Events

The Haggerty Museum of Art's exhibitions and programs are free, open to the public, and take place on Marquette's campus unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming events

 

Visualizing the Revolution: Teaching the American Revolution Through Media & Material Culture
NEW DATE: Thursday, July 30, 9:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Join us for a day of professional learning. Participants will explore how media, visual culture, and material artifacts shaped the American Revolution and discover classroom-ready strategies for incorporating media literacy and primary sources into social studies instruction. Download the agenda here.

The content of this public event is primarily geared toward K–12 educators.

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Nohl Fellows Presentations
Saturday, July 25, 2026, 1to 3 p.m.

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Please join us for back-to-back public events featuring Open Kitchen (Rudy Medina & Alyx Christensen) and Margaret Griffin.


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Fall 2026 Discussion and Exhibition Preview
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m.

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Scholar Henry John Drewal in conversation with the artist Daniel Minter. Followed by presentations by exhibiting artists Aisha Tandiwe Bell, Stephen Hamilton, and Portia Cobb.

Co-presented with the Bronzeville Center for the Arts.


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Fall 2026 Exhibition Opening Reception
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 6 to 7 p.m. 

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Please join us for the opening of three new exhibitions themed The Otherworld is Home.


Lunchtime Gallery Talk by Prof. Felicia Caponigri
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, noon 

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Join us for a lunchtime gallery talk on fashion, color, and trademark law referencing the Iké Udé: Sartorial Anarchy exhibition.


Theotokos Lecture by Rita George-Tvrtković, Ph.D.
The Virgin Mary as a Shared Figure? A Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 5 to 7 p.m.

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Dr. George-Tvrtković's lecture will consider where, when, and how Mary has been used to connect or divide Christians and Muslims.


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Living Archives: An African Community Day
Saturday, November 14, 2026, noon to 4 p.m.

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Join us for a celebration of the traditions of the African diaspora through art, food, dance, and storytelling.