Emily Hage, PhD
Director, Frances M. Maguire Art Museum, and Professor, Art History
Boland 203
610-660-1841
Mission Statement
The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum celebrates the power of art to inspire imagination and curiosity and to cultivate critical thinking and dialogue. Reflecting Saint Joseph’s University’s mission, the museum fosters diversity, inclusivity, and social justice. Through exhibitions, educational programming and direct engagement with the museum’s permanent collections, the museum builds community among university students, employees, alumni and the general public.
Circe Turns a Companion into a Swine, Romare Bearden, 1979
The Space
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From 1925 until 2011, the gallery building, designed by Paul Cret, served as the home of the Barnes Foundation. In 1996, Venturi, Scott, Brown and Associates completed upgrades and added the gate house. DIGSAU designed the latest renovations to this historic space, fully integrating the Maguire Museum with the University’s campus. The Maguire Museum now features refreshed and modernized interiors, including 15 galleries, teaching and performance space and enhanced accessibility. The latest renovations to this famous structure express a new vision for the space that emphasizes light and volume.
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Our Team
Jane Allen, MA
Education & Community Engagement Coordinator, Frances M. Maguire Art
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610-660-1843
Jeanne Bracy, MS
Gallery Curator, Merion Hall and Boland Hall Galleries; Associate Director, Frances M. Maguire Art Museum
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610-660-1845
Erin Downey, PhD
Assistant Curator, Frances M. Maguire Art Museum
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610-660-1844
Our Partners
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The Wyeth Foundation for American Art
Awards
2024
Lower Merion Township Historic Preservation Award
Mexican Cultural Center Culture and Arts Access Award
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia - Grand Jury Award
https://preservationalliance.com/preservation-achievement-awards/
The Edna W. Andrade Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation
https://www.philafound.org/press-releases/the-edna-w-andrade-fund-announces-grants/
AIA Pennsylvania - Silver Medal for Preservation Architecture honoring design that represents the highest level of achievement.
https://youtu.be/fuYz40fNsks?si=J85IQCSOlJ9zCWuE&t=3911
2023
AIA Philadelphia Design Award
The Wyeth Foundation for American Art - grant to support the 2025 exhibition, “Rediscovering Margaret Gest (1900-1965): Philadelphia’s Modernist Pioneer”
Engineering News-Record’s Mid-Atlantic Best Project for Cultural/Worship https://www.enr.com/blogs/11-mid-atlantic-monitor/post/56907-judges-award-enr-midatlantic-2023-best-projects
Delphi Project Foundation / Reliance Matrix Foundation - grant to support the Affirming Arts Education Program
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