Ongoing In the Collection Galleries
In addition to temporary exhibitions, works from the collection are on view in many of the Cantor Arts Center's 24 galleries plus sculpture gardens and terraces.
The collection spans the history of art from ancient Egypt and China to the 21st century. View Collections to learn more. The following are among the works on view:
Auguste Rodin Collection
This is the largest collection of Rodin bronzes outside Paris, with 60 works in galleries dedicated to Rodin's work and 20 sculptures, including "The Gates of Hell," in the Rodin Sculpture Garden. "The Burghers of Calais" are nearby on campus.
Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas
The new installation in two galleries integrates work from different Native American peoples and times and highlights the collection, including exciting commissions of new Northwest Coast art. The Precolumbian art display is enhanced by the addition of an important collection of Mesoamerican works.
A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled
The Robert Mondavi Family Gallery presents the Center’s 19th-century European and American collections reconfigured to clarify the relationships between the various works and to introduce connections through international trade and travel. Two small gallery areas are established within the larger gallery: one where smaller paintings are grouped as they might have been in the salon of a collector; the other brings together changing selections of works on paper.
African Art in Context
Field photographs and other didactic materials provide insight into the diverse art forms on display. The gallery features a section dedicated to the arts of southern Africa, including items of dress and body ornament from the Himba people of Namibia and beadwork by the Zulu and Ndebele people of South Africa.
The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family
This installation examines the interests and accomplishments of the Stanford family, including material relating to the Central Pacific Railroad, the Palo Alto Stock Farm, the founding of Stanford University, and the early days of the Stanford Museum.
Long-Term Loan
Floating Peel by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, in the
Cantor Arts Center Courtyard