Curatorial Areas

With a collecting history that extends back to the 1750s, the Museum is one of the few university art museums of truly universal scope. Its collections, which number more than 115,000 works in all media, range from ancient to contemporary and span the globe.

Many of these works may be accessed through the Online Collections Catalogue. In the interest of providing access to the greatest number of works, not all data has been approved by a curator, and information about the artworks may change as the result of ongoing research. Objects will be added to the Online Catalogue as cataloguing is completed and images become available.

Please contact the Collections Information office with any inquiries or comments about your Online Database experience.

Image Use and Access  

Image Use and Access  

Collecting and Provenance Research

Collecting and Provenance Research

Collection Stories

Story Archive

Guadalupe Maravilla’s I crossed the border

Guadalupe Maravilla’s I crossed the border

Last year the Museum acquired Guadalupe Maravilla’s I crossed the border (2021). In this piece, made during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maravilla reflects on their Mestizo heritage, combining Mesoamerican imagery, Catholic iconography, and healing practices from multiple spiritual and shamanic traditions...