Hood Museum of Art

The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth enables and cultivates transformative encounters with works of artistic and cultural significance to advance critical thinking and enrich peoples lives. Dartmouths collections are among the oldest and largest of any college or university in the country, but it was not until the Charles Mooredesigned Hood Museum of Art opened its doors in 1985 that they were all housed under one roof and made available to faculty, students, and the public. When first accredited in 1990, the Hood was already described by the American Association of Museums (now the American Alliance of Museums) as a national model for college and university museums. The museum has been consistently accredited since then and subsequently labeled as fine a museum as one can find in this country. The Hoods collections are drawn from a broad range of cultures and historical periods and represent a remarkable educational asset for both Dartmouth and the communities of the Upper Valle...