The Fisher Museum loves giving students tours that helps support what they’re learning in the classroom! As a university museum, the Fisher is dedicated to providing students an enriching educational experience alongside their curriculum. During the current exhibition, the Fisher was lucky to have the USC Department of Spanish and Portuguese incorporate Gyre: The Plastic…
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Trojan Family Weekend
The Fisher is excited to be a part of Trojan Family Weekend activities for another year! We welcome you to visit the museum and enjoy the exhibition and our programming especially designed for parents and students to enjoy together. Relax and unwind Thursday night at 6pm in the Fisher Museum’s patio with a free movie…
Artist Talks with Cynthia Minet
Artist Cynthia Minet led a tour through the museum to talk about the inspiration and the process of her work featured in Gyre: The Plastic Ocean and her focus installation Cynthia Minet: Beast of Burden. She describes how she found discarded objects on the side of the road, some found by friends, constructing framework and sometimes naming…
What is a “gyre”?
Fisher Museum curator Ariadni Liokatis explains what a “gyre” is in a short preview video of our current exhibition, Gyre: The Plastic Ocean. Come stop by and remember, admission is free for everyone!…
Behind the Scenes: Installation Shots
As Team Fisher, we’re having a great time installing our upcoming exhibitions, while believing that most museum lovers enjoy learning about what’s going on behind the scenes of a museum. That’s why, we’ve decided to create online galleries on Flickr to share our installation experiences with you. Enjoy! Click here to view Gyre: The Plastic Ocean’s “behind the scenes” installation shots….