While the BMA collects art from all over the globe, it takes just as seriously the goal of collecting important work by the most significant artists born or active in […]
American Art
What’s Up at the BMA: Yosemite Meets Sun Mountain
If you think you’ve seen everything the BMA has to offer after just one visit, think again. A mere 12% of the Museum’s collection of 27,000 objects is on view at any […]
Spotlight on the Collection: March 2017
Bound and Determined: Helen Gertrude Sahler’s Spirit of Revolt This year marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into the First World War. Although World War I began on […]
Honoring Those Who Served: The Origins of Veterans Day
On May 7, 1915, during the First World War, a German U-Boat torpedoed the British luxury liner RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 of its 1,959 passengers. The attack on the civilian vessel prompted […]
What’s Up at the BMA: The Legend of Zelda
One visit to the BMA is never enough! That’s because a mere 12% of the Museum’s collection of 27,000 objects is on view at any given time. Our curators and preparators are […]
Celebrating Independence at Independence Hall
Late in his career, the American Impressionist painter Childe (pronounced “child”) Hassam turned his talents to printmaking. In 1926, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of our country’s birth, he […]
Spotlight on the Collection: June 2016
On an October evening in 1901, the American painter Charles Caryl Coleman painted this view of Mount Vesuvius from the window of his studio on the Italian island of Capri. […]
Slow Art Weekend
You may be familiar with the Museum’s Slow Art Sunday, a weekly experience, through the guidance of a docent, where one can leave behind their hectic schedule and take time to […]
Happy Presidents’ Day!
This Presidents’ Day, we look to our first president, as this year’s holiday falls just a few days before George Washington’s 284th birthday. This engraving depicts the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova’s massive […]
An Unconventional Love Story
Walking around our galleries, you are sure to find many examples of love: familial, romantic, unrequited, and many other interpretations. This Valentine’s Day, we are here to share the story […]
Happy Birthday, Lonnie Holley!
Happy birthday to Alabama artist Lonnie Holley, born February 10, 1950! Holley was born in Birmingham during the Jim Crow-era, as the seventh of 27 children. His story, although dubious […]
What’s Up At The BMA?: “Seeing Things”
While it may seem as though the Museum doesn’t change often, it’s actually just the opposite: the galleries are changing every single day! A mere 12% of the Museum’s collection […]