The Museum Gallery hosts exhibits curated by DU faculty, graduate students and community partners. Learn about exhibits and read museum news.
Current and Upcoming Exhibits
The gallery is typically open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Due to COVID protocols, access to Sturm Hall is currently limited to DU staff, faculty and students. Visitors to DU must make arrangements to have access to Sturm Hall. To confirm gallery hours, schedule access to Sturm Hall, or for special accommodations, please contact sarah.carlson@du.edu or call 303-871-2543.
Thursday, October 10
Everyday Masterpieces:
Indigenous Art in Daily Life
Opening Reception at 4p
Artist's Talk with Louie Gong at 6p
Exhibit Open October 10 - November 15
Mondays - Fridays 10a - 4p
One of the constants among Indigenous peoples around the world is the incorporation of art into the objects of everyday life. This exhibit features works by Indigenous artists that reflect their artistic versatility and cultural traditions.
Featuring art by Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand, Joe Don Brave, Louie Gong, Heather Levi, Micah McCarty, Lynda Teller Pete, and Bessie Smith
Photo credit: Coast Salish Pattern Wool Blanket by Louie Gong (Nooksack), courtesy of Snoqualmie Tribe-owned Eighth Generation
4p
DUMA Gallery, Sturm 102
Featured Virtual Colloquium Recordings
Undergraduate Capstone Presentations – Rosa Gutierrez and Zoi Johns
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) provides a process for tribes to request the return of items from museums and federal agencies. DUMA works with Tribal Nations to promote repatriation and foster stronger relationships.
Home to more than 100,000 unique ethnographic and archaeological artifacts, DUMA’s collections include Southwestern pottery, African and Native American textiles, masks from around the world, and remarkably well-preserved yucca fiber and animal hide footwear from cave sites in Colorado.
DU’s Anthropology Department welcomes new assistant professor and cultural anthropologist Kelly Fayard. A former assistant dean and director for the Native American Cultural Center at Yale College, Fayard emphasizes the importance of supporting and mentoring Native students, as well as first-generation, low-income, LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC students in her classrooms.
Regina Huang, a 2019 anthropology master’s graduate who originally hails from Taiwan, has done her thesis work on the Amache Museum, which holds the history of Colorado’s only Japanese American internment camp during World War II.
Julian Nilsson, a cultural anthropology master’s student and self-described “people person,” has thrived studying and celebrating various people groups through academics, research, and a diverse array of extracurriculars.
