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June 2019
Father’s Day Brunch at Oscar’s
Enjoy delicious, locally-grown dishes from Oscar’s seasonal brunch menu in the beauty and comfort of the Museum with your family and friends.
Find out more »Dreaming
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Caroline Wingate will lead a discussion on Dreaming by Eanger Irving Couse in the American gallery.
Find out more »Drop-In Drawing
Spend time sketching in gallery during this guided drawing class. You provide the creativity. We’ll provide the supplies.
Find out more »Community Mural
Join us for a special ArtBreak featuring local Birmingham artist Paul Cordes Wilm, who recently created the mural in the Museum’s 8th Ave Lobby during our June 14th Art On The Rocks event.
Find out more »African Heritage Festival
Celebrate vibrant traditions and cultures of regions throughout the African diaspora at the BMA’s free-of-charge African Heritage Festival.
Find out more »Nydia, The Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Julia Stork will lead a discussion on Nydia, The Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii by Randolph Rogers in the American gallery.
Find out more »Hagar and Ishmael Saved by the Angel
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Marlene Wallace will lead a discussion on Hagar and Ishmael Saved by the Angel by Sebastiano Ricci in the Kress galleries.
Find out more »July 2019
The Spirit of Revolt
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Judy Cook will lead a discussion on The Spirit of Revolt by Helen Gertrude in the American gallery.
Find out more »VISITAS GUIADAS EN ESPAÑOL EN BMA // SPANISH TOURS AT THE BMA
El BMA se enorgullece de presentar visitas guiadas de su colección en español.
Find out more »Mavis Pusey: Locating Legacies
Hallie Ringle, Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art, shares her research on lesser-known abstract artist Mavis Pusey.
Find out more »Art On The Rocks feat. Durand Jones & the Indications
For July’s Art On The Rocks, Durand Jones & the Indications bring a sweet, soulful sound to Birmingham for the first time since the debut of their second album American Love Call.
Find out more »BMA Your Way Drop-In Tour
Is there something specific you are interested in seeing in our galleries? The BMA’s docents love to show off the collection.
Drop-in and join Master Docent Mary Lynda Crockett for a FREE tour and see the BMA your way!
Find out more »School of Beauty, School of Culture
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Caroline Wingate will lead a discussion on School of Beauty, School of Culture by Kerry James Marshall in the Contemporary gallery.
Find out more »Visitas guiadas en español en BMA // Spanish Tours At The BMA
El BMA se enorgullece de presentar visitas guiadas de su colección en español.
Find out more »American Modernism
Shannon Bewley, the BMA’s Provenance Research Fellow, will discuss modernism in the American Galleries and the recent expansion of the collection to include works made through 1970.
Find out more »Drop-In Drawing
Spend time sketching in gallery during this guided drawing class. You provide the creativity. We’ll provide the supplies.
Find out more »Quail Feeding Amidst Susuki and Kikyo
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Marlene Wallace will lead a discussion on Quail Feeding Amidst Susuki and Kikyo by Matsumura Keibun in the Japanese gallery.
Find out more »Portrait of a Lady
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Julia Stork will lead a discussion on Portrait of a Lady by Lavinia Fontana in the Italian galleries.
Find out more »August 2019
Ways of Seeing: Fashion at the BMA
Curator of Education Rachel White speaks on the latest iteration of Ways of Seeing devoted to fashion across the Museum’s global collections.
Find out more »Oscar’s Sunday Brunch
Enjoy delicious, locally-grown dishes from Oscar’s seasonal brunch menu in the beauty and comfort of the Museum with your family and friends.
Find out more »Pure Land of Amitabha
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Marlene Wallace will lead a discussion on the Pure Land of Amitabha temple wall in the Chinese gallery.
Find out more »Art On The Rocks feat. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Art On The Rocks always brings out the fabulous and fashionable, and the 2019 theme will take cues from our exhibition, Ways of Seeing: Fashion.
Find out more »Ways of Seeing: Fashion Drop-In Tour
Curious about the various roles fashion plays in art? Want to get the inside scoop on our latest exhibition Ways of Seeing: Fashion?
Please drop-in and join Master Docent Margaret Harrill for a FREE tour of the exhibition at 1:00 pm!
Find out more »Shield 1
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Margaret Harrill will lead a discussion on Shield 1 by Hayv Kahraman in the Contemporary gallery.
Find out more »Visitas guiadas en español en BMA // Spanish Tours At The BMA
El BMA se enorgullece de presentar visitas guiadas de su colección en español.
Find out more »Drop-In Drawing
Spend time sketching in gallery during this guided drawing class. You provide the creativity. We’ll provide the supplies.
Find out more »Lady Helen Vincent
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Julia Stork will lead a discussion on Lady Helen Vincent by John Singer Sargent in the American gallery.
Find out more »Figural Jug
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Caroline Wingate will lead a discussion on Figural Jug by John Lehman in the American gallery.
Find out more »September 2019
Oscar’s Sunday Brunch
Enjoy delicious, locally-grown dishes from Oscar’s seasonal brunch menu in the beauty and comfort of the Museum with your family and friends.
Find out more »Le Matin, temps brumeux, Pourville (Foggy Morning at Pourville)
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Mary Lynda Crockett will lead a discussion on Le Matin, temps brumeux, Pourville (Foggy Morning at Pourville) by Claude Monet in the 19th c. European gallery.
Find out more »Illustrious Wedgwood
Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch examines Wedgwood’s prolific medallion production.
Find out more »Saint Sebastian
Slow food, slow living, slow… art? Unlock the secrets of works in the Museum’s collection by cultivating the art of looking slowly. Our docents ask and answer questions to help guide your slow art experience and foster conversation. Leave the Museum feeling inspired- not tired!
This Sunday, Master Docent Julia Stork will lead a discussion on Saint Sebastian by Francesco D’Ubertino Verdi, called Bacchiacca in the Italian galleries.
Find out more »Visitas guiadas en español en BMA // Spanish Tours At The BMA
El BMA se enorgullece de presentar visitas guiadas de su colección en español.
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