TLGV Walktober Event: Exploring America at 250
Celebrate The Last Green Valley’s Walktober with a walk-through and discussion around our exhibition Exploring America at 250. Join Curator of Education, Matthew Marshall for a walk-through of the exhibition Encounters with the Collection: Exploring America at 250. The exhibition draws on the museum’s holdings of American art to think broadly about how the very word “American” can be defined: as an identity, a place, and an idea. Highlights include landscapes and cityscapes by Ansel Adams, Martin Johnson Heade, and…
when
October 26, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
where
245 Glenbrook Rd
Storrs,
CT
06269
United States
cost
Free
about
Celebrate The Last Green Valley’s Walktober with a walk-through and discussion around our exhibition Exploring America at 250.
Join Curator of Education, Matthew Marshall for a walk-through of the exhibition Encounters with the Collection: Exploring America at 250. The exhibition draws on the museum’s holdings of American art to think broadly about how the very word “American” can be defined: as an identity, a place, and an idea.
Highlights include landscapes and cityscapes by Ansel Adams, Martin Johnson Heade, and Richard Misrach; representations of President Abraham Lincoln across different media; and a salon-style wall of portraits from the 18th century to the present. Also featured are recent additions to the collection by Valerie Hegarty, Jeffrey Gibson, and Sarah Sense.
This presentation of key works from the Benton’s collection will encourage dialogue about American art, culture, and identity. Visitors are encouraged to think about the ideas and ideals that shaped America at its founding while also exploring how they resonate in America today and for the future.
FREE
Register at the website link below.