SMU leaders cutting the ribbon for the new facility for the Meadows Museum’s Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, October 4, 2023. L to R: P. Gregory Warden – Mark A. Roglán Director of the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, Meadows Museum, SMU; Amanda W. Dotseth – Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of Arts, SMU; William A. Custard; Linda P. Custard – SMU Trustee Emerita and chair, Meadows Museum Advisory Council; R. Gerald Turner – President, SMU; Peter M. Miller – President & CEO, The Meadows Foundation; Elizabeth G. Loboa – Provost, SMU; Samuel S. Holland – Algur H. Meadows Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, SMU; Brad Cheves – Vice President for Development and External Affairs, SMU. Photo by Hillsman Jackson.

SMU leaders cutting the ribbon for the new facility for the Meadows Museum’s Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, October 4, 2023. L to R: P. Gregory Warden – Mark A. Roglán Director of the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, Meadows Museum, SMU; Amanda W. Dotseth – Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of Arts, SMU; William A. Custard; Linda P. Custard – SMU Trustee Emerita and chair, Meadows Museum Advisory Council; R. Gerald Turner – President, SMU; Peter M. Miller – President & CEO, The Meadows Foundation; Elizabeth G. Loboa – Provost, SMU; Samuel S. Holland – Algur H. Meadows Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, SMU; Brad Cheves – Vice President for Development and External Affairs, SMU. Photo by Hillsman Jackson.

Custard Institute launches tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. with inaugural symposium —“Context Matters: The Materiality of Objects in the Museum” — with acclaimed keynote speakers exploring why museums remain essential in an increasingly virtual world