Press Releases
BMA Presents NUNO: Japanese Tradition/Innovation in Cloth
Since the 1980s, Japan has been at the forefront of a revolution in textiles, combining traditional craft with futuristic technology to create dazzling works of art.
BMA Receives Transformational $10 Million Endowment Gift from Dorothy McIlvain Scott
BMA Board Chair Stiles T. Colwill announced today that The Baltimore Museum of Art has received an unprecedented $10 million promised gift from Miss Dorothy McIlvain Scott to endow operations and programs for the American Wing.
BMA Presents Pissarro: Creating the Impressionist Landscape
The Baltimore Museum of Art has organized the first major exhibition to explore Camille Pissarro’s transformation from a traditional landscape painter to a daring pioneer of Impressionism.
BMA Presents 19th-Century French Art from the Lucas Collection
Paris was at the center of the art world in the 19th century, and Baltimorean George A. Lucas—an art collector and friend to many of the leading French artists of his generation—was there to capture its spirit.
Artists Selected for siteMaryland: Governor’s Arts Initiative 2006
The Baltimore Museum of Art and Maryland State Arts Council today announced the artists who have been selected to participate in the inaugural siteMaryland juried exhibition.
Influence of Henry Ossawa Tanner on America Explored in New Exhibition
One of the first African-American artists to achieve international acclaim, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) welcomed a younger generation of artists into his studio to give them advice and encourage their careers.
Free Admission at Baltimore Museum of Art and Walters Art Museum Begins October 1
The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum, under the leadership of BMA Director Doreen Bolger and Walters Director Gary Vikan, will eliminate admission fees this fall and open free to the public for the first time in more than two decades.
First of Two Henry Ossawa Tanner Exhibitions Debuts at the BMA
The Baltimore Museum of Art presents the first of two exhibitions on the work and influence of Henry Ossawa Tanner, one of the most important African-American painters of the 20th century and the first to achieve international acclaim.
BMA Presents Monet’s London: Artists’ Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914
Monet’s London: Artists’ Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914 is the first exhibition in the U.S. to showcase a selection of Monet’s London masterpieces alongside works by contemporaries James McNeill Whistler, Camille Pissarro, and others inspired by the city’s misty atmosphere and grand architecture.
The Baltimore Museum of Art and Walters Art Museum Present The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas
For the first time, the renowned collections of 19th-century French drawings from The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum are the subject of a major joint exhibition presented at each museum.
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