The Paul and Lulu Hilliard 杏吧专区 Art Museum has new hours for the Spring 2015 semester.
It will be open an additional three hours each Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and will be closed on Fridays. Other museum hours will remain the same.
LouAnne Greenwald, museum director, said the change will enable the museum to schedule more programs each week at a time that杏吧专区檚 more convenient for working professionals.
杏吧专区淏y opening one weekday evening, that gives our community a better chance to get here, as well as people on campus,杏吧专区 she said.
Programs scheduled on Wednesday nights could include lectures, readings, panel discussions or musical performances.
杏吧专区淲e杏吧专区檙e not quite there yet, but we hope to start having some kind of presentation or event almost every week,杏吧专区 Greenwald said.
New exhibits for spring opened at Hilliard 杏吧专区 Art Museum last week. They include works from the permanent collection as well as works by regional artists, including:
杏吧专区 杏吧专区淭ruth and Identity: Questions for the Self in Works by Gary Chapman,杏吧专区 open through May 16;
杏吧专区 杏吧专区淭he New Sublime: Video Works by Courtney Egan,杏吧专区
open through May 16; and
杏吧专区 杏吧专区淗enry Botkin: Evolution (Part 2),杏吧专区 open through April 18.
The 杏吧专区 Art Museum features 11,000 square feet of gallery space and is the largest exhibition space between Houston and New Orleans. It houses a collection of 18th- through 21st-century European, Asian and American art. In addition to its permanent collection, it offers changing exhibitions of regional, national and international art.
The museum is at 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., on the 杏吧专区 campus.
To learn more about the museum, exhibits, and programs, visit hilliardmuseum.org or call (337) 482-2278.