Plan your visit to the Clara M. Lovett Art Museum
Plan your visit to the Clara M. Lovett Art Museum
Scheduling your visit and hours of operation Accordion Closed
While we have relaxed our pandemic response protocols, we are still encouraging visitors to schedule their visit ahead of time.You will have the option, through the Waitwhile application, to book your visit to the primary Clara M. Lovett Art Museum, featuring our current exhibition, which includes the Marguerite Hettel Weiss Art Museum.
There is also an option to visit the Arthur M Sackler Foundation Study Collection. A faculty member must initiate visits to the Sackler study collection; only then can their students schedule a time.
We are open from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday. We are closed Sunday, Monday, and all University holidays. Please check current exhibition dates before your visit as we are closed between exhibitions.
Schedule your visit.
Location Accordion Closed
We are on the second floor of the Old Main building on the Historic North Quad of Northern Arizona University’s Mountain Campus.
Museum etiquette guidelines Accordion Closed
COVID specific guidelines:- All NAU COVID -19 Guidance applies to art museum visits. While we have relaxed our pandemic protocols we encourage our visitors to follow current CDC guidance.
Please help us to protect the artwork we have on display, for future generations to enjoy, by respecting these guidelines:
- Food, and beverages (including water) must remain outside the gallery or may be left at the front reception desk.
- No chewing gum.
- Please do not touch artwork, pedestals, or walls.
- Backpacks, portfolios, briefcases, large purses, and similar items must be left with the gallery attendant or museum staff upon entering the museum. You may also leave your coat or jacket if you like. (We are currently taking precautions to mitigate contact handling of these personal items. We will provide a disinfected tote or hanger to store your items and coats during your visit.)
- Use only pencils for note-taking and sketching in the galleries. Pens and other indelible marking instruments can be detrimental to artworks.
- Please check with museum staff regarding photography in the museum. Generally, photography is not allowed, but certain exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis. Flash photography is detrimental to many types of artworks, and so is not permitted.
- Please be considerate of others, turn cell phones off or down while in the museum, and step outside the museum galleries to have telephone conversations.
- Please leave pets in a safe location outside of the building.
- Selfie sticks are prohibited.
- As a precaution, artwork should be viewed from a minimum of 3.5 feet away. When backing up to view artwork from a greater distance, be aware of your surroundings to avoid backing into another artwork.
Guidelines for the Arthur M. Sackler Study Collection Accordion Closed
- Appointments to view the Study Collection must be requested by faculty two weeks in advance. Groups are limited to 10 students and one faculty member.
- Appointments may be scheduled for hours other than the Museum’s “open hours,” provided sufficient staffing is available. Please send a request to schedule a date for your visit the collection, via email, to art.museum@nau.edu
- Lecture/presentation sessions must be conducted and monitored by NAU faculty, who are present in the study gallery at the time of the lecture or presentation.
- All participants are allowed to enter the study room only with pencil and paper – no purses, backpacks, pens, liquids, or food products. All rings, dangling necklaces, hoodie ties, lanyards, baggy clothing/sleeves, or similar items that might cause damage to the artwork should be removed or secured before entering the study gallery. A secure location for personal items will be provided. The proctor will not present the study object to a visitor until the proctor feels the visitor is in compliance with measures intended to protect these objects for future students to study. A phone or tablet for note taking or taking photos is permissible but must be disinfected upon entering the study gallery. Never hold a camera/phone/tablet above an artwork.
- While the intended use of the gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation Study Collection is to provide students and scholars with a “hands-on” experience of the objects, due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts, visitors may be required to wear gloves while handling the study objects.
- Clara M. Lovett Art Museum Staff will be on hand to proctor all visits, produce study objects as requested by the participants, and will monitor safe handling and security during sessions.
- The proctor is not present to provide information, lectures, or lessons.
Scheduling your visit and hours of operation Accordion Closed
While we have relaxed our pandemic response protocols, we are still encouraging visitors to schedule their visit ahead of time.
You will have the option, through the Waitwhile application, to book your visit to the primary Clara M. Lovett Art Museum, featuring our current exhibition, which includes the Marguerite Hettel Weiss Art Museum.
There is also an option to visit the Arthur M Sackler Foundation Study Collection. A faculty member must initiate visits to the Sackler study collection; only then can their students schedule a time.
We are open from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday. We are closed Sunday, Monday, and all University holidays. Please check current exhibition dates before your visit as we are closed between exhibitions.
Schedule your visit.
Location Accordion Closed
We are on the second floor of the Old Main building on the Historic North Quad of Northern Arizona University’s Mountain Campus.
Museum etiquette guidelines Accordion Closed
COVID specific guidelines:
- All NAU COVID -19 Guidance applies to art museum visits. While we have relaxed our pandemic protocols we encourage our visitors to follow current CDC guidance.
Please help us to protect the artwork we have on display, for future generations to enjoy, by respecting these guidelines:
- Food, and beverages (including water) must remain outside the gallery or may be left at the front reception desk.
- No chewing gum.
- Please do not touch artwork, pedestals, or walls.
- Backpacks, portfolios, briefcases, large purses, and similar items must be left with the gallery attendant or museum staff upon entering the museum. You may also leave your coat or jacket if you like. (We are currently taking precautions to mitigate contact handling of these personal items. We will provide a disinfected tote or hanger to store your items and coats during your visit.)
- Use only pencils for note-taking and sketching in the galleries. Pens and other indelible marking instruments can be detrimental to artworks.
- Please check with museum staff regarding photography in the museum. Generally, photography is not allowed, but certain exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis. Flash photography is detrimental to many types of artworks, and so is not permitted.
- Please be considerate of others, turn cell phones off or down while in the museum, and step outside the museum galleries to have telephone conversations.
- Please leave pets in a safe location outside of the building.
- Selfie sticks are prohibited.
- As a precaution, artwork should be viewed from a minimum of 3.5 feet away. When backing up to view artwork from a greater distance, be aware of your surroundings to avoid backing into another artwork.
Guidelines for the Arthur M. Sackler Study Collection Accordion Closed
- Appointments to view the Study Collection must be requested by faculty two weeks in advance. Groups are limited to 10 students and one faculty member.
- Appointments may be scheduled for hours other than the Museum’s “open hours,” provided sufficient staffing is available. Please send a request to schedule a date for your visit the collection, via email, to art.museum@nau.edu
- Lecture/presentation sessions must be conducted and monitored by NAU faculty, who are present in the study gallery at the time of the lecture or presentation.
- All participants are allowed to enter the study room only with pencil and paper – no purses, backpacks, pens, liquids, or food products. All rings, dangling necklaces, hoodie ties, lanyards, baggy clothing/sleeves, or similar items that might cause damage to the artwork should be removed or secured before entering the study gallery. A secure location for personal items will be provided. The proctor will not present the study object to a visitor until the proctor feels the visitor is in compliance with measures intended to protect these objects for future students to study. A phone or tablet for note taking or taking photos is permissible but must be disinfected upon entering the study gallery. Never hold a camera/phone/tablet above an artwork.
- While the intended use of the gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation Study Collection is to provide students and scholars with a “hands-on” experience of the objects, due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts, visitors may be required to wear gloves while handling the study objects.
- Clara M. Lovett Art Museum Staff will be on hand to proctor all visits, produce study objects as requested by the participants, and will monitor safe handling and security during sessions.
- The proctor is not present to provide information, lectures, or lessons.