For Immediate Release
April 25, 2024

CLARK ART INSTITUTE OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute is open from 10 am–5 pm on Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day. 

Visitors can view the Clark’s latest contemporary exhibition, Kathia St. Hilaire: Invisible Empires, featuring nearly twenty new and recent works that combine printmaking, painting, collage, and weaving by Haitian-American artist Kathia St. Hilaire (b. 1995, Palm Beach, Florida; lives and works in New York), in the galleries of the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. 

Also on view is Paper Cities, an exhibition on view in the Eugene V. Thaw Gallery for Works on Paper that examines representations of cities in works on paper created from the late fifteenth to the early twentieth century, and David-Jeremiah: I Drive Thee. 

The Clark offers free admission to active-duty military members and their families. 

ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.

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