The Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, is in the process of reinstalling its permanent collection galleries. Familiar works of art can now be seen alongside objects on view for the first time. New thematic galleries offer diverse ways of engaging with works of art, and they offer a sea-change in the way the museum considers and presents its collection. Visitors are invited to discover this transformation and consider new possibilities for interpreting art, and the broader world, through a range of gallery contexts.

Beginning on February 11, 2009, four thematic galleries will be open on two levels of the museum. On Level 2, visitors will find Perceiving Space in Art and The Artist-as-Curator: Kiki Smith, both newly installed. On Level 4 are American Art and Stories, Ideals, Beliefs, which opened in 2007.

The reinstallation creates an interdisciplinary interface between the Davis collection and the campus and enhances the museum's role as a resource for creative learning and the development of visual literacy. The museum is pleased to open the collection to new possibilities for direct engagement with works of art and for teaching across disciplines.

The reinstallation of the permanent collection galleries has been funded by the Wellesley College Friends of Art, Office of the President of Wellesley College, Office of the Dean of the College, the Getty Trust, the Davis Museum Program Endowment, and a gift from Jeannette Donovan in memory of her daughter Jean Donovan '76.

Above image - Reinstallation shot of Perceiving Space in Art.