Visit the Chazen Museum of Art. View a calendar of events, news and exhibition and expansion information. Explore Chazen's extensive online collection with over 20, 000 of works of art from the ancient world to modern times.
We collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit works of art and present related educational programs in support of the teaching, research, and public service mission of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin.Until 2005 the Museum was known as the Elvehjem Museum of Art, in honour to Conrad Elvehjem, an internationally known biochemist in nutrition. In 1937 Elvehjem identified a molecule found in fresh meat and yeast as a new vitamin, nicotinic...
The Chazen Museum of Art is a valued resource, presenting a significant permanent collection, compelling temporary exhibitio...ns, and innovative programming. The museum, on the UW-Madison campus, offers something new and extraordinary every visit. The Chazen expansion, which doubles the size of the museum, is now open. Copyright for some images is maintained by artists or their estates. In...