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Palmer Art Museum Announces New Director

Amanda H. Hellman, director of the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2022, has been named director of the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State, effective Jan. 2, 2026.

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Centre Stage offers Sneak Peek of 2025-2026 Season on Sept. 19

Plan to visit Centre State on September 19, 2025 at 5:30 pm for an unforgettable evening as they lift the curtain on the 2025–26 season! Your exclusive admission includes delicious hors d’oeuvres, refreshing libations, and a lively performance that offers a taste of what’s to come.

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Art, Reflection, and the American Journey: Palmer Museum Kicks Off America250PA with Community-Inspired Exhibit

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State presents a special exhibition giving extra weight to the democratic ideal of power of the people, titled “Shaping American Histories, Dreaming American Futures,” on view now through July 27. Visitors to the exhibition are encouraged to voice their reflections on the nation’s past, present and future via a community response wall. Ideas contributed to the response wall will help shape the Palmer’s upcoming invitational exhibition in summer 2026, which will honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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