Snite Museum of Art

The Snite Museum of Art is an artistic work historical center on the University of Notre Dame grounds, close South Bend, Indiana. It possesses more than 29,000 works which speak to numerous primary world societies and periods, with an emphasis on Western workmanship history. It is especially known for its Italian Renaissance paintings and their Mesoamerican displays.

As indicated by the site," the gallery now displays the most imperative gathering of Olmec craftsmanship in any workmanship exhibition hall in the United States. The Unruh buy strengthens the Museum's situation as a standout amongst the most critical general pre-Columbian accumulations in this country.

Before the Snite opened in 1980, Notre Dame did not have a workmanship historical center, albeit different open spaces at the University offered displays. As right on time as 1924, the Wightman Memorial Art Gallery at University Library was utilized for craftsmanship shows. In 1952, O'Shaughnessy Hall, home of the College of Arts and Letters, was outfitted with galleries. During the 1950s, Croatian stone carver Ivan Meštrovi was in a living arrangement at the University, working in the eponymous Meštrovi Studio.