Past
Exhibitions
Past exhibitions at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art and its predecessor, the A. D. White Museum of Art at Cornell University.
Past exhibitions from 2023
ENDED ON 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.
ENDED ON 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.
ENDED ON 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.
ENDED ON Jan 29, 2023
Xu Bing: Background Story
Xu Bing has created a new work based on a centuries-old Chinese painting in the Johnson Museum’s collection for his series Background Story.
ENDED ON Jan 22, 2023
75 Years of Consequence: The Partition of India
Art exploring the legacy of British colonialism on the modern-day countries of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.