#BRIDGEPORT, CT The opening of the “Drip-Drop, Tick-Tock” exhibit by Joseph Fucigna at Housatonic Museum of Art has been postponed.
The museum’s Burt Chernow Gallery is located on the campus of Housatonic Community College, and its walls and floors suffered water damage overnight when the sprinkler system activated in response to an overheated computer in a lab on the floor above.
Fortunately, the museum’s collection did not experience any damage. However, the museum will be temporarily closed for maintenance starting August 23.
The Museum will continue to move forward with the planned opening of the reinstallation of its permanent collection. The “Object Lessons” exhibition will have ten thematic displays, including African art, Native American and Latin American art, art that is political, and a new photography installation, to name a few. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 5:30–7:00 in the Housatonic Community College Lafayette Hall atrium, located next to the museum’s galleries.
The Fucigna exhibit has been rescheduled to take place in two years, from September 3 through October 23, 2020, with an opening reception on September 3rd. A planned exhibit “Lost Man Blues” will also be postponed to now open on November 5, 2020, and remain on display through December 18, 2020.
The Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA) is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in Bridgeport, CT and is home to one of the premier college art collections in the United States. Its collection offers students and the community the opportunity to view works that span the history of art from the ancient to the contemporary. Visit www.HousatonicMuseum.org to learn more.
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