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…
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Quartet Becomes Eclectic
Presenting: The Argus Quartet. You may think you have a good idea of what the music of the past century sounded like, but this program will probably surprise you. From the highly romantic Sibelius String Quartet, Intimate Voices, to the hootin’ and hollerin’ of Sollima’s Sonnets et Rondeax, Quartet Becomes Eclectic celebrates the wealth of…
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!…
Congratulations, Sarah!
Mark your calendars! Talented artist Sarah Perry, whose work was showcased at the Fisher Museum in 2007 has her fourth solo exhibition coming up this Saturday (9/12) in LA’s Koplin Del Rio Gallery. “A constant observer and appreciator of all manners of life forms and their patterns, Perry is particularly fascinated by the fundamental and oft-overlooked. Whether Perry…
A bientôt, Selma!
Leaving today, our Fisher director, Selma Holo, will be away from home for a semester long sabbatical to do research on contemporary art interventions in the smaller scale museums throughout France! Safe travels, Selma!…
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….
Interning at the Fisher
We asked our wonderful Mo Alabi (Class of 2015) about her internship experience with the Fisher Museum. Watch her short interview here or on our YouTube channel!…
Hello, World!
We’re so excited to be introducing our new website, where you’ll get access to everything Fisher and more, easier than ever! Fall 2015 @ Fisher: We are thrilled to be hosting our upcoming exhibitions, Gyre: The Plastic Ocean and Cynthia Minet: Beast of Burden, and all programs and events associated with them! Opening to public on September 2nd, Gyre: The Plastic Ocean is a traveling exhibition that made its…