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Object Lab is a hybrid gallery-classroom that visualizes the Williams liberal arts curriculum through the museum collection. Faculty work with WCMA staff to select art that connects with course concepts. These works of art are then installed in the galleries, grouped by course.

Through museum visits combined with close-looking assignments and digital projects, students engage deeply with the objects throughout the semester. They will be using digital imaging to look more closely as they consider artistic process and change over time.

During fall 2025, students are identifying the specific blue pigments used in different paintings and prints, thinking critically about artistic collaborations, working in pairs as artists and collaborative printers, and creating their own works of art inspired by what they see in the galleries. A major theme for this semester is color: students are learning about color theory, how we perceive color, and how artists have created different pigments.

We welcome all museum visitors to experience the diverse array of objects and to engage with the interdisciplinary ideas brought forth in this active, experimental space.