Elvehjem Museum of Art

Address:800 University Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin
Tel: (608) 263-2246

Visit one of the leading university art museums! With art that spans all mediums and great programs for all ages, the Chazen Museum of Art is a Madison-must see for art lovers!

Located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Chazen Museum of Art is a leading university art museum with a reputation for exceptional exhibitions, insightful programs, and arts activities for all ages. The museum features 11 galleries of temporary exhibitions and highlights from the permanent collection of more than 16,500 works, dating from 2300 B. C. through to the present, including paintings, sculpture, watercolors, prints and photography.

The museum's decorative art gallery includes Greco-Roman coins, textiles and baskets, and much more. Visitors can stop by the Mayer Print Center and Museum Shop, and if visiting with a group, tours can be scheduled Tuesday through Friday between 9 am and 4 pm or Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 4 pm. Most tours last one hour.

To get to the Chazen Museum of Art, take City of Madison buses heading east to the corner of Johnson and Park Streets, one block to the south of the museum. Busses heading west stop at the corner of University Avenue and Murray Street, just in front of the museum. The UW–Madison campus bus stops on Park Street just north of University Avenue.

We collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit works of art and present related educational programs in support of the teaching, research, and public service mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.