Henry Art Gallery

The Henry Art Gallery ("The Henry") is the art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Located on the west edge of the university's campus along 15th Avenue N.E. in the University District, it was founded in 1927 and was the first public art museum in the state of Washington. The original building was designed by Bebb and Gould. It was expanded in 1997 to 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2), at which time the 154-seat auditorium was added. The addition/expansion was designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects.

The Henry's exhibition program is largely devoted to contemporary art and the history of photography. Recent exhibitions include solo exhibitions by Maya Lin (2006), Lynn Hershman Leeson (2005-06), Doug Aitken (2005), Axel Lieber (2004-05), and James Turrell (2003), and group exhibitions such as W.O.W. - The Work of the Work, 2004-05, which explored contemporary art's appeal to non-visual senses and the body of the viewer.

The Henry's collection includes over 20,000 objects. The collection includes strong holdings in photography, both historical and contemporary, due to the partial gift and purchase of the Joseph and Elaine Monsen collection. In 1982 the Henry inherited a sizable collection from the University of Washington's former Costume and Textile Study Center. The Henry also holds a James Turrell skyspace, Light Reign, which is illuminated at night by color-shifting LEDs behind frosted glass. Like the Seattle baseball stadium, the skyspace has a retractable roof.

The Henry has made their collections available for research or general public interest by providing in-house and online public access though the Reed Collection Study Center, new online catalog, and in-house Digital Information Gallery (DIG). These resources allow students and the general public to more fully explore collections for personal or professional research. Though resources online offer general information, DIG provides access to images and data for over 24,000 objects in the collection and can help make better use of the Reed Collection Study Center. Objects in the collection can be accessed on-site, by reservation only, through the Reed Collection Study Center or academic classes, adult study groups, and researchers.

Text source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Art_Gallery
Photo source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAG.JPG

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