A Vital Cultural and Community Resource

Originally built in 1932, the museum was designed to house the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art, the first collection of its kind assembled at a West Coast museum. Collected and donated by a bold visionary named Gertrude Bass Warner, it remains the heart of the museum’s collection. “Art is the language of all humanity,” said Warner. “Where we have a common ground with people, any difference can be cleared away and mutual understanding reached.”

Today, the newly renovated Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art continues this tradition of bridging cultures through art. The museum inspires diverse audiences through direct experiences with visual art in collections galleries featuring American, European, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese works and in the Changing Exhibitions Gallery.

With increased support, we can make the most of our new facilities, giving UO students more meaningful interactions with art, expanding educational programs, and caring for our collections with the latest conservation techniques. Only with a vision as bold as that of Gertrude Bass Warner can we reach the full potential of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Please join us in transforming lives through art.