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SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity Announces Multiyear Naming Rights Partnerships With 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Health and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Julia Ann Easley — October 28, 2021 - 10:00am

The SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, or MOSAC, is excited to announce two separate naming partnerships with 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Health and the University of California, Davis. These agreements give 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Health naming rights to MOSAC’s current Health Headlines and future Health Gallery, and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis will name the Digital Dome Theater.

New Episode of ‘The Backdrop’ Highlights Manetti Shrem Museum’s Reopening

Soterios J Johnson — May 25, 2021 - 10:44am

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art is set to reopen to the public on June 3, following a 14-month closure due to the pandemic.

On this month’s episode, the museum’s founding director, Rachel Teagle, discusses the four new exhibitions on display: “Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation,” “Working Proof: Wayne Thiebaud as Printmaker,” “Andrea Bowers: Education Should Be Free” and “Arnold Joseph Kemp: I would survive. I could survive. I should survive.”

6 Ways to Get Your Art on

Kimberly L Hale — November 22, 2016 - 11:04am

Art at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis comes in a variety of forms, from musical performances to sculpture around campus to design. Whether it is hosting the incomparable violinist Yo Yo Ma at the beautiful Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts or training the next generation of world-famous artists, the university is the place to be for appreciating all types of art. And this year, we welcome two new art venues to campus as we celebrate the Year of the Arts at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis.

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Manetti Shrem Museum Points to a New Direction in U.S. Museum Design

Karen Michele Nikos — July 20, 2016 - 10:17am

Construction is nearing completion on the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, a contemporary art museum set amid the expansive views of California’s Central Valley and surrounding farmlands. At the grand opening on Nov. 13, visitors will experience a new form of museum architecture, one achieved by integrating outdoors and indoors, blurring the usual hierarchical relationship between exhibition and teaching spaces, that furthers the museum’s educational mission.

Wayne Thiebaud Donates Major Works of Art to New 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Museum

Karen Michele Nikos — June 27, 2016 - 5:04pm

Wayne Thiebaud — the legendary painter known for his colorful paintings of landscapes, portraits and good-enough-to-eat desserts — this week presented to the University of California, Davis, some of his treasured paintings.

The works delivered today (June 27), each a major example within his painting oeuvre, are:

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Announces Grand Opening of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Lindsey Alexandra OTousa — February 23, 2016 - 11:51am

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, under construction at the University of California, Davis, will open to the public on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016.

The architecturally significant new museum of art has been designed by associated architects SO — IL, an innovative, emerging practice based in Brooklyn, New York, and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, a nationally known firm based in San Francisco, Seattle and Pennsylvania.

9 Coming Attractions at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Robyn Frances Huey — September 21, 2015 - 8:00am

Well before members of the Class of 2019 graduate, they — and other students — will enjoy major new facilities on campus. Preview the coming attractions here (and check out our 2016 list):

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SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity Announces Multiyear Naming Rights Partnerships With 51�ԹϺ��� Davis Health and 51�ԹϺ��� Davis

New Episode of ‘The Backdrop’ Highlights Manetti Shrem Museum’s Reopening

6 Ways to Get Your Art on

The 51�ԹϺ��� Davis Manetti Shrem Museum Points to a New Direction in U.S. Museum Design

Wayne Thiebaud Donates Major Works of Art to New 51�ԹϺ��� Davis Museum

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Announces Grand Opening of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

9 Coming Attractions at 51�ԹϺ��� Davis

SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity Announces Multiyear Naming Rights Partnerships With 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Health and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Manetti Shrem Museum Points to a New Direction in U.S. Museum Design

Wayne Thiebaud Donates Major Works of Art to New 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Museum

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Announces Grand Opening of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

9 Coming Attractions at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis