Contemporary Art
The BMA’s contemporary collection includes an increasingly diverse array of local, national, and internationally acclaimed artists.
Contemporary Art
The Contemporary Wing features a rotating selection of artworks that highlight the wide range of voices and stories within the BMA’s collection.
Since its founding in 1914, the Museum has been dedicated to collecting and showing the art of its time—building a strong foundation in movements like Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Conceptual art, and Pop art, while also supporting new and emerging artists.
In recent years, guided by the BMA’s core values of equity, diversity, and justice, the Museum has focused on acquiring powerful works by artists who have often been overlooked—especially Black artists, women, Indigenous artists, self-taught creators, and those connected to Baltimore’s vibrant art scene.
The Contemporary collection is always growing and evolving, with a focus on better reflecting the many perspectives that shape contemporary art today. There’s always something new to explore in the Contemporary Wing.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
Amy Sherald: American Sublime traces the evolution of the artist, a defining voice of her generation who transformed American portraiture.
The Way of Nature: Art from Japan, China, and Korea
This exhibition features more than 40 objects from the BMA’s collection, highlighting the rich symbolism in East Asian art through landscapes, animals, and plant life.
Crosscurrents: Works from the Contemporary Collection
As part of Turn Again to the Earth, the Contemporary Wing galleries were reinstalled around themes such as environmentalism, ecology, social protest, cohabitation, and migration.