The Weisman Art Museum is participating in a nation-wide research study on the Measurement of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI) from September 2026 through May 2027. During this study period, participants are invited to make three visits—framed as "Impact Visits"—and asked to fill out a survey on their experience. The MOMSI study defines social impact as the effect of an activity on the social fabric of a community and the wellbeing of the individuals and families who live there.

On Tuesday, May 13th the Weisman Art Museum unveiled our newest acquisition, chosen by Director Alejandra Peña Gutierrez. Virgil Ortiz—the groundbreaking Pueblo artist behind Tahu: Leader of the Blind Archers—spoke generously to a small group of attendees about his background, process, and the universe he is building to bring awareness to the painful history of indigenous resistance and revolt while celebrating the ingenuity and resilience of contemporary and future Native American artists and cultural icons.

Explore seven installations which stretch the bounds of the museum as a site for community engagement and critical examination of American carceral institutions through your browser, VR headset, or mobile device. Teams of both inside and outside artists worked together to better understand and explore carceral isolation and trauma and the many ways it has caused generational harm in their own bodies and those of their descendants.

This spring, WAM’s Colleagues Advisory Board (CAB) has teamed up to match the first $15,000 to the WAM Student Engagement Fund! As a museum serving both students and the public, WAM plays a unique role in championing students as critical thinkers and empathetic community members. 

Gifts to the student engagement fund will sustain and strengthen programs such as: