News
The Visionary Behind Art Rental
September 16, 2016
Amanda Nagy
In 1940, Ellen Johnson had a simple, brilliant idea: let students live with art for a semester.
![Two students walk away from the museum, each carrying a framed artwork.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/art_rental_leaving_0.jpg?itok=9x0Y_iIg)
Bronze, Bathed in Sunlight
June 10, 2016
Communications Staff
Inspired by the Italian master and given in honor of the Wright brothers' greatest advocate, the marble fountain and bronze statue on the lawn of the Allen Memorial Art Museum commemorates an important woman in Oberlin's history.
![Statue described in caption.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/haskell_fountain_4_0.jpg?itok=vWR4TuLB)
The Art of Observing
April 12, 2016
Amanda Nagy
A special workshop—the first of its kind at Allen Memorial Art Museum—demonstrates how art can be used to train medical professionals.
![A student studies a large photo of the face of an older woman](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/training-the-eye-photograph-main_3.jpg?itok=K8T9PN3Y)
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents The Rape of Lucretia November 11-15
October 21, 2015
Erich Burnett
Tragic tale to be accompanied by related programs addressing the work’s historical and modern-day significance.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lucretia_byjulie_3.jpg?itok=rAlBLlKd)
Oberlin's Celebration of Milt Hinton Continues With Full Slate of Events
October 29, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
Exhibitions, a documentary film, lectures, and performances in honor of the legendary jazzman take place throughout fall.
![Milt Hinton](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hintonwhitetuxcrop_7.jpg?itok=muNVSNSu)
Looking Up
October 9, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Project is conserving the grand, painted ceiling inside the Allen Memorial Art Museum's King Sculpture Court.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/details_0.jpg?itok=XPpmg5YI)
Young Artists on the Rise
August 29, 2014
Rosalind Black
Firelands Assocation for the Visual Arts and the Allen Memorial Art Museum collaborate to bring arts education to kids in Oberlin during a week-long summer arts camp.
![Elementary school students engage in hands-on activities.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs35096_artclass-dp08_0.jpg?itok=hzgIFgyK)
A Haunting House
April 4, 2014
James Helmsworth
With his immersive piece, House, Linus Ignatius ’14 created a theatrical piece that experiments with the form and one of Oberlin's most important buildings.
![Two people sit kneeling and praying at a coffee table](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs30822_house5_0.jpg?itok=_Wqn3r_O)