As seen through the eyes of friends, Gagnon, Lipchitz, Braque, and Picasso, this s pecial opening exhibit will be held on March 29, 2026. This will be called Art and Peace and feature Chuck's friendship with Jacques Lipchitz, a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his wo rk. See original works by Lipchitz, Braque & Picasso. Reception tickets will be limited and priced at $11, which includes all ticke

February 2026 Newsletter Dear friends, This year we are focusing on friendship and peace. Chuck's mentor was Jacques Lipchitz. They were good friends and during the 1970's Jacques gave Chuck a series of lithographs of his sculptures as a thank you for Chuck's assistance at the art foundry.  These lithographs will be on exhibit March 1st through April 30th: "Friendship: Gagnon and Lipchitz". Peace has been needed and sought throughout history.  This year marks the 800th annive

Dear friends of the Charles E. Gagnon Museum and Sculpture Garden, Thank you for your support of our beautiful museum that continues to offer the fine art of bronze sculpture created by Rochester, Minnesota sculptor, Chuck Gagnon. We want to thank the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation for their generous grant to maintain and renovate the wetlands in the Southwest corner of the sculpture garden. This year, we have seen the development of a new garden within the sculpture garde