Books were written, decorated, and bound entirely by hand during the pre-modern era in Europe. This exhibition explores the four stages of making medieval books, from preparing animal skin to make parchment, to the metho…

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Raised in Wisconsin and educated at UW–Madison, Bruce Nauman’s 62-minute video, No, No, New Museum, was initially shown at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Presenting a jester wearing red and green re…

Exhibition on view August 5, 2026–June 30, 2027.

Exhibition on view August 5, 2026 – April 18, 2027.

For centuries, artists across the globe have responded to the turbulence of their societies by imagining ideal worlds. In response to moments of crisis and human suffering, artists, writers, and scholars have drawn on th…