Besides its unbeatable lineup of special exhibitions, the BMA has one of the finest permanent collections in the Southeast. With more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, videos, and decorative arts, the collection spans more than 4000 years and represents cultures from around the globe. Now, discover your Museum with the Spotlight on the Collection series. Experience the spotlight work in the galleries with an ArtBreak or Slow Art Sunday, like us on Facebook to learn more, or join the conversation below to tell us what you think about these artworks!
School of Beauty, School of Culture, Kerry James Marshall, 2012 For many African American artists born during the Civil Rights Movement, turbulent events they witnessed or experienced growing up during […]
Urn Representing Cosijo, the God of Rain, Zapotec culture, Mexico, about AD 450 You can’t take it with you – or can you? The saying “you can’t take it with […]
Shiva and Parvati (Uma-Mahesvara), Indian, about 1150 Shiva and Parvati (Uma-Mahesvara) once adorned a temple in Halebid, India. This sculpture depicts the Hindu gods Shiva, his wife Parvati, and their […]
Power Figure (Nkishi), Songye People Every culture has idea about power and how to represent it. Some may define power as physical strength; others may conceive of it as the […]
L’envoûteuse (The Sorceress), Georges Merle The worldview of Europeans in the 19th century expanded far beyond their own borders. While Napoleon’s military campaigns exposed the French to Moorish culture in […]
Cradleboard, Kiowa or Comanche people, about 1850-1870 The Kiowa and Comanche peoples once inhabited the plains and hills of central North America. Rather than establishing permanent settlements for farming, these […]
The Ascetic Sakyamuni, Chinese Buddhist practitioners strive for nirvana, or enlightenment, when they no longer yearn for earthly temptations or desires. For Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha and the religion’s most […]
Three for Five, John George Brown, 1890 Child labor was common in large urban areas in the second half of the 19th century. Parents often forced their children to work […]
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