The Harold and Estelle Newman Tanner Gallery, showing modern paintings and sculptures in front of a window
Installation image of the Harold and Estelle Newman Tanner Gallery, 2026. Courtesy of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.

Opening Celebration

Davis Museum Spring 2026 Opening

Time 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where Davis Museum Lobby
Category

Join the Davis Museum for the opening of our Spring 2026 exhibitions, which celebrate Wellesley College’s 150th anniversary: The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close, Only To Be There: Student Traditions at Wellesley, and Modern and Contemporary Art. Three other featured exhibitions remain on view: In Focus: Wellesley College Faculty Artists, The Worlds of Ilse Bing, Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. We honor an extraordinary history, look forward to an exciting future, and celebrate the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who make a difference in the world.

4:00 PM Artist Roundtable with Dr. Nicole Berlin and Dr. Semente: In Focus: Wellesley College Faculty Artists - Collins Cinema

5:00 - 8:00 PM Opening Reception - Davis Lobby and Galleries

5:30 PM Welcome Remarks - Davis Lobby

Light refreshments will be served.

Free and open to the public.

This program is generously supported by the Helyn MacLean Endowed Program Fund for Contemporary and South Asian Art, Mellon Endowment for Academic Programs, Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership, and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis.

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