Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies

Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies Join us for exhibitions, education and engagement. Free admission to all.

The Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies is a museum and exhibition space in Aspen, CO, dedicated to preserving the art and legacy of Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer.

Behind the scenes of campus care. Swipe to see the satisfying before-and-after transformation of Herbert Bayers, “Marble...
06/01/2026

Behind the scenes of campus care. Swipe to see the satisfying before-and-after transformation of Herbert Bayers, “Marble Garden.”

A lot goes into maintaining outdoor art outside the Center’s walls. We recently hosted a professional conservator to carefully clean and preserve these marble pieces, protecting them against Aspen’s harsh weather and natural wear. It’s a labor of love, science, and patience to keep this campus beautiful.

Have you visited the Marble Garden yet this season?

Behind every great exhibition tour is a team of dedicated Visitor Associates.Last week, curator Adam Thomas gave the sta...
05/27/2026

Behind every great exhibition tour is a team of dedicated Visitor Associates.

Last week, curator Adam Thomas gave the staff an in-depth walkthrough of the upcoming show. Our team has been studying up on every detail so they can bring it to life for you and deliver the best possible experience when you visit. We appreciate their hard work and preparation.

Exhibition tours begin June 9th. Register HERE: https://register.aspeninstitute.org/event/a335343b-fcd7-4fcf-94a8-d24f2cc57f08/regPage:55a36dda-19d5-4b00-a546-fd3e89d8ca28?RefId=register

Piece by piece, it’s all coming together. Double Take opens June 9th!
05/22/2026

Piece by piece, it’s all coming together. Double Take opens June 9th!

As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the unique power of cultural insti...
05/20/2026

As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the unique power of cultural institutions to heal and restore.

According to the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), visiting a museum is more than just an educational trip—it’s a vital investment in your well-being. And museums like the Bayer Center are the perfect place to find a much-needed respite from the noise of daily life.

One short visit can:
Lower cortisol levels and reduce physiological stress.
Boost "soft fascination," helping your brain recover from digital fatigue.
Foster social impact by strengthening community connections and personal identity.

Our doors re-open on June 9. We can’t wait to welcome you back to experience our new exhibition and find your quiet moment with us.

📸 Leigh Vogel

You’ve never seen the world from this angle before. Literally. While the Bayer Center is briefly closed, it is the perfe...
05/18/2026

You’ve never seen the world from this angle before. Literally.

While the Bayer Center is briefly closed, it is the perfect time to go see our exhibition, “Charting Space: Herbert Bayer’s World Geo-Graphic Atlas at 70” in the Resnick Gallery at the Doerr-Hosier Center on the Aspen Institute campus.

Just one of its incredible features is a re-creation of Herbert Bayer’s 1943 “Outside-In Globe” (pictured) which serves as a profound testament to how design can reshape human perspective. This 8-foot-wide fiberglass installation invites visitors to walk inside of it and, as Bayer put it later, “consider the world as one.”

Originally conceived for the Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Airways to Peace: A Geography for the Future,” the original 14-foot interactive installation inverted traditional cartography. By placing continents and oceans on the interior of the sphere, Bayer allowed viewers to stand within the world, revealing spatial relationships and global proportions often obscured by flat, two-dimensional maps.

This innovative spirit directly foreshadowed Bayer’s monumental “World Geo-Graphic Atlas,” which the exhibition explores in detail.

Visit the “Outside-In Globe” and the other countless ways Bayer depicted the planet.

OPEN MON - FRI | 9AM-5PM
Downstairs in the Doerr-Hosier Center

Two artists, one Aspen scene, 55 years apart.While in residency at the in 1971, legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Br...
05/15/2026

Two artists, one Aspen scene, 55 years apart.

While in residency at the in 1971, legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson captured a candid slice of Aspen life. Decades later, that single frame inspired artist Keith Mayerson to translate the moment onto canvas.

Swipe to see the dialogue between the original photograph and Mayerson’s new work, now on view at the through May.

🔗 Read the full story by Andrew Travers at the link in bio.

Slide 1: Keith Mayerson, Fourth of July, Aspen, Colorado, 1971 (After Henri Cartier-Bresson), 2025. Oil on linen, 28 x 42 in. © Keith Mayerson. Courtesy the artist and Karma

Slide 2: Henri Cartier Bresson, 4th of July in Aspen, 1971 in Harris Seminar Room, Boettcher Building, Aspen Institute.

You’re invited❗Join us at the Bayer Center on Friday, June 12th (4–6 PM) for a festive opening reception of our 5th exhi...
05/12/2026

You’re invited❗
Join us at the Bayer Center on Friday, June 12th (4–6 PM) for a festive opening reception of our 5th exhibition, "Double Take".

Bring your friends and family for an afternoon of art and community on the lawn—complete with drinks, celebratory toasts, and a hands-on workshop with artist Koko Bayer ().

Whether you're a lifelong "Bauhäusler" or just looking for a creative outing, there’s something for everyone!

🔗 RSVP HERE: https://register.aspeninstitute.org/event/e60ccd87-530f-4462-87dc-3767773be7d7/regPage:55a36dda-19d5-4b00-a546-fd3e89d8ca28?RefId=register

Look once, then look again. 👀Trace seven decades of Herbert Bayer’s evolving motifs when we open our newest exhibition o...
05/07/2026

Look once, then look again. 👀

Trace seven decades of Herbert Bayer’s evolving motifs when we open our newest exhibition on June 9th. We can’t wait to see you there!

Nature, meet design. 🌿We are thrilled to announce the return of our FREE Summer Campus Tour series led by landscape arch...
05/05/2026

Nature, meet design. 🌿
We are thrilled to announce the return of our FREE Summer Campus Tour series led by landscape architect Ann Mullins.

Step back in time to 1945, when Herbert Bayer and Walter Paepcke began transforming 40 acres of Aspen ranchland into a Bauhaus masterpiece. This one-hour tour dives into the "mind, body, spirit" philosophy and explores Bayer's visionary earthworks—the precursors to the environmental art movement.
Whether you're a design nerd or just love a beautiful stroll, you won't want to miss this deep dive into one of Aspen’s most iconic landscapes.

🗓 WHEN: Select Wednesdays Starting May 27th @ 11 AM
📍 WHERE: Meet at the Doerr-Hosier Center (870 Meadows Road)
🔗 Register Here: https://register.aspeninstitute.org/event/56f1d182-4e7d-4b7b-bc17-d6cac692247d/regPage:55a36dda-19d5-4b00-a546-fd3e89d8ca28?RefId=register

04/30/2026

A bittersweet goodbye to “Sculpting the Environment.”

We loved every moment of this exhibition and the conversations it sparked in the center. But as these letters come down, the countdown to our next chapter begins!

Get ready for our next exhibition - “Double Take: Recurrent Dialogues in the Art of Herbert Bayer.”

🗓️ Opening June 9th

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