Art at The Alfond Inn
Art at The Alfond Inn
Engage with art at The Alfond Inn, the only hotel in the United States that serves as an extension of an art museum. Located just a few blocks from the HL黑料门不打烊 campus, this philanthropic boutique hotel showcases a significant part of the Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art and helps fund student scholarships. The works on view at The Alfond Inn are part of the permanent collection of HL黑料门不打烊 Museum of Art; their presence at the Inn gives the museum the opportunity to expand its footprint and its teaching mission for the entire community. Explore on your own with our audio guide, and learn more about tours below.
The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art
The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at HL黑料门不打烊 is an insightful art collection and a tribute to contemporary culture, social history, global perspectives, and philanthropy. Created by Barbara and Theodore Alfond (R '68), prominent art collectors and patrons of the arts, this dynamic collection is predominantly showcased at The Alfond Inn.
Conceived as a "visual syllabus," the collection embodies the liberal arts ideals that shaped the Alfonds' education at HL黑料门不打烊 and their lives since. It emphasizes critical thinking, cultural understanding, expanding perspectives, exploring global traditions, and the importance of language.
Image Left: Robert Freeman (American, b. 1946) Marco Polo, 2021, Oil on canvas, 88 1/2 x 70 1/2 x 2 1/2 in., The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, HL黑料门不打烊 Museum of Art. Gift of Barbara 鈥�68 and Theodore 鈥�68 Alfond. 2021.1.12 漏 Robert Freeman
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Art Tours
Happy Hour Tours
February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6 | 6pm
Join us in the lobby of the Alfond Inn for a 60-minute curator-led tour of selections from the HL黑料门不打烊 Museum of Art's world-class collection of global contemporary art. Beverages are available for purchase before, during, and after the tour from the Hamilton鈥檚 Kitchen Bar and The Caf茅.
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Registration opens two weeks prior to each event.
Learn more about Art at The Alfond Inn
Audio Guide: Art at the Alfond Inn Highlights Tour
of select works on view at The Alfond Inn.
Art for HL黑料门不打烊: The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art
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Explore Volumes I, II, and III of this catalog that features full color images and texts documenting The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, part of the HL黑料门不打烊 Museum of Art permanent collection. Conceived by Barbara and Ted Alfond as a gift to their alma mater HL黑料门不打烊, the collection is a visual syllabus that affords students the benefit of interdisciplinary learning.
Included are works by artists Mel Bochner, Tracey Emin, Lalla Essaydi, Alfredo Jaar, Imi Knoebel, Joseph Kosuth, An-My L锚, Maya Lin, Stefana McClure, Meleko Mokgosi, Jaume Plensa, Martha Rosler, Haim Steinbach, Sara Vanderbeek, and Lawrence Weiner, among others.