Museums at W&L
Museums at Washington and Lee University
The Museums at Washington and Lee University (Museums at W&L) advance learning through direct engagement with collections, stimulate appreciation of global cultures, and inspire leadership in the arts and sciences. The Museums at W&L consist of the University Chapel & Museum, the Reeves Museum of Ceramics, and Watson Galleries. Works from the ceramics, art and history collections are also on view in several campus buildings.
Museums Temporarily Closed
W&L's indoor facilities will remain closed to the general public for the summer, with the exception of the E-Café located at Hillel House, and the University Store, which should be accessed using the entrance next to Canaan Green.
The Museums at W&L will use this time to install new exhibits and provide professional development opportunities for our staff.
W&L students, faculty, and staff may request appointments for academic research purposes by contacting museums@wlu.edu. W&L’s current visitor guidelines can be found on the COVID-19 Resources webpage.
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The Museums at W&L offer opportunities to engage with the museums year-round.
Students catalog work in the Reeves Center.
Erich Uffelman, Cincinnati Professor of Chemistry, and his summer research students Lindsay Burns, Victoria Andrews and Sam Florescu, all ’15, taking spectrographic readings of a painting by Louise Herreshoff in the Reeves Center.
Professor of Chemistry Erich Uffelman (left) and Jennifer Mass, senior scientist at the Winterthur Museum (center), led an Art History 288 class on analysis for Ron Fuchs, Reeves Center curator (right).
W&L students help install a temporary exhibit on Latin American art.
Museum studies students install an exhibit of artwork in Leyburn Library.
WLU students installing Modern Arts Goes Pop exhibit
Teachers take a tour of Lee Chapel and Museum to learn about opportunities for school group visits.
Teachers participate in a museum activity designed to engage students with the scientific equipment located in Lee Chapel’s museum.
Students from a local middle school learn about and taste historic hot chocolate during an afterschool program.
Children attending a family day get a lesson in handling ceramics
Inspired by the paintings around them, children create works of art at the Reeves Museum.