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Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art News

The Barrick presents fine art exhibitions and programs of educational outreach. We are also southern Nevada’s most important collecting institution.

Current Barrick Museum News

Facilities Management staff attend special opening of Barrick Museum
Campus News |

Better lighting, renewed galleries, and a safer space welcome visitors back after months of work by UNLV Facilities Management.

Michael Porter sits next to a TV, part of the 'On Time' exhibit
People |

For his contribution to the On Time exhibition, the video production specialist revisits decades of home videos and reflects on the unexpected journey that brought him to UNLV.

dancers in the rose garden
Arts and Culture |

This free event features art exhibitions, live music, dance and theatre performances, film demonstrations, food and wine tastings, a beer garden, and much more.

Satish carrying ceremonial mace during commencement ceremony
People |

The mathematical sciences professor reflects on a path that began with a one-year appointment and grew into a 52-year career as UNLV’s longest-serving faculty member.

photo of art installation
Arts and Culture |

The artworks on view will include sculptures, drawings, prints, photography, video and audio art, and more, from an array of national and international artists.

collage of small square artworks
Arts and Culture |

Open to the public through Dec. 20, the collection was curated through a collaboration between the museum and UNLV's Asian and Asian American Studies program.

Barrick Museum In The News

KNPR News

For 40 years, UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum has served as Southern Nevada's must-see destination for contemporary and local art. After a four-month closure for upgrades, the museum reopens on October 23 with four new exhibitions, just in time for that evening's UNLV ArtWalk, the College of Fine Arts' annual open house.

Desert Companion

Over at UNLV’s Barrick Museum of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts partially funded a recent exhibit of Asian diaspora artworks, Living Here — eventually.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A collection of dancing and discussion will be happening on the UNLV campus, as the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art celebrates Filipino culture.

Art in America

Just a short ride off the Strip, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas delivers a welcome shock of authentic art clarity.

KNPR News

There’s no shortage of art galleries and spaces in Southern Nevada — and subsequently, art exhibits to populate them.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

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Barrick Museum Experts

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Recent Barrick Museum Accomplishments

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) delivered a featured talk titled “Museums Today: Creating Digital Exhibitions: A Practical Guide” on September 30, 2026, as part of the Museums Today virtual program hosted by the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, in partnership with the Association of Academic Museums and…
Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) presented two research papers at the 50th Annual Social Theory, Politics & the Arts (STP&A) Conference, held October 15–17, 2026, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The milestone conference celebrated the 50th anniversary of STP&A, an interdisciplinary forum for scholarship on the…
Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) was selected as a 2026 Emerging Scholar Award recipient by the Arts in Society Research Network, part of Common Ground Research Networks. The award recognizes graduate students and early-career scholars working across the arts, museums, design, media, and creative practice. Zida Wang will participate in…
Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art), and his co-authors Deanne Sole (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) and Jackie Gaetos (The Care Center) have published their article “Designing Care-Centered Museum Education: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Developing Creative Third Place” in the Journal of Museum Education.
Education & Outreach coordinator Jackie Gaetos (The Care Center) recently co-authored a published article in collaboration with Zida Wang and Deanne Sole (both Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art). Their article, published in the Journal of Museum Education, is called "Designing Care Centered Museum Education: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of…
Alisha Kerlin (Barrick Museum of Art), Zida Wang (Barrick Museum of Art), Deanne Sole (Barrick Museum of Art), Jackie Gaetos (Care Center), and Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr. (Asian & Asian American Studies) co-presented “Living Here, Being Here: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art as Third Places” at the Artists Thrive Summit 2026 as part of a local…