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An Anniversary Celebration
From the mid 1960s through the 1970s with the collection
Your Support Makes All the Difference
All gifts will be matched in honor of our anniversary year
Connect Your Class with the Museum
We help design and lead class sessions in our permanent collection galleries and classrooms
A World of Art for All Ages
Teach with us at the Museum, in your classroom, or at home
On View Now
Work by multimedia artist Marie Watt, the hidden stories of ethnic Koreans living in Japan, and two millennia of art, culture, and natural science inspired by Pliny the Elder
Feb 11, 2023–Jul 30, 2023
Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt from the Collections of Jordan Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
The interdisciplinary work of Marie Watt draws from history, biography, Iroquois protofeminism, and Indigenous teachings to explore the intersection of history, community, and storytelling.
Feb 1, 2023–Jun 11, 2023
Morning Dew: The Stigma of Being “Brainwashed”
Works by Soni Kum, Hiroki Yamamoto and Kazuya Takagawa, and Nobuaki Takekawa artistically evoke the hidden stories of ethnic Koreans living in Japan.
Jan 21, 2023–Jun 11, 2023
Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the Elder
Marking the 2000th birth year of the Roman author, natural philosopher, and statesman, this exhibition explores two millennia of art, culture, and natural science.
Upcoming
Events
Check here for artist talks and lectures, family programs, student workshops, and more events all year long, free and open to everyone.
Learn with Us
Engage with our educational resources for Cornell, Ithaca, and the region.
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 Andrew W. 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 do 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 Acknowledgement
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogṑhó:nǫ’ (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogṑhó:nǫ’ are members of the Hodinǭhsȱ:nih (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 Gayogṑhó:nǫ’ dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogṑhó:nǫ’ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogṑhó:nǫ’ leadership.
