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Aug 13
Highlights Tour // Let’s Play! Kids at the BMA
August 13 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
The BMA is for kids! Bring your children to join Dr. Kate Crawford, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, to find a few works of art representing children, made for children, and even created by children throughout the Museum’s collection. This is the tour for little people–bring your stroller and your imagination, and we'll play. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us to…
Learn more »Aug 25
Classical Indian Music Concert
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Pandit Subhen Chatterjee
August 25 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Grammy Award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has mesmerized the world with his pristine, pure, and delicate yet fiery music. He invented the mohan veena, a highly modified archtop guitar that, through the use of drone and sympathetic strings, blends Hawaiian slide guitar with traditional Indian sitār, sarod, and vīṇā techniques. Bhatt has established his instrument as an important one in mainstream Indian classical music, and his electrifying performances have charmed audiences worldwide. Subhen Chatterjee bases his tablā playing style on…
Learn more »Aug 28
Highlights Tour // Seeing Color with EnChroma Glasses
August 28 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join Angela May, Associate Director of Learning and Engagement, for this unique experience. Using EnChroma glasses, this free tour will enable visitors with color blindness to see the colorful art in the BMA's galleries. These glasses work best for individuals less able to distinguish the colors green and red. Due to the limited number of EnChroma glasses, we ask participants to register in advance. To sign up for this tour, please email access@artsbma.org. Tours begin in the Main Lobby of the…
Learn more »Sep 10
Highlights Tour // Hand-Held, The Four Seasons of Chinese Painting
September 10 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Join Dr. Katherine Anne Paul, The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art, as she discusses how to decode Chinese paintings, their poetry, dedications, painters and collectors seals as well as how to discover the seasons through natural cycles of plants and weather. 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…
Learn more »Sep 21
Highlights Tour // Bows and Breastplates at the BMA
September 21 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Join Dr. Rachel White, Director of Learning and Engagement, as she discusses the work of two contemporary artists, Patty B. Driscoll and Manjari Sharma, who take inspiration from historical imagery to create new works that explore women and power. 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! Tours begin in the Main…
Learn more »Sep 25
Highlights Tour // Calling All Ancestors
September 25 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Honoring and celebrating the dead is a common practice in many cultures. Join Angela May, Associate Director of Learning and Engagement, as she explores images and objects created to acknowledge and venerate ancestors. 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! Tours begin in the Main Lobby of the BMA.
Learn more »Oct 19
Highlights Tour // Abstraction in Asian Art
October 19 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Like mental puzzles, abstract art challenges viewers to consider and reconsider the different shapes and color tones for potential meaning. Join Dr. Katherine Anne Paul, The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art, to discover what this means in the arts of Asia. 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…
Learn more »Oct 23
Highlights Tour // Color and Meaning: Red, White, and Blue
October 23 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
For artists working in the United States, the colors red, white, and blue always carry meaning. Reconsider these colors in both obvious and unexpected places on this tour in the American art collection with Dr. Katelyn D. Crawford, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art. 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…
Learn more »Nov 11
Dec 24
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.
