Press Releases
BMA Receives $5 Million Gift to Establish Center Dedicated to the Study of French Master Henri Matisse
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced that it has received a gift of $5 million from the Ruth Carol Fund to support the creation of a center within the museum dedicated to the study of French artist Henri Matisse, drawing on the museum’s incomparable collection of more than 1,200 works by the artist.
BMA to Present Major Exhibition Exploring Development of Abstract Art Through the Work of Black Artists
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) presents Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art, an exhibition that captures the significant contributions that black artists have made to the development of abstraction from the 1940s to the present.
BMA Lexington Market to Host Free Screenings of Solange Knowles Art Film in August
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced that its Lexington Market branch will host free , drop-in screenings of visual artist and singer/songwriter Solange Knowles’ interdisciplinary performance art film When I Get Home.
BMA to Open a Branch Location at Lexington Market on Thursday, June 27
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced the June 27 opening of a branch location at Lexington Market, the world’s oldest continually operating public market.
BMA Announces more than 70 New Acquisitions, Including Major Contemporary and Historic Works
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced today that it has added to its collection this year more than 70 historic and contemporary works by a range of national and international artists.
BMA Invites 300 Organizations to Participate in Historic Survey
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced it is relaunching its ambitious 1937 citywide survey to find out how the museum can best serve the interests of Baltimore’s communities.
BMA to Reinstall Contemporary Collection Galleries With New View On the Development of Contemporary Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced a sweeping reinstallation of its contemporary collection galleries that focuses on the creativity of 20th- and 21st-century black artists.
BMA Presents Oletha DeVane: Traces of the Spirit
The BMA’s Spring House is transformed this summer with a multimedia installation by Baltimore-based artist Oletha DeVane.
BMA Presents Slavery, The Prison Industrial Complex: Photographs by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) presents an exhibition of photographs by New Orleans natives Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick.
BMA to Host Free Event With Rapper/ Activist Boots Riley & Artist Mickalene Thomas
On April 24, The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will host a conversation with the celebrated musician, activist, and filmmaker Boots Riley and acclaimed artist Mickalene Thomas moderated by BMA Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director Christopher Bedford.
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