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College Students & Faculty
Did you know college students with a valid ID and Wake Forest University faculty and staff—with an additional guest—have free admission? Whether you’re completing a course assignment, drafting a syllabus, or looking for a break from screen time, you can find what you need at Reynolda.
Together, the Museum’s art collection and extensive historic estate create an interdisciplinary learning lab that complements the traditional classroom experience. Rotating exhibitions and the changing seasons will keep the Museum’s content fresh and engaging for visitors.
Before—or after—your visit, dive into the resources below to further your connection with our collection and get creative!
To learn more about collaborations with Reynolda Gardens, contact gardens@wfu.edu.
Online Resources
Reynolda curators and staff take a closer look at one work of art or one story from our history.
The Museum offers fall, spring, and summer academic internship opportunities through the Education Department.
Explore the collections to learn the stories behind each piece that calls Reynolda home.
For the Curious
VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR
Aug 24, 2024 — Dec 15, 2024
Barbara Babcock Millhouse has dedicated much of her life to untangling the mysterious ways in which art functions. Since the dedication of Reynolda House in 1967, she has guided the development of one…
Sep 20, 2024 — Oct 19, 2025
In her Phenoms series, artist Leigh Ann Hallberg creates large-scale abstract paintings inspired by her journey through local landscapes, including the Reynolda landscape. Hallberg, who has taught pai…
Oct 20, 2023 — Oct 20, 2025
Portraits are often taken at face value—as accurate representations of a person’s appearance, sometimes removed by decades or centuries. But portraits are often the products of delicate negotiatio…
Sep 28, 2024, 8:00am
Autumn is the time for planting and Reynolda’s fall plant sale is a popular opportunity to purchase a great selection of native plants as well as a smattering of staff favorites. Friends of Reynolda…
Oct 6, 2024, 2:00pm
Level up your watercolor skills by learning a few techniques for painting with these flowing paints to create your own work of art.
Oct 9, 2024, 12:00pm
This monthly series offers an in-depth examination of a work of art or object at Reynolda by curators, educators, and students. Our fall 2024 series highlights works of art from the exhibition Founder…
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Examples of Recent Intern Projects
Undergraduate intern Meghan offers an idea for making a personalized still-life inspired by Audrey Flack’s Bounty.
Guest teacher and Reynolda intern Dakin Moore shows you how to make a movement drawing inspired by Abraham Walkowitz’s Isadora Duncan (1916).
Explore the idea of framing landscapes with Thomas Doughty’s painting In the Catskills.