Highlighting two student-led mural projects across the Barnard campus: what they represent, how they were made, and the messages surrounding campus identity and alumni appreciation.

The Met Cloisters, found in uptown Manhattan, is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated wholly to medieval art — and completely free for Barnard students! With its ancient doorways and vaulted ceilings, the museum transports you to the Middle Ages and even pokes a little fun at it with its current exhibition, “Spectrum of Desire.”

​Barnard’s campus is home to many student artists, each with their own creative voice to share. I interviewed Hang Dong (BC ’28), a versatile artist seeking to capture treasured moments of serenity, cultivating inclusion while embracing all forms of expression.