Fairfield University Art Museum Fall 2026 Programs

SELECT PROGRAMS FALL 2026

For more programs and information, visit fairfield.edu/museum

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

With extended hours on Thursdays until 8 p.m.

Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. Where indicated, those events will also be livestreamed on Arts & Minds Live and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel. All times are Eastern Standard. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

Hieroglyphs to Hype: The Modern Afterlife of Ancient Egypt September 18 – December 12, 2026 Bellarmine Hall Galleries, Bellarmine Hall This exhibition will explore the enduring fascination with ancient Egyptian art and culture (dubbed “Egyptomania” by 19th-century Europeans) through a selection of paintings, prints, photographs, and decorative art ranging from the early 19th century through the present day. These objects, from the humble to the refined, from the shamelessly commercial to the Afrofuturist, represent the range of artistic responses to – and misconceptions about – ancient Egyptian visual culture. The exhibition is curated by Megan Paqua (adjunct instructor of ancient Egyptian archaeology and art history and Fairfield University Art Museum Registrar).

Thursday, September 17, 5:30 p.m.

Opening Night Event: Exhibition Curator Megan Paqua in conversation with Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo, PhD Event Hall, Dolan School of Business and streaming on Arts & Minds Live Thursday, September 17, 6:30 p.m.

Opening Night Reception: Hieroglyphs to Hype: The Modern Afterlife of Ancient Egypt Bellarmine Hall Galleries and Great Hall

James Henry Haseltine, Cleopatra, ca. 1868, white marble.

Lent by Jack and Mary Ann Hollihan

Thursday, October 1, 5 p.m. and Tuesday, November 17, noon Gallery Talk: Wrapped for Eternity: Ancient Egyptian “Mummies” Megan Paqua, exhibition curator Bellarmine Hall Galleries Space limited and registration is required

Wednesday, October 28, noon Gallery Talk: Fred Wilson and the Reception of Ancient Art Marice Rose, PhD (professor of art history & visual culture) Bellarmine Hall Galleries

Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. Where indicated, those events will also be livestreamed on Arts & Minds Live and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel. All times are Eastern Standard. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

Thursday, October 29, 5:30 p.m.

Lecture: “New Media, Old Tropes? The Rebirth of Ancient Egypt in Video Games”* Kate Minniti, PhD (Pratt Institute, visiting assistant professor, History of Art and Design Department) Dogwood Room, Barone Campus Center and streaming on Arts & Minds Live

Thursday, November 5, 5:30 p.m.

Lecture: “‘Would You Like an Obelisk or, Perhaps, a Temple?’: Egypt’s Curious History of Gifting Archaeological Monuments”* Elizabeth Macaulay, PhD (professor of liberal studies, anthropology, classics, Middle Eastern studies & digital humanities, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York) Dogwood Room, Barone Campus Center and streaming on Arts & Minds Live *Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation

Egyptian (Roman period), Temple of Dendur, before 10 BCE. Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.

Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. Where indicated, those events will also be livestreamed on Arts & Minds Live and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel. All times are Eastern Standard. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

James Welling: Cento September 25 – December 12, 2026 Walsh Gallery, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Thursday, September 24, 5:30 p.m.

Opening Night Lecture: James Welling: Cento Artist James Welling Kelley Theatre, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts and streaming on Arts & Minds Live Thursday, September 24, 6:30 p.m.

Opening Night Reception: James Welling: Cento Walsh Gallery and Lobby, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

James Welling, Gold and ivory sculpture of a goddess, 2019, oil pigment, oil pastel, wax over electrostatic print on polyester.

Courtesy of the artist. © James Welling

Thursday, October 15, 5:30 p.m Symposium Keynote: “Altered States? The Shifting Impact of Our Visualizations of Antiquity”* Katherine A. Schwab, PhD (professor emerita, art history & visual culture) Dogwood Room, Barone Campus Center and streaming on Arts & Minds Live

Friday, October 16, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Symposium: Aesthetics, Objectivity, and Interpretation in Archaeological Visual Practices Dogwood Room, Barone Campus Center

Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. Where indicated, those events will also be livestreamed on Arts & Minds Live and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel. All times are Eastern Standard. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

James Welling, Mosaic drinking cup, 2022, oil pigment, oil pastel, wax over electrostatic print on polyester. Courtesy of the artist. © James Welling

Thursday, October 22 and November 19, 12:45 p.m.

Exhibition Tour: James Welling: Cento Andrew Ward, PhD (Assistant Professor of Art History & Visual Culture) offers an archeologist's perspective on the exhibition.

Walsh Gallery, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Thursday, December 3, 5-6:30 p.m.

Art Workshop: Anatomical Drawing Space limited to 25, registration required. Materials provided.

Walsh Gallery, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. Where indicated, those events will also be livestreamed on Arts & Minds Live and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel. All times are Eastern Standard. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

ART IN FOCUS Thursday, September 24, noon and 1 p.m. streaming Art in Focus: Audrey Flack, Lux Eternal, 2022, acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Courtesy of the Audrey Flack Foundation. © Audrey Flack Foundation Bellarmine Hall Galleries Thursday, October 8, noon and 1 p.m. streaming Art in Focus: David Roberts, The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1849, oil on panel. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1981.25.534.

Bellarmine Hall Galleries Audrey Flack, Lux Eternal, 2022, acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

Courtesy of the Audrey Flack Foundation. © Audrey Flack Foundation

Thursday, November 12, noon and 1 p.m. streaming Art in Focus: Jane Hammond, Spells + Incantations, 2007, lithograph and screenprint in colors with Chine-collé and gold leaf. Fairfield University Art Museum, Museum Purchase 2024, 2024.30.01. © Jane Hammond Bellarmine Hall Galleries Thursday, December 10, noon and 1 p.m.

Art in Focus: Unknown Italian artist, Rest on the Flight Into Egypt, 18th century, oil on canvas. Gift of Edward Roche, 2021 (CAC2021.03.01) Jesuit Community Center (St. Ignatius Hall) and streaming on Arts & Minds Live

Unknown Italian artist, Rest on the Flight Into Egypt, 18th century, oil on canvas.

Gift of Edward Roche, 2021 (CAC2021.03.01)

Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. Where indicated, those events will also be livestreamed on Arts & Minds Live and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel. All times are Eastern Standard. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

FAMILY DAY SERIES Select Saturdays, 12:30-2 p.m. and 2:30-4 p.m.

Space is limited; registration required.

Museum Classroom, Bellarmine Hall unless otherwise noted.

September 26: Getting Creative with Photography Quick Center for the Arts Lobby October 17: Let’s Draw Like an Ancient Egyptian November 14: Leaf It to Your Imagination December 12: A Little Box of Winter Wonder

ARTFUL EVENING SERIES

With tips from Museum Educator Elizabeth Vienneau; supplies provided Select Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

Museum Classroom, Bellarmine Hall Thursday, October 22 Thursday, December 10

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION SERIES With Jackie DeLise Streaming Monday at 5 p.m.

October 19 In-person, Bellarmine Hall Galleries Select Tuesdays at 5 p.m.

September 22 | October 20 | November 10 | December 8

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FairfieldUniversityArtMuseum Cover: Adam Helms, Untitled (900 Years), 2011, charcoal on rice paper. Courtesy of the artist and Matthew Day Jackson. © Adam Helms