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A World of Art for All Ages
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On View Now
Work by Suzi Ferrer, Class of 1962, video by Arthur Jafa, and an exhibition collaboration with the College of Human Ecology for their centennial year
Jan 25, 2025–Jun 8, 2025
Suzi Ferrer
A member of the Class of 1962, Suzi Ferrer (1940–2006) became a pioneering visual artist during her decade-long stay in Puerto Rico.
Feb 8, 2025–Jun 8, 2025
Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, The Message is Death
Arthur Jafa’s 2016 video is an exploration of Black identity, history, and culture in America.
Mar 8, 2025–Jul 27, 2025
Home Making: Artists and the Domestic
This collaboration between the Johnson Museum and Cornell’s College of Human Ecology for the College’s centennial explores how artists redefine and reconceptualize home.
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Plan Your Class
The Johnson Museum hosts hundreds of Cornell class sessions from more than 50 departments and programs every academic year.
Just Futures Initiative
Funded by major grant from to Cornell from the Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative, the Johnson Museum is bringing artists to campus whose research and practice explores issues relating to migration.
Discover Our Collection
Explore the Johnson’s collection of 40,000 works.
Johnson Kids
Visit this special spot for projects and inspiration that families can share together throughout the year.
About the Museum
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University opened in 1973 and has always been open to all without charge. Designed by I. M. Pei & Partners, the Museum is named for Herbert F. Johnson, Class of 1922.
Land Acknowledgment
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ leadership.
