Events

All events are free and open to the public.

Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy
Organized by The New York Historical
Opening reception 
Thursday, February 27, 5:00-7:00PM
Main Gallery

Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy explores public monuments and their representations as points of debate over national identity, politics, and race. Monuments offers a historical foundation for understanding recent controversies, featuring fragments of a torn-down statue of King George III, a replica of a bulldozed monument by Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage, and a maquette of New York City’s first public monument to a Black woman (Harriet Tubman), among other objects. The exhibition reveals how monument-making and monument-breaking have long shaped American life as public statues have been celebrated, attacked, protested, altered, and removed.

Curated by Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto, Vice President and Chief Curator at The New York Historical.

The exhibition is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Additional support is provided at Binghamton University by the Office of the Provost, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Harpur College Dean’s Office, the Binghamton Fund for Excellence, the Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls, and Rebecca Moshief and Harris Tilevitz ’78.

Family Day @ BUAM: Make Your Own Monument
Saturday, March 22, 1:00-3:00 PM
Main Gallery

Go on a scavenger hunt and get your hands dirty by making your own clay monument inspired by the Spring 2025 exhibition, Monuments: Commemmoration and Controversy. Free and open to the public.

POSTPONED Sept 5: Zoe Dufour Artist Talk and Reception
Main Gallery

Binghamton University Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equality in partnership with Binghamton University Art Museum presents Harriet Tubman sculptor, Zoe Dufour.

Women's History Month Public Tour 
Thursday, March 27, 5:00 PM
Main Gallery

Tour centers on women artists and subjects in the Monuments exhibition.

Build-A-Data Monument
Tuesday, April 15, 12:00PM
Main Gallery

Join BUAM and Data & You to build a monument out of your personal data points while reflecting on the museum's Spring 2025 exhibition, Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy. Tours of the exhibit are available before and after the activity.