Strike a Pose at the BMA
The Ways of Seeing: Fashion exhibition closes on August 11, so make time to step into our studio for your own Irving Penn-inspired portrait before it’s too late!
Slideshows
Visitors’ View: Holi Festival 2019
The BMA hosted its 9th Annual Holi: A Festival of Color on March 9, 2019. Nearly 2,500 guests came out to enjoy this traditional Indian holiday, which celebrates the arrival […]
Weddings at the BMA
Weddings and paintings have quite a lot in common. Both are things of beauty, but entail hard work and careful thought in planning. Despite being splendid once achieved, the process […]
Contemporary Gallery Closing
It’s time to say au revoir to Bonjour Julie, Flin Flon VI, and all of the other beautiful works in our contemporary gallery as we make room for an exciting […]
Visitors’ View: 2x’s by Rural Studio
Founded and headquartered in nearby Hale County, Alabama, Rural Studio is an off-campus, design-build program of Auburn University that provides architectural solutions to underserved populations across the country. In the […]
Holi Festival Recap
[gss= On March 11th, the BMA hosted its seventh annual Holi celebration. Over 2,000 people came out to enjoy traditional Indian dance performances, special tastings of vegetable pakoras from Taj […]
Third Space Opening Party Recap
On January 27th, the BMA hosted an unforgettable Opening Party to celebrate our new contemporary exhibition, Third Space /shifting conversations about contemporary art. As the largest exhibition of contemporary art from the […]
2016 Family Festival Recap
The BMA had a great time during our 2016 family festivals! We hold four family festivals every year, and each one is packed with exciting activities for all ages. Over […]
A Presidential Plate
Originally, President Theodore and First Lady Edith Roosevelt wanted their official White House dinner service – which was needed after the State Dining Room was enlarged around 1900 to […]
Art After 5 Recap
Thanks to everyone who made our first Art After 5 a hit! We hope you enjoyed your evening of music, mixing, and making at the Museum as much as we did. While interactive […]
Visitors’ View: Beyond the BMA Walls
We’re falling in love with these fall temperatures and it looks like our visitors are, too! It’s always a great day for a trip to the Museum, but this time of […]
Visitors’ View: Flin Flon VI
While viewers of Frank Stella’s Flin Flon VI often let their imaginations run wild with hidden meanings and symbolisms, the artist once said of his non-representational work that “only what can be […]