Saint Mary's College Museum of Art

MoA is temporarily closed for installation.

Fall exhibitions open on September 16, 2026

Opening Celebration: September 17 

Regular Hours: Wed-Sun, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed: Mon & Tues.

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Upcoming Exhibitions & Engagement

Detail of "In the Shadow of the Capitol" c.1946-1948 by Marion Palfi

Fix Your Face: Representations of the Female Gaze

Featuring select works from the permanent collection, this student-curated exhibition explores how female photographers, painters, and printmakers have turned to their media to reclaim agency and transform power dynamics. On view September 16, 2026 through June 21, 2027. 

 

Veiled Tracery sculptural stain glass painting by Malcolm Kenter

Malcolm Kenter: Synecdoche 

San Francisco-based artist Kenter (b. 1987) constructs architectural paintings that speak to the urban environment, providing pauses for meditative consideration and care for the utilitarian components and worn markings of San Francisco’s built architecture and urban symbolism.  On view September 16 through December 13, 2026

Image cover of Hubris Corulentus by Art Hazelwood, 2003

Choreographies of Calamity: Art Hazelwood and the Media of War 

Printmaker and activist Hazelwood (b. 1961) explores the nonsensical nature of warfare through his art practice. Student-curated, this exhibition presents works from the early 2000s to the present, inviting visitors to consider the cyclical and puppeted components of the USA’s involvement in war. 

Woman looking at art in the galleries

Public Tours

Select Thursdays at 11 a.m. 

& Saturdays at 2 p.m.

 

Looking for a guided museum experience? Join us for our standard walk-in exhibition tours. On select Thursdays, engage in a curator-led tour, and on Saturdays, engage in a student-led tour. These tours are designed to be interactive and inquiry-based. Walk-in tours are offered during fall and spring exhibitions. 

 

Happenings & Programs

Opening Celebration

Explore art through doing!

Join us for a public tour, an artist's talk, music in the galleries, or an art-making workshop. See what's coming up. 

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