Arts & Culture

People gather in front of an exhibition

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

Students at Swan lake during an outdoor class by Professor Robert Thorson.

Revealing the Science of Walden

Enchantment can come from a comprehensive understanding

A wall painted blue with the words With Gratitude: Highlights from a Decade of Gifts on it along with a photo and sculptures

The Benton Celebrates 60 Years with Special Exhibition, Silent Auction

'This museum is part of UConn’s history. We help UConn tell its story'

Three Native American men in regalia smiling

‘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”

A military uniform from the War of 1812 sits on display

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

A Connecticut America 250 sign with information about the Hartford Courant with a Connecticut flag and U.S.A flag next to it

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

A man in a red dress shirt poses for a photo in front of a puppet display

‘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

UConn Waterbury at night

UConn Waterbury Juneteenth Event Looks at Underground Schools That Powered the Civil Rights Movement

A conversation with Elaine Weiss, author and civil rights advocate

The Fran Gordon Garden at the Mark Twain House

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.”

A photograph of a white dog resting on a green dog bed.

Used Dog Toys a Favorite Medium for Art Professor

‘Out of the dog’s mouth to a gallery wall’