The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, will have a grand opening for the Laiho Gallery, the first gallery dedicated to paper-engineered picture books, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. A ribbon cutting will take place and artist Matthew Reinhart, who donated more than 300 works to...
A recent tribute by former University of Findlay President DeBow Freed, Ph.D., to his wife was, in essence, a love letter. It was relayed during the Catherine Freed Galleria dedication on Oct. 14 at the Mazza Museum. The museum wall, adorned with her name, now features gold-framed original works of children’s book art depicts gentle...
The University of Findlay will be offering “UF Genki Kids,” a Japanese Language and Culture Club for students in grades 2-6. Activities will be held in Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion’s children’s art studio from 4-5 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 21; and on Nov. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16 and 18. The cost...
The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will dedicate the Catherine Freed Galleria at 3 p.m. on Oct. 14 in the museum. The event will be open to the public. Those who are planning to attend are asked to call the museum in advance at (419) 434-4560. The galleria will be an existing wall near the...
The Mazza Museum and The University of Findlay community is mourning the death of beloved education professor Jerry Mallett, Ed.D., who founded UF’s Mazza Museum, fostered many of its community learning endeavors, and most recently served as its curator. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Mallett,” said University President Katherine Fell, Ph.D....
This summer The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum sends an exhibit to the Columbus Museum of Art, exposing audiences outside Findlay to their collection of over 9,000 original illustrations. The exhibit, “Page Turners: The Art of Award-Winning Picture books from the Mazza Museum,” featuring 32 works from Mazza’s collection, will showcase the art of award...
