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  • Mother's Day Brunch

    Sunday, May 10, 11am-2pmTreat your mom to a special Mother's Day Brunch in the Terrace Cafe. Reservations recommended at 205.254.2775After Brunch, join Museum docent Nancy Lee Adamson for a special Mothers in Art tour at 2pm....
  • Tai Chi Class

    Six Week Series in the Sculpture GardenMay 9, 16, 23, 30 & June 6, 139-9:50am$60 for series   SOLD OUT - Look for more classes soon! Open your mind and body to the ancient art of Tai Chi in celebration of the reopening of the Chinese gallery. ...
  • Callahan Lecture

    Annual Asian Art LectureThe Auspicious and the Sensuous: Religious Art of India and Cambodiaby Pratapaditya Pal, PhD...
  • In Conversation: Mary Lucier

    Wednesday, March 25, 6pm Mary Lucier, considered one of the pioneers of video as an art form, will discuss the evolution of her work at the opening of her latest video installation, The Plains of Sweet Regret. She began experimenting with video in the ...
  • 2009 Friend Lecture

    To Be Heard and Be Seen: 20th-Century Ewe TextilesNii Quarcoopome, PhD, Curator of African Art, Detroit Institute of ArtSunday, February 8, 2pmSteiner AuditoriumKente cloth is made by several groups in West Africa—the most recognized Kente is made by th...
  • Birmingham Museum of Art Speaks!

    Friday, February 6, 7-9pmSteiner AuditoriumFREE admissionCash bar availableHBO Def Poetry Jam artist Sharif Simmons hosts an evening of performances by local spoken word artists headlined by internationally renowned spoken word artist Patricia Smith. Smit...
  • Museum's Teen Advisory Board exhibition featured on FOX6 News

    Students from Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair counties got a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes at Birmingham’s Museum of Art. From set up to display, they're in charge.  FOX6 News Education Anchor Sarah Verser takes us inside in this video clip....
  • Celebrate Black History in connection with Fabric of Life!

    Art, Gospel, and All That JazzSunday, February 1, 3pmFeed your body and soul while celebrating diverse cultures and exploring spiritual connections represented in the Museum’s galleries.11am-2pm: Jazz Brunch in the Terrace Café (Reservations 205.254.27...
  • The Sankofa Society presents Dr. Amalia Amaki

    The Sankofa Society is pleased to present a lecture and book signing by Dr. Amalia Amaki, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Alabama and curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection of African-American Art. Friday, May 8, 20095:30pm ...
  • Forschler-Tarrasch Pens Children's Story

    Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, PhD, The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, will publish a children's story on the discovery of hard-paste porcelain at Meissen in the British children's journal Aquila in May 2009. The s...
  • Leonardo Leaves Us

    Leonardo Leaves UsLeonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin drew 40,000 visitors to the Museum from September 28 to November 9. The unprecedented loan of 11 drawings and Leonardo’s celebrated “Codex on the Flight of Birds” is th...
  • Fabric of Life & Kente in the Community

    Fabric of Life: African Textiles and Quilts from the American SouthThrough March 8, 2009Fabric of Life compares the cultural roles of African textiles and southern quilts, studies what is known about the artists who made them, and celebrates visual affini...
  • Fabric of Life

    Birmingham, AL—The Birmingham Museum of Art presents Fabric of Life: African Textiles and Quilts from the American South, on view December 14, 2008 – March 8, 2009. This exhibition compares the cultural roles of these textiles, studies what is known a...
  • Junior Patrons Iron Pour

    The Junior Patrons will be heating things up this fall at Sloss Furnaces. Reconnect with Birmingham’s industrial heritage by touring the Furnaces before casting your own iron art creation.$8 for Junior Patrons and $12 for non-members, payable at the do...
  • Coffee with Leonardo Curator

    Tuesday, October 282pm ...
  • Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concert

    Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:00 pm ...
  • Sculpture = Sweat and Bodily Fatigue: Leonardo and the Battle Between Painting and SCulpture

    Thursday, October 23, 2008 (MEMBERS ONLY)6:30pm ...
  • Leonardo da Vinci and the Science of Bird Flight

    Sunday, October 12, 2008 2pm ...
  • Mark Your Calendars

    Upcoming Members Only EventsFriday, October 3: Meet artist Sharon Louden. ...
  • Members Only Day

    Monday, September 29, 11am–8pm ...