These new acquisitions align with UGA's long-standing commitment to making its campuses spaces where art, knowledge, and civic life converge. The Grenoble campus already hosts over 70 contemporary artworks, including sculptures, installations, paintings, and street art murals, spread across indoor and outdoor areas.
"The Dragon and the Serpent," inspired by the Drac and the Isère river, references Grenoble's history of hydroelectricity and "white coal." This sculpture, located on the MUSE forecourt, was developed with input from over 1,300 people through a questionnaire.
"The Sand Maidens," by Victoria Klotz, will be installed in the Ruffier-Lanche Arboretum. This piece explores environmental transformations and the effects of climate change on mountain landscapes and snow-dependent biodiversity.
UGA's "Campus des Arts" program aims to promote and showcase this living artistic heritage, making it accessible to all through guided tours, documentary resources, and outreach activities. The university also published the book "Campus des arts – Université et art contemporain à Grenoble" in 2024 to document this artistic history.
“"A university does not just produce knowledge: it shares it and makes it visible. Art has its rightful place there, because it shifts perspectives, awakens curiosity, and sparks questioning. These works belong to everyone: this is what an open university looks like."
The installation of these new works reinforces UGA's role as a cultural contributor to the region, fostering spaces for dialogue and discovery between the university and the city.
