November 2016: “It is for the artists,” said Maria Manetti Shrem the morning after Saturday’s Legacy dinner had begun a series of grand opening celebrations for the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis. “It is for me to make the old artists happy. That is the best.” Read more.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art Unveils Inaugural Exhibitions for November OpeningOctober 2016: The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, announces the four opening exhibitions that will inaugurate its new, architecturally significant museum building beginning Sunday, Nov. 13. Read more.
Honoring the Legacy of Margrit MondaviSeptember 2016: Mrs. Mondavi was an incredible champion of our campus and our students. Her commitment to fostering the arts and furthering our research in food science helped UC Davis achieve yet greater heights and greater recognition in these areas. Read more.
The UC Davis Manetti Shrem Museum Points to a New Direction in U.S. Museum DesignJuly 2016: Construction is nearing completion on the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, a contemporary art museum set amid the expansive views of California’s Central Valley and surrounding farmlands. At the grand opening on Nov. 13, visitors will experience a new form of museum architecture, one achieved by integrating outdoors and indoors, blurring the usual hierarchical relationship between exhibition and teaching spaces, that furthers the museum’s educational mission. Read more.
Iwan Baan Just Encapsulated Architecture’s Social Media Revolution in a Single Instagram PictureJuly 2016: Iwan Baan and SO-IL (Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu) have taken to the sky to photograph Florian Idenburg’s latest project. This morning, the photographer dished up some quality views of SO – IL’s project from thousands of feet up in the air via his popular Instagram account. Framed at an oblique angle through the helicopter window, the undulating roof of the building on the UC Davis Campus is a spectacular sight to see. Read more.
Wayne Thiebaud Donates Major Works of Art to New UC Davis MuseumJune 2016: [Video] Wayne Thiebaud — the legendary painter known for his colorful paintings of landscapes, portraits and good-enough-to-eat desserts — this week presented to the University of California, Davis, some of his treasured paintings. Read more.
Museum Opens November 13February 2016: The Manetti Shrem Museum has announced its opening date: November 13, 2016.