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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 […]

Storytelling through Costuming

Join us for a panel discussion spotlighting the craft behind character creation and theatrical narrative with Sharon Morgan, of UAB's state-of-the-art Costume Studio, and April Bonasera, a pattern technician and seamstress for film and television.

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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 […]

Birmingham Persian Wall is a site-specific installation of twenty-one vessels—some over three feet in diameter—that cluster on four adjacent walls in the museum's lobby. Each unit, in a rich shade of yellow, orange or blue, bears a rippling pattern that is clear or in a contrasting color. The vessels, each attached to a cylindrical metal post, float about five inches off the wall.

“Birmingham Persian Wall” by Dale Chihuly

Curious about works of art that aren’t always included on a BMA tour? Take a DeTour with us each Sunday, where we’ll spend 30 minutes focusing on a work of art that is off the beaten path.  This Sunday, drop by and join BMA Teaching Fellow Jessica Chanel Davis as she facilitates a discussion on […]

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This is a photograph of a vase. It is large at the bottom and thins out toward the top. There are 5 main colors: teal, bright red, pumpkin orange, black, and beige. These colors make up an abstract image with sharpe curvilinear lines and shapes overtaken by large swirling blobs of teal and balck with red dots.

“Blue Parrots” by Les Namingha

Curious about works of art that aren’t always included on a BMA tour? Take a DeTour with us each Sunday, where we’ll spend 30 minutes focusing on a work of art that is off the beaten path.  This Sunday, drop by and join BMA Teaching Fellow Jessica Chanel Davis as she facilitates a discussion on […]

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