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Self-Soothe Saturday: Breath, Balance, and Beyond

Join us for an enriching Self-Soothe Saturday program at the BMA, featuring dynamic breathworker and yoga teacher, Kate Herrera Jenkins, Co-Founder/Executive Director of Native Strength Revolution. In this special session, Kate will guide participants through a powerful blend of breathwork and yoga techniques, providing a holistic approach to well-being and personal growth. Native Strength Revolution […]

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This is a life size bronze sculpture of a Buddhist goddess. She is standing with one arm raised near here ear and the other arm pointed down with the palm facing outwards. Her weight is resting on her left leg, making the body bend in an s-curve shape.

Tara, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion

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 Davis as she facilitates a discussion on the […]

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Unraveling the Threads of Resistance

Join us for the biannual Edward M. and Hermione C. Friend Lecture, featuring exhibiting artist Katrina Andry, whose work is highlighted in the exhibition, Nappy Roots: A Transatlantic Story of Hair, Struggle, and Liberation. A native of New Orleans, Katrina Andry is celebrated for her compelling art that challenges race and gender biases and compels viewers […]

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large, horizontal sculptural mask of raven and a human face in mid transformation. The face is at the center of the mask. The raven face is like layers of an onion, peeling back from the sides of the human face. Or like a flower in bloom with the raven as the petals and the face as the pistil or center of the flower. There are two main colors on this sculputral mask: red and black.

“Raven Transformation Mask” by Kevin David Cranmer

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 Davis as she facilitates a discussion on Kevin […]

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Music at the Museum: Glen & Libba

Join us at the Birmingham Museum of Art for Music at the Museum, an enchanting after-hours event featuring the melodious tunes of Glen & Libba. This popular acoustic jazz duo, made up of Glen Butts and Libba Walker, have a rich history of captivating audiences since their initial collaboration in the fusion-inspired Forecast in 1978. […]

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This is a photograph of a Black man in profile with a short, clean cut hairstyle. In the center of his head are strips of meat, forming a mohawk down his scalp.

“Seminole” by Demetrius Oliver

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 Davis as she facilitates a discussion on Demetrius […]

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The Grinch!

This Art after 5 brings the whimsy and wonder of Dr. Seuss' classic tale, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," to the Birmingham Museum of Art!

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Vertical canvas with white background towards bottom, dark gray background towards top. Covered uniformly with abstract markings in black and white derived from Ethiopic liturgical script (Ge'ez) and other alphabets, abstracted liturgical objects and abstracted visual references to African art. Moon at top of canvas. Passages of yellow, blue, green, and red paint throughout.

“Words of Justice II” by Wosene Worke Kosrof

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 Davis as she facilitates a discussion on Wosene […]

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