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Menil Drawing Institute

The fifth art building to join the Menil neighborhood—the Menil Drawing Institute—opened to the public on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The Menil Drawing Institute was established in 2008 to further the study of modern and contemporary drawings, and since that time it has organized important traveling exhibitions including Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective (2012) and Lee Bontecou: Drawn Worlds (2014).

Additionally, the six-volume catalogue raisonné of the drawings of Jasper Johns was produced under the auspices of the institute. Recognizing that the museum’s artist-centered approach and growing collection of drawings offered a singular opportunity, the Board of Trustees chose to incorporate a building dedicated to modern and contemporary drawings into the Menil’s institutional master plan. Los Angeles-based architects Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee (Johnston Marklee) were selected to create a distinctive freestanding structure dedicated to the acquisition, exhibition, study, conservation, and storage of these artworks.

The unique 30,146-square-foot building features a trio of spacious courtyards and a design that modulates daylight in a way that both illuminates and protects delicate works on paper. Significant gifts have been instrumental to the Menil Drawing Institute’s early and continuing success, and the Menil has now established a special acquisition fund for modern and contemporary drawings.

Take a look behind the scenes of the Menil Drawing Institute with Menil Collection Director Rebecca Rabinow, John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Chief Curator, Menil Drawing Institute Edouard Kopp, Curatorial Assistant, Menil Drawing Institute Kelly Montana, and Paper Conservator Jan Burandt.

Janie C. Lee Drawing Room

The Janie C. Lee Drawing Room at the Menil Drawing Institute provides individuals and small classes access to the Menil’s collection of drawings not currently on view. It is open by appointment to scholars, students, artists, curators, and members of the community. To request an appointment, download and complete the appropriate form below and return by email to academicoutreach@menil.org at least three weeks in advance of your desired appointment date. All requests are subject to availability and approval.

Menil Drawing Institute Scholars Program

The establishment of a Fellowship Program is a key component of the Menil Drawing Institute as it aspires to become a major research center on modern and contemporary drawing. The program will foster the highest level of scholarship and make possible rich, interdisciplinary, object-based conversations on the drawing medium’s history, theory, criticism, and practice.

Click here to see more information and application instructions for the Menil Drawing Institute Scholars Program.

Menil Drawing Institute Publications

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