Members Events
JAN 31 · 8:00pm–11:00pm
Art After Hours
Adults: $25 | Members: $20
Celebrate radical self-expression through art and fashion during this Art After Hours, inspired by Ellen Lesperance: Velvet Fist and Mickalene Thomas: A Moment’s Pleasure.
FEB 08 · 10:00am–12:00pm
BMA My Valentine: Members Valentine’s Party
Adult Member Pricing: Free | Child pricing: $5
Event Description for Website: Bring your little loved ones to the BMA for some Valentine’s fun!
Join us for a Members-only morning with special treats, art activities, and more! Children will be able to decorate a frame and take home a hand-cut silhouette as a Valentine’s gift to treasure.
When reserving tickets for your family, please select either 10-11 am or 11 am-noon for your child’s silhouette to be cut.
FEB 27 · 6:15pm–8:00pm
Friends of the American Wing Talk & Reception: Wearable Art: Jewelry at the BMA
Members only
Friends of the American Wing and special guests are invited to an exclusive opportunity for a closer look at the BMA’s jewelry collection. Join Elyse Karlin, Editor-in-Chief of Adornment, The Magazine of Jewelry and Related Arts, and Brittany Luberda, Assistant Curator
of Decorative Arts at the BMA, as they discuss highlights from the Museum’s collection, including pieces owned by the Cone sisters. Paired with this panel, an array of jeweled and beaded works from the Renaissance to the present day will be brought out from the vault. The evening will traverse the BMA’s broad collection to investigate collecting and display of jewelry today.
To confirm your participation or for any questions, please contact: foaw@artbma.org or 410-597-1810.
Invitations will be mailed.
FEB 29 · 8:30am–4:30pm
Friends of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas: Day Trip to the Penn Museum
Members only
Join fellow FAPA Members and BMA Associate Curator of African Art Dr. Kevin Tervala for an exclusive tour of the Penn Museum’s recently reinstalled African and Central American art galleries. Led by the curators who organized these renovations, Dr. Tukufu Zuberi and Dr. Simon Martin, this event promises to be as enlightening as it is breathtaking. The Penn Museum has one of the largest collections of African and Central American art in the country and the re-installation includes dozens of artworks that have never before been on view.
To confirm your participation or for more information, please contact: fapa@artbma.org or 410-597-1810.
Invitations will be mailed.