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The Johnson Museum holds more than 40,000 works in its collection from around the world.

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On View

Exhibitions

Temporary exhibitions are currently on view downstairs on Floors 1L and 2L.

Aug 26, 2023–Dec 10, 2023

Celia Vasquez Yui: The Council of the Mother Spirits of the Animals

Sculptures by the Peruvian artist Celia Vasquez Yui, who works in the Indigenous ceramic traditions of her people, the Shipibo-Konibo.

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Aug 26, 2023–Dec 10, 2023

Four rows of different ceramic animal figures

Aug 26, 2023–Dec 17, 2023

Between Performance and Documentation: Contemporary Photography and Video from China

Artworks and archival video footage explore the relationship between performance, photography, and video from the mid 1990s to today.

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Aug 26, 2023–Dec 17, 2023

A man's body is camouflaged by posters covering a dirty wall

Aug 19, 2023–Jan 7, 2024

Nydia Blas: Love, You Came from Greatness

A new series by Nydia Blas shown alongside photograph albums from the collection of Cornell University Library created by Black American families from the 1860s to 1980s.

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Aug 19, 2023–Jan 7, 2024

A Black man holds the hands of a Black boy and a Black girl next to a pond on a summer day

Sep 16, 2023–Jan 7, 2024

Coco Fusco: Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

Coco Fusco’s single-channel video from 2021 contemplates the disjunction between private loss and public statistics during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Sep 16, 2023–Jan 7, 2024

A white carnation floats in a body of water

Sep 16, 2023–Jan 7, 2024

The Poetic World of Persian Art

Poetry, paintings, and calligraphy that highlight epics of powerful Persian kings and heroes and their romantic love stories.

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Sep 16, 2023–Jan 7, 2024

An open bound manuscript with Persian calligraphy and a floral design in blues and greens

Ongoing

Fifty Years: An Anniversary Celebration with the Collection

In celebration of the Johnson Museum’s fiftieth anniversary, an ongoing installation on the first floor features artworks from the mid 1960s through the 1970s and a display of Museum ephemera.

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Ongoing

A floor to ceiling wall of colorful pop art

Ongoing

Gifts of Modern Art: David M. Solinger, Class of 1926

A special installation of select gifts and nine artworks that have become part of the Johnson Museum’s permanent collection through the bequest of David M. Solinger and Betty Ann Besch Solinger.

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Ongoing

A colorful painting, thin figural sculpture, and red mobile in a museum gallery with dark green walls

Ongoing

Leo Villareal: Cosmos

This site-specific installation of 12,000 white LED lights transforms the ceiling of the Mallin Sculpture Court with complex movement and dazzling patterns.

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Ongoing

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Ongoing

Outdoor Sculpture

Outdoor sculpture from the Johnson Museum’s permanent collection that can be seen around campus and Ithaca.

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Ongoing

A large statue of a naked man made of chrome is installed between buildings and surrounded by autumn trees

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