Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
The Castellani Art Museum serves as a cultural resource for Niagara University and its surrounding community and an attraction for regional and international tourists. Exhibitions of nationally known and emerging contemporary artists and traditional folk arts are presented each year. Artist talks, workshops and educational programming accompany each exhibition. Niagara County’s only collecting art museum, the Castellani has a permanent collection of over 5700 works of art, including well known artists such as Picasso, Miro, Dali, Calder, Nevelson, Warhol and many others. Admission is always free. Donations welcome!
Current Exhibits
Haydar Hatemi: The Istanbul Painter
January 15, 2012 - May 27, 2012
Iranian-born artist Haydar Hatemi was trained in classical Persian miniature painting and gilded illumination in his home country. In 1983, he immigrated to Turkey where he was inspired by the cosmopolitanism and rich history of Istanbul. Taking the city... Read More »
Albert Bierstadt to John Henry Twachtman: Masterpieces of the North American Landscape
October 30, 2011 - May 13, 2012
Masterpieces of the American Landscape includes popular selections, as well as recent acquisitions, from the Castellani Art Museum permanent collection that capture the character and natural beauty of American scenery before it was forever changed by industrialization. Through paint, brush... Read More »
Four Decades of Abstraction
September 25, 2011 - September 28, 2014
The exhibition features the finest examples of abstract art from the Castellani Art Museum's permanent collection. Abstract art is non-representational – often it does not depict an identifiable object. But like representational styles it does convey messages all the... Read More »
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Dr. John Voll of Georgetown University to Speak on "Late Ottoman Istanbul: The Cosmopolitan Capital"
