Valpo Arts

Please note that the Brauer Museum of Art is closed until further notice. Please stay tuned for further information as it develops regarding the museum resuming its exhibition schedule and events such as Thursday Night Noir.

Brauer Museum of Art
May 5 – August 9, 2020

Selections from the Brauer Museum’s Permanent Collection
New Acquisitions

July 7 – December 8, 2020 Calumet Voices, National Stories

Opening Reception: Sunday, July 12, 2 pm, BMA

The Valparaiso University Chorale sings "This is My Father's World" by Ēriks Ešenvalds on the campus of Valparaiso University.

Learn More About the Chorale:
https://www.valpo.edu/chorale/about-the-chorale/

Explore The Brauer Museum Of Art in 3D Matterport 3D Showcase

Please note that the Brauer Museum of Art is closed through April 13, 2020 in observance of campus Covid-19 precautions. Thursday Night Noir, scheduled for March 19, has been canceled. The Valparaiso University Art Student, Art Faculty, and Senior Seminar exhibitions scheduled for April 7 – May 10, 2020 have been canceled. The museum is expected to reopen on April 14 with the Mary Bourke: Unfinished and Spectral Speculations Japanese print exhibitions, as well as selections from the permanent collection, on display through May 10.

In response to precautionary actions taken against COVID-19, the Music Department has chosen to cancel all concerts through April 12. Here is the list of the cancelled events:

• Faculty Recital: John Grodrian, trombone
Monday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.

• Guest Recital: Sophia Han, violin
Tuesday March 17, 7:30p

• Dan + Claudia Zanes, sensory friendly concert
Friday, March 20, 5:00 p.m.

• Valparaiso University Chorale
Saturday, March 21, 5:00 p.m.

• Faculty Recital: Ericka Tyner Grodrian, horn
Friday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.

• Faculty Recital: Joseph Bognar and Nicole Lee, piano
Saturday, March 28, 5:00 p.m.

• 35th annual Jazzfest
March 30-April 3

• Musica Viva
Thursday, April 9, 1:30 p.m.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns: 219.464.5454

For more information about how Valpo is working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as well as what you can do to help, please visit: https://www.valpo.edu/coronavirus/

At this time, there are no confirmed or suspected cases on our campus.

Please note that the Brauer Museum's Thursday Night Noir event, scheduled for March 19 at 7 pm, has been canceled. Thursday Night Noir is expected to resume on April 16, and the film will be Private Hell 36 (1954). We at the Brauer Museum and host Peter Aglinskas are currently looking at May dates for a screening of the fourth scheduled film, The Burglar (1957). I will share more info as it develops.

In addition, the Brauer Museum may be open limited hours through mid April due to campus observance of Covid-19 precautions. In this case too, I will share info as it develops in the next few days.

Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University tells story of American art to community for decades In 1953, Percy Sloan was searching for a new home for his collection of art. His father, Junius Sloan (1827 – 1900) was a prolific painter who spent his life creating works centered on the...

Here are the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts building hours for Spring Recess:

Feb. 28 | 9 AM - 7 PM
Feb. 29 - Mar. 1 | CLOSED
Mar. 2 - Mar. 6 | 7 AM - 5 PM
Mar. 7 - Mar. 8 | CLOSED
Mar. 9 - Mar. 13 | 7 AM - 5 PM
Mar. 14 | CLOSED
Mar. 15 | 12 PM - 12 AM