MFA Group Visits Mazza Museum
On March 19th, 20 students from the MFA program at University of Hartford visited the Mazza museum. The group was led by illustrator C.F. Payne, the director of the program,…
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News & Events
News & Events
From Eighth Grade to ’18: Tom Lichtenheld Donates Life’s Work to Mazza
The idea of learning from the work of artists is one idea that drew Tom Lichtenheld to donate his life’s work to Mazza. Lichtenheld, a children’s book author and illustrator…
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Science Day Program Held at Mazza
On February 19 2018, the Findlay branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) hosted their annual Mini Math and Science Day program at the Mazza Museum. Author, illustrator…
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Caldecott Read-In Held
The Caldecott Medal, named after Randolph Caldecott, is the highest award in the picture book industry. Each year, the selection committee chooses one book from those published in the previous…
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Laiho Gallery Introduces New Art Display
On Dec. 12, 2017 the Laiho Gallery of the Mazza Museum, dedicated to art from paper engineered books, introduced its most recent rotation of eye-popping art. The new exhibit showcases…
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Art, Art Everywhere: Mazza Museum Behind the Scenes
It is the most diverse collection of original artwork by children’s book illustrators in the world, and unless you’re not familiar with the University of Findlay, you already know that…
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2017 Mazza Weekend Conference Keynotes
The fall 2017 Mazza Weekend Conference keynote speakers were an eclectic mix of traditional and non-traditional, fiction and non-fiction, big city and small town. Their art styles, background, experience and…
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Mazza’s Tales for Tots to Return in October With New Surprises
This fall the Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay will be making a few changes to the Tales for Tots program, a fun story time tailored to inspire toddlers…
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Donating a Memory: The Desk of Hardie Gramatky
A favorite pen, a childhood blanket, an old chair—there are some objects we use so frequently in our lives that they become more than merely objects. They bear our fingerprints…
Read MoreFun Finds at Summer Conference 2017
This year’s summer conference hosted nine outstanding keynote presentations from authors and illustrators hailing from around the country and brought picture book enthusiasts together. While our more than 200 conference…
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