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  • Photograph of the exterior of the museum. A text-based artwork is visible from the outside. It reads: The Museum is a School; The Artist Learns to Communicate; the Public Learns to Make Connections.
    The Colby College Museum of Art is always free and open to all.
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  • A sepia-toned, black-and-white photo-collage or altered print presented on a solid dark background. The central image is a crinkled, distorted, and fragmented photograph depicting several figures—seemingly indigenous individuals wearing loincloths—outdoors in a wooded setting. One figure stands on the left in profile, while another crouches or bends near the center alongside a wooden plank, and a third figure is crouched on the far right. Faint handwritten script text is visible in the bottom right corner of the crumpled paper.
    Imagining an Archipelago: Art from Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Their Diasporas
    July 11, 2026–June 6, 2027
  • Abstract painting with dark green, black, and bright red rectangular shapes on a pastel pink and green background.
    Explore highlights from our collection of more than ten thousand artworks.
  • Woman smiling in an art gallery in front of a painting.
    The Colby College Museum of Art is at its heart a teaching museum for learners of all ages, both on campus and throughout the community.
  • Four individuals seated on a stage in conversation and clapping.
    The Lunder Institute for American Art supports innovative research, scholarship, and creative production that expands the boundaries of American art.

The Lunder Institute for American Art