BELL MUSEUM | New Exhibit: Moments of Memory
Experience the new exhibit Moments of Memory: Minnesota Landscapes Painted from Life. In partnership with Minnesota Plein Air Collective, the exhibition features paintings completed by artists during Minnesota’s premier plein air festivals held in the Driftless Area, Prairie Lakes and North Shore.
Experience the Bell Museum’s new exhibit Moments of Memory: Minnesota Landscapes Painted from Life. In partnership with Minnesota Plein Air Collective, the exhibition features recent paintings completed by artists during Minnesota’s premier plein air festivals held in the Driftless Area, Prairie Lakes, and North Shore regions.
Plein air painting is the art of capturing outdoor scenes from life. Named from the French for “open air,” this form of painting from life moves artists out of the studio to study real landscapes, focusing on how light and shadow interact with things in particular places. The result is a snapshot of a moment in time, one that might be remembered, but never repeated.
Learn about the art of painting outdoors, its importance in the field of natural history, and its role in the making of the Bell Museum’s dioramas.
