Behind the Mask
Emily G. Hanna, Ph.D. Senior Curator, Arts of Africa and the Americas Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion This spectacular mask, over six feet tall, comes from Burkina Faso, a […]
Art Shots
The Other Side
Digital Exhibition: Curated by Laura C. Woodard, Librarian, Hanson Library at the Birmingham Museum of Art We don’t typically visit museums to look at the bottoms of objects or the […]
Porcelain Performers: The Art of Comedy
Curated by: Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, PhD, Chief Curator and The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts Meissen’s Commedia dell’Arte Figures In the 18th century in […]
Roaming: American Artists Explore the Outdoors
The outdoors is a trending topic this summer. The Senate just passed the Great American Outdoors Act—channeling funding to maintenance of national parks—and this June also marked the 156th anniversary […]
The Art of Demon-Quelling in Asia
Curated by: Katherine Anne Paul, PhD The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art Birmingham Museum of Art Humanity, the world over, constantly grapples with life-threatening challenges—both […]
I Spy: A Game of Conscious Viewing
Curated By: Hina Zaidi, Curatorial Assistant “Title is an invisible color” – Marcel Duchamp “A painting for me, speaks by itself; what good does it do, after all to impart […]
How Tea Swept a Nation
UAB Curatorial Fellow Meagan Bailey and Chief Curator Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch explore the introduction of tea to Europe and the teawares it inspired.
Natural, Supernatural: Animals in African Art
The relationship between human beings and the natural world is foundational to many systems of African spiritual thought and practice.
Return to the Written Word
Curated by Laura Woodard, Librarian, Hanson Library Unaccustomed to spending so much time within the confines of home, many of us are seeking creative and inspiring ways to invest our […]
Screen Time
Screen Time is a selection of works by artists influenced by screens, big and small.
The Blue and White Pandemic
Curated by Katherine Anne Paul, PhD, The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art / Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, PhD, Chief Curator and The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John […]
#NotJustMarch: Women Artists from the American Collection
#NotJustMarch highlights the art, lives, and careers of just a few of the women in the American collection.