For Families
Community Day at the BMA
Celebrate the reopening of the BMA’s first floor with a day of activities inspired by the exhibition A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore and the new galleries dedicated to the art of Africa, Oceania, and Ancient Americas.
Join us for performances, tastings, hands-on artmaking, free admission to A Modern Influence, and lots and lots of art! This special Community Day celebrates the reopening of the Museum’s first floor. Be among the first to see our:
- First-ever gallery dedicated to the art of Oceania
- First-ever gallery dedicated to the Indigenous Art of the Ancient Americas
- New presentation of the African art collection
- The Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff Center for the Study of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- The Ruth R. Marder Center for Matisse Studies
This event is free and open to all ages.
To attend, please reserve a free timed-entry pass on Sunday, December 12 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
No additional passes are required to visit A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore during this time.
Schedule of Events
12 – 5 p.m.
Free admission to A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore
Special Exhibition Gallery
Drawing/printmaking activity with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
Classroom
1 p.m.
African Storytelling with Janice Curtis Green, an award-winning master storyteller, and American Griot
Fox Court
1:30-3 p.m.
Tastings inspired by Oceanic cuisine from Heritage Kitchen
Outside of the East Entrance
2:30 p.m.
Performances inspired by the Oceania collection installation curated by Asian Pasifika Arts Collective
Fox Court
3:30 p.m.
African Storytelling with Janice Curtis, an award-winning Master Storyteller and American Griot
Fox Court
4 p.m.
Performances inspired by the Oceania collection installation curated by Asian Pasifika Arts Collective
Fox Court