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LSU Museum of Art's Callie Smith Receives 2026 Louisiana Art Education Association Museum Art Educator Award  
July 9, 2026
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LSU Museum of Art's Callie Smith Receives 2026 Louisiana Art Education Association Museum Art Educator Award  
July 9, 2026
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LSU Museum of Art's Callie Smith Receives 2026 Louisiana Art Education Association Museum Art Educator Award. Read this press release to learn more!

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July 9, 2026
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Closer Look: Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I 
December 6, 2024
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Closer Look: Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I 
December 6, 2024
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Take a closer look and explore the details and symbolism in Albrecht Dürer’s etching Melencolia I. LSUMOA Educator and Programs Manager Callie Smith dives deeper into this iconic work in her latest blog post.

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December 6, 2024
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See Three Masterpieces from Charles Edward Schwing’s Collection in the Newly Installed Decorative Arts Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art
December 2, 2024
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See Three Masterpieces from Charles Edward Schwing’s Collection in the Newly Installed Decorative Arts Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art
December 2, 2024
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See Three Masterpieces from Charles Edward Schwing’s Collection in the Newly Installed Decorative Arts Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art. These include a striking seascape by Winslow Homer, a Venetian watercolor by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and a captivating portrait of Ma Si Gyaw by Gerald Festus Kelly. Read more in this blog post.

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December 2, 2024
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inRegister fashion shoot at the LSU Museum of Art
November 22, 2024
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inRegister fashion shoot at the LSU Museum of Art
November 22, 2024
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The LSU Museum of Art was excited to have inRegister Magazine have a fashion shoot in the galleries. Check out this feature to learn more!

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November 22, 2024
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LSU MOA in the news

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LSU Museum of Art wins 2026 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Publication Competition Awards
September 21, 2026
LSU Museum of Art wins 2026 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Publication Competition Awards
September 21, 2026

The LSU Museum of Art is pleased to announce it is a recipient of two 2026 Southeastern Museums Conference Publication Awards. Read this press release to learn more!

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September 21, 2026
The Advocate Baton Rouge features  Walter Anderson exhibition
September 14, 2026
The Advocate Baton Rouge features Walter Anderson exhibition
September 14, 2026

The Advocate Baton Rouge features The South’s Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson exhibition in the feature. Read it to learn more!

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September 14, 2026
225 Magazine: The LSU Museum of Art will represent Louisiana in a new Smithsonian loan program
September 2, 2026
225 Magazine: The LSU Museum of Art will represent Louisiana in a new Smithsonian loan program
September 2, 2026

Check out this feature by 225 Magazine about how the LSU Museum of Art will represent Louisiana in a new Smithsonian loan program. Read this article to learn more!

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September 2, 2026
WRKF Louisiana Considered features Fall 2026 exhibits
August 17, 2026
WRKF Louisiana Considered features Fall 2026 exhibits
August 17, 2026

LSU Museum of Art Chief Curator Michelle Schulte on WRKF Louisiana Considered speaking about Fall 2026 exhibition. Listen to learn more!

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August 17, 2026

Celebrate Mom with a visit to the LSU Museum Store

May 03, 2017
Celebrate Mom with a visit to the LSU Museum Store

Trying to find the the perfect gift for Mother's Day? We have a variety of unique, locally made items that are sure to please even the pickiest of matriarchs.

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DIG Magazine: 2017 Baton Rouge Area's Greatest →

May 01, 2017

LSU MOA was voted 2017 Baton Rouge Area's Greatest Art Gallery by DIG Magazine readers. 

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Never before seen works added to Art in Louisiana’s “Bayou Moderne” gallery

April 27, 2017 in Exhibition
Never before seen works added to Art in Louisiana’s “Bayou Moderne” gallery

“Bayou Moderne,” the modern and contemporary section of Art in Louisiana, has recently been updated to shift some of your favorites while adding recent acquisitions and never before exhibited works.

