The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester will celebrate the start of construction on the expansion of its Centennial Sculpture Park with a public groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, September 13. University of Rochester President and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, and MAG’s Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director Jonathan Binstock will offer brief remarks at the Prince Street entrance to the MAG grounds, the site of the expansion, to mark this exciting moment for the museum and the region.
EVENT DETAILS
When: Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Where: The Prince Street entrance to the MAG grounds
Who: University of Rochester President and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, and MAG’s Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director Jonathan Binstock
Press photography during the event and interviews with museum leadership afterwards are welcome.
In 2013, MAG opened Centennial Sculpture Park to mark its 100-year anniversary. Phase 1 transformed the open lawn in front of the museum, located in the heart of the Neighborhood of the Arts (NOTA). Since then, the community has enjoyed all that the Sculpture Park has to offer, including 12 major works by celebrated artists Wendell Castle, Jackie Ferrara, Tom Otterness, Albert Paley, and others. The Sculpture Park has also been a gathering place, with live music at the annual M&T Bank Clothesline Festival, dance performances on Celebration Days, outdoor yoga classes, and summer camp activities.
This expansion is Phase 2, enlivening the remaining two acres of the museum’s grounds along University Avenue to Prince Street by adding a number of sculptures, including an important site-specific commission by artist Rashid Johnson. MAG expects to complete the Sculpture Park expansion fall 2022.
About The Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery showcases visual art from antiquity to the present day, including the outdoor public Centennial Sculpture Park. In addition to its permanent collection, MAG offers a year-round schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, after-hours social events, and family activities.
Hours: Wednesday–Sunday 11 am to 5 pm, and until 9 pm on Thursdays and select Fridays. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Admission: $15; senior citizens, $12; college students with ID and children 6–18, $6. Always free to members, University of Rochester faculty/staff and students, and children 5 and under. Half-price general admission Thursdays from 5–9 pm. Reduced admission is made possible by Monroe County, with additional support from Dave & Margaret Burns. For more information, call 585.276.8900 or visit mag.rochester.edu.
