[2] Since then, the college's art collection has grown through acquisitions of artwork from the series of exhibitions, including works by Winslow Homer, Gilbert Stewart, Mary Cassatt, Milton Avery, Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Faith Ringgold, and Betye Saar.

The specially designed reinforced concrete building, situated at the end of Quinlan Street, was built for use in the event of national crisis during the Cold War.

[7] In the mid-1970s, the college was granted permission by the National Gallery of Art to renovate the space to make it more practical, attractive and comfortable for the students, faculty and the public.

[11] In 2013, Randolph College entered into an agreement with the National Gallery, London for the purchase of George Wesley Bellows' Men of the Docks, for $25.5 million and established an academic partnership between the two institutions.

In 2014, the AAMD issued sanctions forbidding its member institutions from loaning artwork to or otherwise collaborating with the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College.

[15] The censure has sparked discussion over the differences between standalone museums and collections held by private non-profit entities like colleges and universities.