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Check our website for special exhibitions and programming, and Walsh Gallery hours. Museum is closed for all University and national holidays.

Founded in 2010 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2024, the Fairfield University Art Museum is one museum, comprised of two spaces: the Bellarmine Hall Galleries and the Walsh Gallery.

06/02/2026

Hear from Carey Mack Weber, the Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director of the Fairfield University Art Museum, who recently joined Ann Nyberg for a television interview to discuss "For Which It Stands..." and share insight into her curatorial process behind the exhibition.

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, January 23 through July 25. 🇺🇸

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05/28/2026

"For Which It Stands..." invites viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all. 🇺🇸

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through July 25.

For the full list of artists and lenders, visit fairfield.edu/museum.

Left 🎨: Mark Thomas Gibson, "The Wringer", 2021, ink on canvas. Courtesy of the Collection of Michael Citrone. © Mark Thomas Gibson

Right 🎨: Julie Mehretu, "Corner of Lake and Minnehaha", 2022, 17-run color screenprint on white Coventry Rag paper. © 2022 Julie Mehretu. Courtesy of the artist, Highpoint Editions, and the Walker Art Center
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05/26/2026

Looking for something to do this summer? Spend a day exploring the artwork on view in our semiquincentennial exhibition celebrating America250. ☀️🇺🇸

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through July 25.

Foreground 🎨: Hank Willis Thomas, "This Ain't America, You Can't Fool Me", 2020, Hand-glazed porcelain. © Hank Willis Thomas. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

For the full list of artists and lenders, visit fairfield.edu/museum.

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05/20/2026

This semester, over 500 local students visited the Fairfield University Art Museum on field trips, experiencing the artwork on view in "For Which It Stands..." and participating in hands-on activities to learn and explore the art and themes present.

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through July 25.

For the full list of artists and lenders, visit fairfield.edu/museum.

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05/18/2026

Happy National Museum Day! 🏛️✨

Today we celebrate the power of art and history to inspire, educate, and connect us all.

05/15/2026

"For Which It Stands..." displays more than 70 artworks that examine depictions of the American Flag from World War I to the present day. With artwork by artists such as Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, Julie Mehretu, and Maria de Los Angeles, this exhibition showcases celebrations of, and responses to, the flag over the decades.

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through July 25.

Foreground 🎨: Maria de Los Angeles, "Freedom Is Not Free?", 2025-2026, mixed media textile, painting, drawing, collage, American Flag, Mexican Flag, and self-made flags with painting fragments. Contributions by workshop participants; embroidery by Marina Cisneros. Courtesy of the artist.

Background 🎨: Rosson Crow, "Fragility (Pax Americana)", 2023, acrylic, spray paint, photo transfer, and oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY.

For the full list of artists and lenders, visit fairfield.edu/museum.

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05/13/2026

Hear from Imo Nse Imeh, a Massachusetts-based artist and professor of art and art history at Westfield State University, as he takes a deep dive into his process for the artwork, "and i’ll be there with you" (2021) on display in the Walsh Gallery.

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through July 25.

🎨: Imo Nse Imeh, "and i’ll be there with you”, 2021, charcoal, India ink, and conte crayon on unstretched canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

For the full list of artists and lenders, visit bit.ly/4dCdbmN

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05/05/2026

This spring, Fairfield University faculty, staff, students, and community members came together for a unique opportunity to work with two artists, Maria De Los Angeles and Lizzy Rockwell, during a Flag-Making Workshop & Justice Quilting Bee!

Participants created miniature flags representing their heritage, some of which were incorporated into Maria De Los Angeles’s "Freedom is Not Free?", featured in the 2026 exhibition "For Which It Stands…." They also contributed quilt squares to Lizzy Rockwell’s "The Liberty and Justice Quilt."

“For Which It Stands…” is free and open to the public in the Walsh and Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through July 25.
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04/30/2026

Through a partnership with local artist Lizzy Rockwell and The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, the Fairfield University Art Museum worked with youth from Bridgeport’s Juvenile Detention and Residential Center to create quilt pieces inspired by their experiences and the "Stitching Time: The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project" and "Give Me Life: CPA Prison Arts Program" exhibitions. Each piece captures personal experiences and the power of storytelling through art.
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200 Barlow Road
Fairfield, CT
06824

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 4pm
Wednesday	11am - 4pm
Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+12032544046

Website

http://www.fairfield.edu/museum

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