Our current exhibition Ways of Seeing: The Art of Travel, Trade, and Transportation includes many stereoscopic images from Keystone Viewing Company. Stereoscopy was immensely popular in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries and offered viewers an accessible form of armchair travel. In this talk, we consider the importance of stereoscopic photography and its relevance today. […]
Join Erin Croxton, the BMA’s 2020 Goodrich Fellow, and Robert Schindler Ph.D., curator of European art, as they discuss the work Profile of a Young Woman, created by Mino da Fiesole in the mid-1400s. Learn about the efforts taken to uncover the provenance of a bas-relief sculpture currently on view in the European galleries. Provenance […]
Join Ansel Payne, PhD, Executive Director for Alabama Audubon, for an exploration of the bird motifs seen in Mississippian art and its relation to attributes of these native species. This talk suggests interpretation of these motifs by equating them with the nature of these creatures to suggest concepts that validate their symbolic representation in Mississippian […]
Join us for a 30 minute ArtBreak where educational and outreach coordinator for Moundville Archaeological Park, Lindsey Gordon shares her career path into archaeology excavation and the role it plays in the state park. ArtBreaks are presented in honor of Joyce Benington's twenty five years as a docent at the Birmingham Museum of Art. These programs, which bring […]
Join the BMA's Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art Hallie Ringle in our Pizitz gallery for a discussion of the All Things Bright and Beautiful exhibition and the ways these works envision a brighter future through their respective lenses. Given the pandemic that we're all experiencing, this talk explores the return to normalcy through art! […]
Join Curator of European Art Robert Schindler, Ph.D., for a discussion in the Dutch galleries about the ways enslaved labor heralded European society and its presence (or lack thereof) in European art. This talk uses Werner Jacobsz. van den Valckert’s An Allegory of Music as a springboard for the discussion, also referencing other works in […]
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 […]
Blank Space Bham is a women-led, Birmingham-based social venture that works to use public art to reclaim space to strengthen communities, foster creativity, and advocate for the (re)development of inclusive urban environments. Blank Space Founder Meghan McCollum is joined by Hallie Ringle, Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art, for an ArtBreak exploring public art through […]
Join Dr. Katherine Anne Paul, The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art, for a talk exploring the interconnectivity of Indian art and its ability to be interpreted synchronously through music, dance, and religion to create a transcendent viewing experience. Join us for ArtBreak each month where Museum curators and community partners […]
Join Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, Chief Curator and Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, for an inside look at the largest and finest collection of Wedgwood in the country, here at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Join us for ArtBreak each month where Museum curators and community partners lead visitors […]
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