Current Closure
UAMA is currently closed for a museum improvement project. See you when we reopen on January 17!
The UAMA is a repository of primary resources that can be used for research in all areas. We will make every effort to accommodate requests for collections access made by faculty, students, and researchers both on‐ and off‐campus.
The publication or commercial use of any image from the UAMA’s collection requires express written consent from the Museum. The copyright of some objects in the collection may be owned by an entity other than the Museum; it is the responsibility of the user to obtain written consent from the copyright owner.
Please note: Due to a staff transition, collection-related requests will be limited or not possible during Spring 2026. Please feel free to reach out with questions or for more information.
To receive an application for reproduction permission, as well as a schedule of fees, please contact the museum in writing:
Chelsea Farrar, Interim Director
To request copies of research materials from the Museum's historical files, please contact: artmuseum@arizona.edu.
To request copies of materials from the Archive of Visual Arts, please contact:
Sara Swayden, Archivist
saguzman@arizona.edu
Please note: Due to a staff transition, artwork collection-related requests will be limited or not possible during Spring 2026. Please feel free to reach out with questions or for more information.
Willa Ahlschwede, Assistant Curator of Education
willa@arizona.edu
Loans from the Collection
The UAMA lends works of art from its collection to other nonprofit educational institutions for display and research.
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Provenance
Understanding provenance allows insight into the history of specific pieces as well as trends in the art world as a whole. It can also help verify a piece as legitimate or ensure that it has been acquired by honest means.
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