News · Colby College Museum of Art

Colby College Museum of Art receives collection of more than 500 photographs, including works by Ansel Adams, James Van Der Zee, Dorothea Lange, Edward Steichen, and Lissette Solórzano

January 12, 2021

The Tsiaras Family Photography Collection, gift of Colby alumni Dr. William Tsiaras and Nancy Meyer Tsiaras, further solidifies Colby’s Museum as a leading destination for American art WATERVILLE, Maine (January 12, 2021)—A transformative gift... more >

Freshman art history student uncovers identity of Mughal miniature

Wallace Ludel in The Art Newspaper, December 10, 2020

Acquisitions of the Month: November 2020

Apollo, December 15, 2020

Winter Solstice Luminary Project reaches out to Waterville students and families

Bangor Daily News, December 7, 2020

Winter Solstice Luminary Project prepares kits for Waterville students

Allegra Zamore in WABI 5, December 7, 2020

Our View: Artist, subject in Colby exhibit provide history lesson

Portland Press Herald, November 16, 2020

A print series of Jacob Lawrence’s earliest narrative cycle has been acquired by the Colby College Museum of Art

Gabriella Angeleti in The Art Newspaper, November 3, 2020

Colby College Museum of Art acquires Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture print series

October 30, 2020

Rare print series gifted by philanthropists Peter and Paula Lunder manifests the artistic and narrative power of one of the most important American artists of the 20th century WATERVILLE, Maine, October 30, 2020 – The... more >

Art (Un)Seen: What we don’t see in Maine

Edgar Allen Beem in The Portland Phoenix, October 28, 2020

Colby College adds to previous giving with a $2M donation

William Hall in Mainebiz, October 28, 2020