Join us on Saturday, October 5 from 4pm to 8pm as we celebrate our new season of exhibitions, and International Observe the Moon Night!
The Hilliard University Art Museum invites families and the community to explore the
galleries, participate in hands-on art projects, and join us for a special evening Play Day exploring art
and science! The Hilliard is partnering with the Lafayette Science Museum to celebrate our new
exhibitions and International Observe the Moon Night! Enjoy gallery activities, singing under the stars
with the Music Garden, and creating art with Melissa Bonin. When the sky darkens we’ll head outside
for telescope moon viewing with the experts from the Science Museum. Be sure to bring a blanket to
spread on the lawn!
Play Day offers free admission to the community three times a year as a part of the museum’s
education initiative.
Museum Hours, Admission & General Information
The Hilliard University Art Museum is located at 710 East Saint Mary Boulevard, on the campus of
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Museum Hours are: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to
5:00 PM; Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM; closed Sunday and
Monday. General Admission: $5 Adults, $4 Seniors (62+), $3 Students (5-17). FREE for Members, UL
Students/Staff/Faculty with identification, and visitors under 5. Guided tours of the galleries are
available Friday & Saturday at 2 PM, complimentary with admission. For general information, please
visit hillliardmuseum.org or call (337) 482-2278.
Current Exhibitions
Faculty Miniatures: Toward the Condensed and Not-Yet-Known
August 23, 2019 – January 25, 2020
Paths and Loops: Automatic Drawings by John F. Simon Jr
June 8, 2019 – November 16, 2019
Quad Suite: Richard Landry
September 6, 2019 – December 7, 2019
Songbirds: Nature as Metaphor
Paintings by Melissa Bonin
September 6, 2019 – October 26, 2019
Spotlight on the Collection: William Moreland
May 23, 2019 – October 2, 2019
About the Hilliard
The Hilliard University Art Museum operates on the campus of University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and
was originally founded in 1964 as the Art Center for Southwest Louisiana. Featuring a state-of-the-art
modern facility that was erected in 2004, the museum houses more than 2,200 objects in its permanent
collection, and is the largest art exhibition space between New Orleans and Houston. The Hilliard
serves a wide range of educational and cultural needs by fostering cross-disciplinary intellectual
discourse on campus, and throughout the region. At the core of the Hilliard's mission is to collect,
preserve, interpret, and exhibit the art of our time, while celebrating the great diversity of Louisiana's
heritage.
