Anniversary

Art and Dissent: The Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union and Its Global Legacy

Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University

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30 avr. 2026 9:00 AM

Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

New Jersey - United States

This two-day international academic conference celebrates the launch of the newly developed website dedicated to the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. The event highlights the global collaboration behind the project and explores the collection’s historical, cultural, and pedagogical significance.

Check-in begins at 9:30am. Programming begins at 10am.

Day 1:

Presentations by Scholars of Baltic Countries, Belarus & Ukraine

Roundtable: Teaching in the Age of the Digital Museum

Keynote Presentation

Day 2:

Presentations by Scholars of Armenia & Georgia, Central Asia & Russia

Demonstration of the Website

Roundtable: Perspectives on Decolonization

The Dodge Website Conference is made possible by the generous support of the ADWT Endowment and Operating Fund, with additional support from the Avenir Foundation Endowment Fund and the Trust For Mutual Understanding.

Special thanks to the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) for their informational sponsorship of this program.

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