Opening Reception remarks from UCI Provost Enrique Lavernia took place on September 29, 2018. The First Glimpse: Introducing The Buck Collection exhibit runs until January 5, 2019. Stephen Barker, dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, is executive director of IMCA. The show was curated by Stephen Barker, Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Kevin Appel, Chair of the Department of Art, and Cecile Whiting, Chair of the Department of Art History.


“It’s possible to gather light that’s older than our solar system.”
-James Turrell

To learn more about the history of the collection, read the 2017 Los Angeles Times article, A storied art collection shrouded in mystery will anchor new UC Irvine museum.