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Highlights Tour // Lost Realms of the Moundbuilders

Join Director of Learning and Engagement Dr. Rachel White for this tour, Legacies of the Moundbuilders: Learning from our Community Collaborators in current exhibition. Lost Realms of the Moundbuilders. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us to learn something new […]

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Highlights Tour // Wedgwood: A Living Tradition

Join Dr. Anne Forschler, The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, for a closer look at the largest collection of Wedgwood in the country in her tour, Wedgwood: A Living Tradition. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator […]

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Highlights Tour // Game Changing Moments in Art

Join Associate Director of Learning and Engagement, Angela May for this Highlights Tour, Game Changing Moments in Art, which includes popular works from the BMA collection such as Le Matin temps brumeux, Pourville by Claude Monet. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. […]

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Highlights Tour // Decorative Cast Iron from Central Europe 

Join Dr. Anne Forschler, The Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, as she shares more about one of her areas of expertise, Decorative Cast Iron from Central Europe. Formed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Germany by Gustav Lamprecht (1862-1946) and Maurice Garbáty (1892-1965), and housed […]

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Highlights Tour // Kids, Dogs, Guitars – French Paintings from the 1700s.

Join Dr. Robert Schindler The Fariss Gambrill Lynn and Henry Sharpe Lynn Curator of European Art for an exploration of some curious aspects in the European collection with his tour, Kids, Dogs, Guitars - French Paintings from the 1700s. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a […]

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Highlights Tour // Climbing Mountains

Join Dr. Katelyn D. Crawford, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, for a tour of the recent installation Climbing Mountains. Unexpected and nearly invisible histories sometimes unite objects in the Birmingham Museum of Art’s collections. For two American artists, painting and mountain climbing were connected pursuits. Georgia Engelhard and Elaine Hamilton cultivated careers […]

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Highlights Tour // Director’s Cut

Join us for the Director's Cut where Dr. Graham C. Boettcher, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the BMA, offers a closer look at different areas of the collection. Join Graham for his March tour, Hidden Agendas: The Art of Allegory & Symbolism. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA […]

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CANCELED: Highlights Tour // Women’s History Month

CANCELED: This event has been canceled due to circumstances beyond our control. We look forward to rescheduling the tour as soon as possible. Stay tuned to our website for updates. March is Women's History Month. Celebrate with a tour by Dr. Rachel White, Director of Learning and Engagement, as she spotlights women artists whose work […]

Highlights Tour // Alabama Art and Artists

Join Dr. Katelyn D. Crawford, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, for a gallery tour exploring works of art created by Alabamians or with close connections to the state of Alabama in the Museum's American art collection. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a […]

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