Honoring and celebrating the dead is a common practice in many cultures. Join Angela May, Associate Director of Learning and Engagement, as she explores images and objects created to acknowledge and venerate ancestors. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of the BMA collection with a BMA curator or educator. Join us […]
Join us at The ReFRAME, an immersive celebration with a fresh perspective, inspired by art and culture from around the world. As the seasons change, so do our galleries. Come see what’s new at the BMA as we enliven our art-filled spaces with music, performances, and curator-led gallery talks. Inspired by our current exhibition, Light […]
Art in Conversation is a bi-monthly series at the BMA where curators, museum professionals, and other special guests lead conversations on art and culture. For this talk, Doris Sung, Assistant Professor of Asian Art History at the University of Alabama, discusses women artists and their art practices in late imperial China (from the late 14th […]
Like mental puzzles, abstract art challenges viewers to consider and reconsider the different shapes and color tones for potential meaning. Join Dr. Katherine Anne Paul, The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art, to discover what this means in the arts of Asia. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific […]
In partnership with CREATE Birmingham, join us for a screening of Thumbs Up For Mother Universe: Stories from the Life of Lonnie Holley. This feature-length documentary traces the dramatic life of American artist Lonnie Holley, from his impoverished beginnings and educational opportunities to becoming a revered visual artist and musician. Following the screening, we invite […]
For artists working in the United States, the colors red, white, and blue always carry meaning. Reconsider these colors in both obvious and unexpected places on this tour in the American art collection with Dr. Katelyn D. Crawford, The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art. Each Highlights Tour offers an intimate look at specific areas of […]
Launch into hyperspace in this Star Wars themed Art After 5! Visit the cantina on Tatooine for a night of music, beverages, and art-making to begin your intergalactic journey. Enjoy a stellar view from your X-Wing fighter with the exclusive, big screen release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope -- the […]
Join the BMA’s lead preparator, Alex McClurg, for an overview of the strategy and challenges that must be considered when building a museum exhibition. By focusing on our current exhibition, Expanding Darshan: To See or Be Seen in our Pizitz Gallery, McClurg explains the ways BMA’s prep team built this specific exhibition to optimize visitor […]
Join us for the 2022 Chenoweth Lecture featuring a discussion with James Beard award-winning chefs Frank Stitt and Bryant Terry. The subject of the evening will be "Food and Community in the South," led by moderator Amanda Storey of Jones Valley Teaching Farm and Chef Ama 'Ifágbàmílà' Shambulia of A Beautiful Life Enterprises LLC.
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The Birmingham Museum of Art will be closed April 30 – May 6 in preparation for its annual fundraiser, the Museum Ball. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, May 7.
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