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      • Narrative as Reality: Constructing an Identity
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      • BFA Senior Exhibition: Fall 2023
      • The Darkest Light
      • 2024 Biennial Faculty Exhibition
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      • BFA Senior Exhibition: Spring 2023
      • Jason Bly: Curriculum for a Better Tomorrow
      • In the Ring: Goya's La Tauromaquia
      • Coming Home: A Retired Faculty Exhibition
      • Paper Trail: Letterpress and Screenprinted Posters
      • The Sound of Color: Art Inspired by Music
      • 2022 Faculty Biennial Exhibition
      • The Art of the Landscape
      • Revisiting Audubon: An American Naturalist
      • The Floating World
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      • Narrative as Reality Catalog
      • Baylor Art Student Exhibition Booklets
      • In the Ring: Goya Catalog
      • Audubon Catalog
      • Neoclassical Gaze Catalog
      • Emergence Exhibition Catalog
      • 2020 Faculty Biennial Exhibition Catalog
      • 2022 Faculty Biennial Exhibition Catalog
      • The Floating World Booklet
      • Finding Oaxaca Exhibition Booklet
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Martin Museum of Art

We work to build an environment where the visual arts can inspire, foster growth, and enhance the educational experience of our patrons. As an integral component of the Department of Art & Art History within the College of Arts & Sciences at Baylor University, the Martin supports the scholarship of our faculty, staff, and students, provides a creative bridge for our communities and empowers creative freedom.

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Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

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Exhibitions complement art history and studio art coursework taught within the Department of Art and Art History. Temporary and traveling exhibitions featuring nationally and internationally recognized artists are presented throughout the year.

Narrative as Reality: Constructing an Identity
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Narrative as Reality: Constructing an Identity presents viewers with a journey of humanistic experiences, discovery, and expression through selections from the Jessica and Kelvin Beachum Family Collection.

May 6th - November 5th

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Narrative as Reality: Constructing an Identity
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Read the exhibition publication here and receive your own copy when you come in and experience this beautiful collection at the Martin Museum!

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CAE Credit | Audio Tours
Self-Guided Audio Tours

Self-guided audio tours are a great way to get CAE credit. Available Tuesdays - Saturdays from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Check Baylor Connect for more information!

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Permanent Collection

The Permanent Collection of the Martin Museum of Art comprises approximately 1,500 works of art spanning five centuries from Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The collection has been established through donations and purchases via the generosity of artists, collectors, corporations, institutions, and acquisition funds. The Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University continues to collect works of art to support the academic and artistic scholarship of its students, faculty, community, and collaborative artists, furthering the enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts.

Permanent Collection

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The Martin Museum of Art offers both guided and self-led tours for college classes, K-12 classes, special interest groups and organizations, and for the general public.

The Martin Museum of Art is located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

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Admission is free for everyone. Last entry is at 4:00 PM.

  • Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday - Monday: Closed

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Oct
7
2023
Martin Museum Closed | Baylor Home Football Game
Oct
14
2023
Martin at the Mayborn | Annular Eclipse
Oct
24
2023
Celebrating Traditions: Mum Making at the Martin Museum
(ends Oct 27, 2023)
Oct
28
2023
Martin Museum Closed | Baylor Home Football Game

Martin Museum of Art

Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center
60 Baylor Ave
Waco, TX 76707

(254) 710-6371
martin_museum@baylor.edu
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      • The Darkest Light
      • 2024 Biennial Faculty Exhibition
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        • Abby Baty | Graphic Design
        • Bailey West | Photography
        • Caroline Meiusi | Graphic Design
        • Delaney Bullock | Graphic Design
        • Ellis Barber | Sculpture
        • Grace Russell | Graphic Design
        • Kat Ogle | Graphic Design
        • Navy Villar | Graphic Design
        • Zara Montoya | Painting
      • Jason Bly: Curriculum for a Better Tomorrow
      • In the Ring: Goya's La Tauromaquia
      • Coming Home: A Retired Faculty Exhibition
      • Paper Trail: Letterpress and Screenprinted Posters
      • The Sound of Color: Art Inspired by Music
      • 2022 Faculty Biennial Exhibition
      • The Art of the Landscape
      • Revisiting Audubon: An American Naturalist
      • The Floating World
    • Exhibition Publications
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      • Narrative as Reality Catalog
      • Baylor Art Student Exhibition Booklets
      • In the Ring: Goya Catalog
      • Audubon Catalog
      • Neoclassical Gaze Catalog
      • Emergence Exhibition Catalog
      • 2020 Faculty Biennial Exhibition Catalog
      • 2022 Faculty Biennial Exhibition Catalog
      • The Floating World Booklet
      • Finding Oaxaca Exhibition Booklet
    • Submit an Exhibition Proposal
    • Community Partnerships
  • Creative Arts Experience
  • Faculty and Students
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    • Baylor Art Student Exhibition Information
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      • Submitting Artwork
      • Juror Nominations
    • Biennial Faculty Exhibition Information
    • Faculty Exhibition Proposal Information
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