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Tags: permanent collection

The Daily Reveille: "Contemporary Masters" a teachable exhibition featuring diverse perspectives →

April 26, 2017 in MOA in the news, Exhibition
The Daily Reveille: "Contemporary Masters" a teachable exhibition featuring diverse perspectives

The Daily Reveille's Ryan Thaxton talks to curator Courtney Taylor about "Contemporary Masters." (Photo by Jordan Marcell)

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The Daily Reveille: Photography exhibition expands LSU Museum of Art permanent collection →

April 21, 2017 in Exhibition, MOA in the news
The Daily Reveille: Photography exhibition expands LSU Museum of Art permanent collection

The Daily Reveille's Katie Gagliano talks to Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson about "Exploring Photography." (Photo by Chunfeng Lu)

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Tags: permanent collection, Exploring Photography

Splintered Branches, Construction Cones, and Christmas Trees

April 13, 2017 in Exhibition
Splintered Branches, Construction Cones, and Christmas Trees

Heffernan uses a few visual motifs to signal themes of narratives in her tableaux that recur in several paintings.

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Collection Spotlight: Emerson Bell's Study for the Prophet West

March 28, 2017 in Exhibition
Collection Spotlight: Emerson Bell's Study for the Prophet West

The LSU Museum of Art has two works in its collection by Baton Rouge artist and teacher Emerson Bell that feature Prophet West, a local religious leader known for baptizing followers in the Mississippi River, passing in front of Baton Rouge downtown buildings that were sites of Civil Rights protests.

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Tags: permanent collection

Tonalism and artist Elliott Daingerfield

March 17, 2017 in Exhibition
Tonalism and artist Elliott Daingerfield

While giving tours of Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield, I’ve asked groups how many of them have heard of tonalism. To this question there is silence; arms remain dangling at our visitors’ sides.

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Staff Picks: Get to know eight female artists with LSU MOA

March 08, 2017 in Exhibition
Staff Picks: Get to know eight female artists with LSU MOA

In honor of Women's History Month, several members of the LSU MOA staff provided some insight into their favorite pieces on display and/or in the permanent collection made by female artists.

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Tags: permanent collection

225 magazine: LSU Museum of Art exhibits Julie Heffernan’s climate change-themed paintings →

March 01, 2017 in Exhibition, MOA in the news
225 magazine: LSU Museum of Art exhibits Julie Heffernan’s climate change-themed paintings

225 magazine's Kaci Yoder talks with LSU School of Art visiting artist Julie Heffernan in advance of her exhibition, "When the Water Rises."

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The Advocate: Everlasting Calm: The Paintings of Elliott Daingerfield →

February 27, 2017 in Exhibition, MOA in the news
The Advocate: Everlasting Calm: The Paintings of Elliott Daingerfield

The Advocate's Robin Miller takes a tour through Everlasting Calm with Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson.

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Conversation with artist Julie Heffernan

February 22, 2017 in Exhibition
Conversation with artist Julie Heffernan

In preparation for When the Water Rises: Recent Paintings by Julie Heffernan, LSU MOA curator Courtney Taylor discussed the work and inspiration for the exhibition with artist Julie Heffernan. Below is an abridged version of one of those conversations.

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Total Immersion: Water and the Louisiana Landscape

February 16, 2017 in Exhibition
Total Immersion: Water and the Louisiana Landscape

Get one last look at Total Immersion: Water and the Louisiana Landscape before it closes this Sunday, February 20, 2017.

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We love ... arts education

February 08, 2017 in Exhibition, Education

Celebrate the future of our community and the arts in Baton Rouge through this special exhibition on display February 12 through March 19.

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Tags: Education, ArtWorks, MUSE

Recreating Elliott Daingerfield's studio

February 01, 2017 in Exhibition
Recreating Elliott Daingerfield's studio

Take a closer look at the space created in the Everlasting Calm exhibition.

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Tags: Everlasting Calm
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