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
Great Depths
An aquatic selection of art from the permanent collections.
From ancient riverbed etchings to Renaissance still life paintings and Japanese ukiyo-e prints, fish have been featured throughout history in visual art as cultural symbols of sustenance, spirituality, transformation, and mystery. Great Depths brings together artists who engage with aquatic life not merely as subject matter, but also as metaphor, exploring fish as allegory for faith, fertility, and abundance. This exhibition features several curated works from the permanent collections, including delicate, detailed traditional Chinese papercuts alongside early book illustrations and modern explorations of texture and color. The viewer is invited to look beneath the surface of this exhibition as the stories in the art float between worlds both real and imagined.
Exhibition Dates
February 1 - March 26, 2026
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.