Memorial Union Gallery
Our Union houses a 1,236-square-foot art gallery that features rotating exhibits.
The Memorial Union Gallery, fondly referred to as "the MUG," is managed by UND Art Collections. This beautiful and contemporary gallery hosts multiple art exhibitions each year, with shows that change approximately every 90 days. The MUG primarily features the work of UND Department of Art & Design students, faculty, and visiting artists.
- 4-5 exhibitions per year
- Customizable lighting configurations
- Operated by students, curated by an alumna
Making on View
The landscape, as artistic subject matter, has helped shape how Americans view their land and their national identity. Artists have been engaged in the cultural construction of our nation, utilizing the artistic tropes of myth, idealization, glorification, and the mundane in their depictions of the land. From the Huson River School's depiction of the transitional relationship from wilderness to an agrarian society, as in Thomas Cole's The Oxbow, to contemporary artists like Stephen Shore's American Surfaces, exploring and celebrating the everyday. The tradition of exploring place visually has helped shape our cultural identity and continues to be important subject matter with historic and contemporary significance. — Michael Conlan
The technology of writing transformed the world. Transitioning from an oral tradition to a written on enabled new ways of thinking, preserving and sharing information. Initially, reading and writing belonged to a priveleged few, used primarily for sacred texts and commercial records. However, in the 15th century, letterpress printing was popularized in Europe. Much like writing, this technology changed how knowledge was made, disseminated, and to whom it belonged. Now it was much faster to create and replicate texts. Printing therefore democratized the access to knowledge and fueled major intellectual shifts. Does that sound familiar? — Victoria Faccin-Herman
Exhibition dates: October 4 - December 31, 2025
Hours
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Mon. - Fri.
Closed on holidays
About UND Art Collections
UND Art Collections oversees the curation, display, and preservation of approximately 30,000 pieces of art and art-related objects by regional and internationally known artists. Artists in the collections include Salvador Dali, Audrey Flack, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Andy Warhol and many others. The extensive collections contain paintings, photography, sculptures, pottery and ceramics, Chinese papercuts, drawings, jewelry and metalwork, fabrics and textiles, furniture, multi-media work, artist books, as well as artist and gallery ephemera.