Strikingly large and vibrant murals surround all those who enter the Birmingham Museum of Art’s summer exhibition Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College. Commissioned by Talladega College in […]
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Curator’s Choice: Small Treasures
One of my favorite pieces in Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, and Their Contemporaries is Seated Boy Eating Porridge. Not only is the Seated Boy Eating Porridge a lovely and […]
Interview with Kathy Butterly
As an experienced ceramics artist, Kathy Butterly is sure to offer an interesting and unique perspective on her work with clay and how it continually changes. Butterly is an American sculptor based […]
5 Reasons To Attend the Second Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium
If you have an interest in art and love to learn, you don’t want to miss the Ceramics Symposium! Here are 5 reasons you should come to the Museum on […]
Sneak Peek of Small Treasures
The Museum has been hard at work the past few months getting ready for Small Treasures to arrive. From the initial curatorial process and exhibition design to the recent painting and […]
Tell Us What You Think!
We would like your feedback as we work to create a better Museum for our community. Please share your thoughts and ideas with us in this quick 5 minute survey! […]
Interview with Beatrice Rana
At age 21, Beatrice Rana will be the first female pianist to ever perform at our annual Rushton Concert, taking place this year on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30PM. In […]
October 2014: Metate
Ceremonial Bird Effigy Grinding Stone (Metate), Nicoya Culture, 300-700 AD Nature is an integral part of life for Costa Ricans past and present. Located in a region that is both […]
Slavs and Tatars: Long Legged Linguistics, September 20, 2014
Slavs and Tatars joined the Birmingham Museum of Art for ART PAPERS LIVE on Saturday, September 20. This illustrated presentation explored the potential of language as a strategy of both resistance and […]
The Birmingham Project at the Whitney Biennial
The prestigious 2014 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art kicked off on March 7 in New York, and included two works commissioned by the Birmingham Museum of Art. Maxine […]