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University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, MA

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University Museum of Contemporary Art

Contemporary art museum run through the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Amherst, MA

About University Museum of Contemporary Art

The University Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the visual arts venues of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The museum presents rotating contemporary exhibitions across three galleries, including its own space alongside the Augusta Savage and Hampden galleries. Its exhibition program spans landscape, identity, memory, history, and legacy, and the Fine Arts Center has announced a major career survey by Hank Willis Thomas for the spring of its 2026-2027 season. The museum also hosts school groups, where university students teach local K-12 classes through hands-on gallery lessons.

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