Plan your visit to the NAU Art Museum
Plan your visit to the NAU Art Museum
The NAU Art Museum is in our initial phase of reopening after our spring 2020 pandemic closure. In this phase, per university guidance and with an abundance of caution, the museum is currently open only to the Northern Arizona University Mountain Campus Community. Visits must be scheduled ahead of time. See below for more information.
Scheduling your visit and hours of operation Accordion Closed
You will have the option to book your visit to the primary Exhibition Hall, featuring our current exhibition, or the Marguerite Hettel Weiss Collection Galleries. 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 students schedule a time.
We are currently open to the NAU community by appointment only. See available times in the Waitwhile application via the “Schedule your visit” link below.
We are closed all University holidays.
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. This includes the requirement of completing your Healthcheck before arriving at the museum, donning face masks, and practicing social distancing at all times.
- During our Phase-1 reopening, we will only be welcoming patrons and scholars from the Northern Arizona University Community. We can’t wait until we can also welcome back our patrons from across the state and travelers from afar! However, at this time, we believe it safer for all involved to wait a bit longer before re-melding our communities for in-person visits. Please see our website and social media for learning opportunities, updates, and more ways to become involved with the NAU Art Museum.
- As always, we ask that you not touch the artworks, pedestals, walls, frames, etcetera. This is especially critical during this time as these surfaces are often difficult to clean and disinfect without comprising surface treatments and causing irreparable harm to some artworks.
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
Modified for COVID – 19 Pandemic
- Appointments to view the Study Collection must be requested two weeks in advance. Groups are limited to 4, not including the supervisory 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 to visit the collection, via email, to art.museum@nau.edu.
- Lecture/presentation sessions involving students must be conducted and monitored by NAU faculty, who are present in the study gallery at the time of lecture or presentation. We will work with faculty and students on hybrid type study sessions. The recommended scenario is for the professor to present the class from the study gallery with four in-person students, the rest of the cohort to participate remotely (or view a video of the presentation at their convenience). At a later date, students who were not present in the gallery for the presentation can schedule a time to visit the gallery (preferably in groups of two to four) independent of the instructor, but with a proctor present.
- 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, or similar 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 in compliance with measures intended to protect these objects for future students to study. A phone or tablet for notetaking 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 will be required to wear gloves while handling the study objects. Visitors will be asked to familiarize themselves with CDC guidelines for proper glove donning and doffing to mitigate the spread of contamination.
- NAU 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 lectures or lessons.
Scheduling your visit and hours of operation Accordion Closed
You will have the option to book your visit to the primary Exhibition Hall, featuring our current exhibition, or the Marguerite Hettel Weiss Collection Galleries. 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 students schedule a time.
We are currently open to the NAU community by appointment only. See available times in the Waitwhile application via the “Schedule your visit” link below.
We are closed all University holidays.
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. This includes the requirement of completing your Healthcheck before arriving at the museum, donning face masks, and practicing social distancing at all times.
- During our Phase-1 reopening, we will only be welcoming patrons and scholars from the Northern Arizona University Community. We can’t wait until we can also welcome back our patrons from across the state and travelers from afar! However, at this time, we believe it safer for all involved to wait a bit longer before re-melding our communities for in-person visits. Please see our website and social media for learning opportunities, updates, and more ways to become involved with the NAU Art Museum.
- As always, we ask that you not touch the artworks, pedestals, walls, frames, etcetera. This is especially critical during this time as these surfaces are often difficult to clean and disinfect without comprising surface treatments and causing irreparable harm to some artworks.
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
Modified for COVID – 19 Pandemic
Modified for COVID – 19 Pandemic
- Appointments to view the Study Collection must be requested two weeks in advance. Groups are limited to 4, not including the supervisory 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 to visit the collection, via email, to art.museum@nau.edu.
- Lecture/presentation sessions involving students must be conducted and monitored by NAU faculty, who are present in the study gallery at the time of lecture or presentation. We will work with faculty and students on hybrid type study sessions. The recommended scenario is for the professor to present the class from the study gallery with four in-person students, the rest of the cohort to participate remotely (or view a video of the presentation at their convenience). At a later date, students who were not present in the gallery for the presentation can schedule a time to visit the gallery (preferably in groups of two to four) independent of the instructor, but with a proctor present.
- 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, or similar 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 in compliance with measures intended to protect these objects for future students to study. A phone or tablet for notetaking 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 will be required to wear gloves while handling the study objects. Visitors will be asked to familiarize themselves with CDC guidelines for proper glove donning and doffing to mitigate the spread of contamination.
- NAU 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 lectures or lessons.