Arts & Culture
Threads of Identity Celebrates Belonging and Culture in Storrs
The Threads of Identity exhibition celebrates the seven cultural centers on campus, promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging
October 2, 2026 | Nora Broderick - University Communications
Revealing the Science of Walden
Enchantment can come from a comprehensive understanding
September 30, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
The Benton Celebrates 60 Years with Special Exhibition, Silent Auction
'This museum is part of UConn’s history. We help UConn tell its story'
September 14, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
‘We the People’ Holds a Mirror to the US at 250
Smith traveled around the country the last three years for his photographic essay “We the People: America in the 21st Century”
July 14, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Benton Museum Examines America at 250 with Wide-Ranging Exhibitions
The show prompts visitors to think about America as a place, an identity, and an idea
July 8, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Series of Historical Markers Celebrate America’s 250th Through a Connecticut Lens
And while UConn wasn’t around in 1776, its fingerprints are all over the project
July 1, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
‘Becoming Modern’ Exhibition at Ballard Institute Traces Puppetry’s 20th Century Evolution in U.S.
The show is an appropriate curatorial bow for John Bell, who is retiring as the museum’s director Sept. 1 and whose own work was deeply influenced by the artists on display
June 22, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Waterbury Juneteenth Event Looks at Underground Schools That Powered the Civil Rights Movement
A conversation with Elaine Weiss, author and civil rights advocate
June 8, 2026 | Ira Morrison
UConn Extension Volunteers Are Preserving One of Connecticut’s Most Famous Homes
“The UConn Extension Master Gardener program opens doors, to learning about plants and to meeting people, preserving history, and being part of something bigger.”
June 2, 2026 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Used Dog Toys a Favorite Medium for Art Professor
‘Out of the dog’s mouth to a gallery wall’
June 2, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips