Virtual Exhibits & Programs
Three Native Stories
Told and Illustrated by Klynn (Nyla K) Gear
Recorded for the Daura Museum of Art at the University of Lynchburg in conjunction with the exhibition Myth, Metaphor, & Politics: Art From Native Printmakers on view from January 24 - March 10, 2022.
Stories Included: Rabbit & Fox (Ongwe Ias) [A Haudenosaunee Story]; The Story of Woodpecker [A Monacan Story]; The Girl Who Was Not Satisfied With Simple Things [A Haudenosaunee Story].
The Daura Museum and the University of Lynchburg sit on traditional lands of the Monacan Indian Nation now based in Amherst County, Virginia.
Virtual Exhibition
Wayang Kulit: The Art of Indonesian Shadow Puppets
On view February 2 - April 9, 2021
Explore the Daura Museum’s collection of traditional shadow puppets from Bali and Java. Wayang Kulit performances have existed since at least the 9th century as a way to deliver divine message about the value of life, virtue, morality, and good versus evil through a unique combination of ritual and entertainment. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Wayang Kulit as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Virtual Panel Discussion
Art & the Art of Being Human: Immigrants, Refugees, & Us
Offered October 26, 2020 in conjunction with the Daura Museum of Art’s exhibitions Forced to Flee and Peter Turnley: Photojournalist, this panel discusses immigration, the global refugee crisis, and the role of communities and the individual.
Panelists: Dr. Ghislaine Lewis, Dr. Lindsay Michie, and Cindy Ferguson
Forced to Flee and Peter Turnely: Photojournalist on view August 12 - November 20, 2020. Forced to Flee is a Studio Art Quilt Associates global exhibition. Studio Art Quilt Associates Inc., (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization or more than 3,700 artists, curators, collectors, and art professionals from around the world, whose mission is to promote the art quilt.
Virtual Tour
Catalan Artist Pierre Daura as Exile, Refugee, Naturalized American Citizen
Virtual tour of the exhibition Catalan Artist Pierre Daura as Exile, Refugee, Naturalized American Citizen, on view at the Daura Museum of Art, University of Lynchburg from August 12 - October 2, 2020. This virtual tour is presented by Teresa Gunter '20 in conjunction with her exhibition developed from her outstanding Westover Honors thesis of the same title, and using works from the collection of the Daura Museum of Art.