Current Exhibitions
Meleko Mokgosi: Acts of Resistance
Now through November 11, 2018
Meleko Mokgosi produces large-scale
figurative paintings that rethink the tradition of historical European compositions. He
appropriates the polyptych formats and shapes of altarpieces and paintings used for the
decoration of churches and other grand interiors and deploys paintings to present historical
narratives and allegories. However, Mokgosi’s subjects come from African history, representing
people and historical moments that do not appear within the canon of Western art history.
Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963 - 2017
Now through July 29, 2018
The BMA is proud to honor
Jack Whitten (1939-2018), one of the
most important artists of his
generation, with this exhibition
of his carved and assembled
sculptures inspired by the
materials and traditions of
Africa and ancient Greece.
Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley: We Are Ghosts
Now through August 19, 2018
In collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Media Studies, the
BMA presents two films by MacArthur Award-winner Mary Reid Kelley and her collaborator Patrick Kelley.
Sacred Spring: Vienna Secession Posters from the Collection of LeRoy E. Hoffberger and Paula Gately Tillman Hoffberger
Now through July 29, 2018
More than a dozen turn-of-the-century prints and posters celebrate the varied styles
of the international Art Nouveau movement and the generosity of the late Baltimore
philanthropist LeRoy E. Hoffberger.
Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning
Now through September 2, 2018
This is the first museum presentation dedicated to the stunning textile work of Baltimore-based artist Stephen Towns.
Spencer Finch: Moon Dust
Now through October 14, 2024
Spencer Finch’s impressive light installation Moon Dust (Apollo 17), first presented at the 2009
Venice Biennale, will illuminate the BMA’s majestic Fox Court for the next seven years.
Moon Dust (Apollo 17) is on extended loan from the collection of Joanne Gold and Andrew Stern, who are generously sponsoring its presentation at the BMA.
Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art
Now through June 17, 2018
This exhibition presents approximately 20 works that illustrate the honored place birds hold
within numerous African cultures. Included are works that cite birds by material or
motif made in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, and
Nigeria.
Head Back & High : Senga Nengudi, Performance Objects (1976–2015)
Now through May 27, 2018
Senga Nengudi (American, b. 1943) chooses familiar, inexpensive materials loaded with symbolic resonances to construct intimate environments.
Phaan Howng: The Succession of Nature
Now through October 7, 2018
The third iteration of the Commons Collaboration kicks off with an exciting project from Baltimore-based artist Phaan Howng in collaboration with Blue Water Baltimore. For this project, Howng creates an immersive environment with intense, unnatural colors inspired by toxic waste.
Tomás Saraceno: Entangled Orbits
Now through January 6, 2019
"Get lost in immersive, iridescent works that evoke giant bubbles, spider webs, and clouds in a clash of beauty and strength." —Baltimore Magazine
Imagining Home
Now through October 7, 2018
The inaugural exhibition for the BMA’s new Patricia and Mark Joseph Education Center brings together more than 30 works from across the BMA’s collection to explore the universal theme of home.
Visitors will discover paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, textiles, and works on paper from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, as well as four miniature rooms, plus a variety of interactive features presented in three thematic areas.
Collection Galleries
Sarah Oppenheimer: Architectural intervention
For this two-part work, artist Sarah Oppenheimer inserted meticulously crafted aluminum and reflective glass between the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Contemporary Wing and through the wall between the contemporary and Cone collections.
American Art
The American Wing includes more than 800 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts that explore the international character of American art and Baltimore's position as a major center for art production and foreign trade from the late 18th century forward.
Contemporary Art
The Contemporary Wing features more than 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, and moving image works, creating thought-provoking encounters with contemporary art.
Cone Collection
The Cone Collection of modern art is the crown jewel of the BMA, featuring works by Matisse, Picasso, Pissarro, Courbet, and Degas.
Collected by Baltimore sisters Claribel and Etta Cone from the early-mid 20th century, the Cone Collection is one of the world’s most important art collections.
Asian Art
Discover 2,000 years of innovation by Chinese artists from 2nd century BCE to today in this presentation of the Asian art collection. Two galleries feature ceramics, furniture, and painting, as well as bronze, jade, and lacquer objects that showcase the beauty and strength of Chinese art.
English Sporting Art
Considered one of the finest collections of British sporting art in America, the BMA’s Woodward Collection features 52 paintings of horses and racing scenes, as well as silver and gold racing trophies.
European Art
This installation features the monumental Rinaldo and Armida, one of the world's finest paintings by Sir Anthony van Dyck, as well as masterpieces by Frans Hals, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin.
African Art
The BMA's presentation of its renowned African art collection emphasizes the relationships between 85 incredible works, many large-scale, and the lives of the people by and for whom the objects were made. Artists and diverse traditions from more than 40 African empires, kingdoms, and regions are represented.