{"id":36499,"date":"2025-12-03T15:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/butlerart.com\/?p=36499"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:28:56","slug":"whats-new-at-the-butler-institute-and-how-to-support-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/butlerart.com\/blog\/whats-new-at-the-butler-institute-and-how-to-support-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s New at The Butler Institute and How to Support It"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s New at The Butler Institute and How to Support It<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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The Butler Institute of American Art is buzzing with energy right now from special exhibitions to behind-the-scenes upgrades that will protect the collection for generations.<\/p>\n

And the best part? There are so many ways you can be part of it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s new at The Butler, why the arts matter more than ever for our community, and how you can support this one-of-a-kind museum.<\/p>\n

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Special Exhibition Honoring a Giant: Robert Rauschenberg at 100<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Robert Rauschenberg, the relentlessly experimental American artist who helped reshape the visual art world, would have turned 100 on October 22, 2025. To mark his centenary, the New York\u2013based Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is leading a global celebration of exhibitions, performances, and publications through 2026.<\/p>\n

The Butler Institute is proud to join this worldwide tribute with a special installation of rarely seen Rauschenberg prints and archival material in the Segall Print Gallery, Butler North, on view October 22, 2025 \u2013 January 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobert Rauschenberg stands as one of America\u2019s artistic giants who literally transformed the visual art world into the variety of forms which exists today,\u201d notes Dr. Louis Zona, Executive Director of The Butler. \u201cTo call him an artistic genius is to underestimate the nature of his contributions to world art.\u201d<\/p>\n

This exhibition is a rare chance to experience Rauschenberg\u2019s pioneering spirit up close\u2014right here in our region.<\/p>\n

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In The Works: The New \u201cBlue Vault\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Caring for America\u2019s art heritage doesn\u2019t just happen on the gallery walls\u2014it happens in the spaces most visitors never see.<\/p>\n

The Butler has completed construction on the Blue Vault<\/strong>, a brand-new, 13,000-square-foot collection storage space designed to house more than 22,000 works of art. Once a classroom space, the area has been transformed into a state-of-the-art collection hub.<\/p>\n

Key features include:<\/p>\n