel Roumain playing in concert with Titus Kaphar's A Disturbing Silence

Black Art 2020: Active interaction with Art

Two art exhibitions that focused on Black artists and their work became a springboard for learning in Prof. JSTN CLMN’s Black Art 2020 class.

Students interacting with the About Ourselves/Inside Ourselves exhibit

How We Learn

A Look Inside Ourselves

A Denison Museum art exhibit titled About Ourselves/Inside Ourselves explores queer history and identity.

Winslow Homer, The Boston Common

How We Learn

The American Dream

A student response to "Defining Childhood: Growing up in the US (1860-1940)."

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How We Learn

Feminist health politics

Students reflect on an exhibit, "Artifacts: Abortion Stories and Histories."

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How We Learn

Searching for the right question

A powerful museum exhibit was the impetus of a discussion on tragedy and more.

Rian Matthews

How We Learn

The Meaning of Context

Rian Matthews '16 critiques the work of an artist - and finds it lacking

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How We Learn

Looking at identities

Three shows in the Denison Museum speak to difference and identity.

What's Happening

Workshops & Info Sessions

Creative Career Match-up

A career fair for the arts brought together Denison students and creative professionals for an energizing and informative evening.

Exhibitions

Gordon Parks & Contemporaries: Through the lens

Denison Museum Intern Seyeong Hanlim ’23 shares her experience with the Gordon Parks exhibition.

Exhibitions

Threading the History of Columbus

Denison Museum intern Ellie Schrader ’23 shares her experience with the Aminah Robinson exhibition.

Academic Majors

Academic Majors

Living at Denison

Living at Denison

Study Abroad

Career Exploration

Career Exploration