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Jan 23
Highlights Tour // Wedgwood: A Living Tradition
January 23 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join Dr. Anne Forschler, The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, for a closer look at the largest collection of Wedgwood in the country in her tour, Wedgwood: A Living Tradition. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us to learn something new about our collection of more than 27,000 works of art! Highlights tours begin in the Main Lobby…
Jan 26
Highlights Tour // Game Changing Moments in Art
January 26 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Join Associate Director of Learning and Engagement, Angela May for this Highlights Tour, Game Changing Moments in Art, which includes popular works from the BMA collection such as Le Matin temps brumeux, Pourville by Claude Monet. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us to learn something new about our collection of more than 27,000 works of art! Highlights tours begin in the Main Lobby of the…
Jan 29
Self-Soothe Saturday
January 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit with a Wellness Workshop by Bama Wellness Advocacy, yoga exercises with Yogi Adi Devta Kaur, and practice an artful approach to mindful meditation over selected art works.
Feb 02
Reparations Now!
Ashley Jones, Poet Laureate of the state of Alabama
In Person - Registration Required
February 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Ashley M. Jones, Poet Laureate of the State of Alabama, for poetry readings alongside works in our American collection. Jones, the youngest poet laureate and first Black woman to hold the position in the state, teaches creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and recently published a collection of poems, Reparations Now! Dr. Katelyn Crawford, the William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, will join Jones in conversation.
Feb 09
Highlights Tour // Decorative Cast Iron from Central Europe
February 9 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Join Dr. Anne Forschler, The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, as she shares more about one of her areas of expertise, Decorative Cast Iron from Central Europe. Formed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Germany by Gustav Lamprecht (1862-1946) and Maurice Garbáty (1892-1965), and housed at the Museum since 1951, the collection includes more than 900 objects, both decorative and useful, made during the 19th century at the royal Prussian…
Feb 12
Highlights Tour // Kids, Dogs, Guitars – French Paintings from the 1700s.
February 12 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Join Dr. Robert Schindler The Fariss Gambrill Lynn and Henry Sharpe Lynn Curator of European Art for an exploration of some curious aspects in the European collection with his tour, Kids, Dogs, Guitars - French Paintings from the 1700s. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us to learn something new about our collection of more than 27,000 works of art! Highlights tours begin in the…
Feb 16
Community is Heart Healthy
Lamario Williams
In Person - Registration Required
February 16 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Join us in the African galleries for this ArtBreak, where Lamario Williams discusses the historical ways community intersects with art and health in African cultures through symbolism, spoken word, and textiles. Williams is a UAB graduate student earning an MD and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. He is also the founder of DUBS Foundation, a local nonprofit that provides financial support and opportunities to area youth by promoting scholastic excellence and healthy lifestyle choices.
Feb 23
Highlights Tour // Climbing Mountains
February 23 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Join Dr. Katelyn D. Crawford, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, for a tour of the recent installation Climbing Mountains. Unexpected and nearly invisible histories sometimes unite objects in the Birmingham Museum of Art’s collections. For two American artists, painting and mountain climbing were connected pursuits. Georgia Engelhard and Elaine Hamilton cultivated careers in alpine trekking even as they also worked as professional artists. This focus installation drawn from the Museum’s collection highlights the work of Engelhard and…
Feb 27
Highlights Tour // The Enduring Legacy of Bierstadt’s Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California
February 27 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join Dr. Graham C. Boettcher, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the BMA for a closer look at a Birmingham masterpiece in this tour, The Enduring Legacy of Bierstadt's Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us to learn something new about our collection of more than 27,000 works of art! Highlights tours begin in the Main Lobby of the BMA.
Art unifies communities. We need art and YOU more than ever.
As a non-profit organization, the Birmingham Museum of Art relies heavily on the generosity of its members, corporate partners, and donors to fund our programs, outreach, and staff. Prior to COVID-19, this support allowed us to welcome over 120,000 visitors annually, including tens of thousands of children from all backgrounds. We are eager to return to this robust schedule of in-person programming as soon as it is safe. In the meantime, the Museum is open to the public and also expanding its online resources for children and adults.
The BMA has been significantly impacted by this unprecedented health crisis and we are now facing the long-term effects. Although our dedicated staff have made critical adjustments to minimize the impact of the current economic challenge we face, we are in need of your support more than ever before.
By making a donation today, you help the BMA continue to provide meaningful arts experiences to our communities. A gift enables us to carry out our commitment to sharing the power of art in many ways, including:
- Supporting the salaries of our talented team of museum professionals who are dedicated to the Museum’s mission
- Developing educational programs, curriculum-enhancing resources for K-12 instructors, and more digital engagement than ever before
- Planning your favorite community programs and events virtually and in-person when we can safely gather again
Help us continue to spark the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting our community to the experience, meaning, and joy of art now and for the future.
