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The Visual Resources Collection
The Mutrux Visual Resources Collection (VRC) is the primary visual teaching resource and laboratory for the Art History Program, with state of the art computer and digital imaging equipment, and a collection of over 130,000 slides. Many majors in the program like to work here for an insider's perspective on the teaching of art history and the Visual Resources profession. The VRC is actively engaged in building a digital image library. The nascent digital collection used in conjunction with the university's subscription to ARTstor, an online repository of over 550,000 digital images, is being used daily for the teaching of art history.

The Art Gallery
Opened in 1990, the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery establishes direct and active connections with students and faculty in the Art History Program. As a practical study laboratory and host to diverse exhibitions and lectures, the gallery is a significant and visible symbol of the importance of the visual arts at Fairfield University.

The Museum
Currently in the final planning stages, the University plans to open a museum in the winter of 2008-2009. The museum will be housed on the lower level of historic Bellarmine Hall, and will feature the Kress Collection of Italian Paintings, select works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Plaster Cast Collection at Fairfield, an important loan of Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance art from the Department of Medieval Art and the Cloisters Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as selections from the University's growing collection of art from Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Special Events and Conferences
Regularly scheduled lectures, conferences and symposia bring visiting scholars and artists to the campus, greatly adding to the depth of the Art History Program.

Regional Museums and Galleries
The galleries and museum of New York City are just an hour away by train. Nearby Connecticut museums include the Bruce Museum (Greenwich), the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art (Ridgefield), the Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford), the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven), and The Yale Center for British Art (New Haven).