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Opened in 2012, the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art combines advances in interdisciplinary approaches with object-based learning. Named in memory of Ruth and Elmer Wellin, parents of Keith Wellin, Hamilton class of 1950, who, along with his devoted wife Wendy, provided leadership funding for the building. The museum features a large visible archive and open storage spaces allowing visible access to a collection of cross-cultural art and artifacts that span millennia. As a teaching museum, the Wellin serves students, faculty, and the broader community, encouraging observation, exploration, and engagement. The Wellin is also proud to serve as a resource for the broader community, offering artist lectures, customized tours, educator workshops, in-school teaching, and creative events for children and K-12 students.Opened in 2012, the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art combines advances in interdisciplinary approaches with object-based learning. Named in memory of Ruth and Elmer Wellin, parents of Keith Wellin, Hamilton class of 1950, who, along with his devoted wife Wendy, provided leadership funding for the building. The museum features a large visible archive and open storage spaces allowing visible access to a collection of cross-cultural art and artifacts that span millennia. As a teaching museum, the Wellin serves students, faculty, and the broader community, encouraging observation, exploration, and engagement. The Wellin is also proud to serve as a resource for the broader community, offering artist lectures, customized tours, educator workshops, in-school teaching, and creative events for children and K-12 students.