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This is a painting of two children dressed as adults wearing gray wigs and frilly velvet clothing. One child is holding a Spanish guitar while the other child holds a pug's paw to the guitar as if playing.

Culture Shock

Join our BMA Teaching Fellow from Samford University, Chrissy Williamsen, as she leads you through the galleries on her specially designed tour exploring the ways an artwork can capture a […]

Poetry at the Museum

Join us at the BMA for Poetry at the Museum, co-hosted by the Magic City Poetry Festival and sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Celebrate the convergence […]

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image of two very large painted temple walls depicting two Buddhas sitting on platforms surrounded by people in a paradise setting

Cultural Exchange Envisioned through Art

Join our BMA Teaching Fellow from UAB, Kane McCreadie, as he leads you through the galleries on his specially designed tour exploring cultural interactions between different societies and how those interactions reveal themselves through art. Meet Kane in the Main Lobby on the First Floor at 2:00 pm.

From Frogs to Fairies: The Influence and Intrigue of Wedgwood

Join our BMA Teaching Fellow, UAB graduate Bailey Hite, as they lead you through the galleries on their specially designed tour exploring the impressive innovations, surprising stories, and often whimsical designs of Wedgwood. Meet Bailey in the Main Lobby on the First Floor at 3:00 pm.

This is a painting of an African American woman standing in an art gallery looking at abstract paintings and sculptures. Her back is to the viewer. She has a short, black bob, a white short sleeve shirt tucked into a white skirt that hits at her knees. She is putting her weight on her left hip. She holds what looks like to be a museum guide or a newspaper in her left hand. The walls of the gallery are painted a robins egg blue. The artist's signature is in red and located in the bottom right corner of the painting.

A Woman’s Place: Definitions of African American Womanhood

Join our BMA Teaching Fellow from Miles College, Jessica Harris, as she leads you through the galleries on her specially designed tour exploring female resilience, identity, beauty, and empowerment.  Bonus, this will be the last day to see our exhibition Nappy Roots: A Transatlantic Story of Hair, Struggle, and Liberation, and Jessica will be discussing […]

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