Welcome to the University Art Museum

Located at the center of campus in the Fine Arts Building, the Binghamton University Art Museum is a dynamic public space. It hosts frequent original exhibitions and related programs, including musical performances, gallery talks, workshops, and pop-up activities. Since its founding in 1967, the museum’s permanent collection has grown to more than 5,000 objects, which range from classical antiquity to today. 

A vibrant student-intern program provides undergraduate students opportunities to work in all areas, from community outreach and social media to collections management. They also curate their own exhibitions based on objects in the permanent collection. Central to the museum’s mission is collaboration: Whether with chemists, musicians, or historians, it often includes objects borrowed from other premier collections. Here are four highlights of the museum:

Kenneth C. Lindsay Study Room: Established in honor of Kenneth C. Lindsay, a “Monuments Man” from World War II and founder of the Art Department and University art gallery, the study room provides space for temporary installations, seminars, and other opportunities to examine original works of art.

Ed Wilson: Ed Wilson (1925–96), longtime member of the studio faculty at Binghamton University, was an innovative sculptor whose practice evolved from figures carved from stone and wood to large-scale public artworks, which were often sited in educational institutions.

Henry Moore: Exhibitions change each semester, whereas the bronze Reclining Figure on Pedestal by Henry Moore sits outside year-round, prominently positioned in the Memorial Courtyard.

Nuvolone: This 17th-century painting was cut into six pieces, then later reassembled. Its story remains elusive, but its former owner fled Vienna to escape the Nazis in 1938. He may have nearly destroyed it in order to save it.