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Cao Fei, detail of "Deep Breathing" (from "COSPlayers" series), 2004, digital c-print. Courtesy of the artist and Lombard Freid Gallery


"Ruins of the Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1865" (detail), albumen print, by Alexander Gardner, American, 1840-1882.


Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain (around age 19-22), oil on canvas. After ALONSO SÁNCHEZ COELLO, Spanish, ca. 1531–1588.


detail of "St. Jerome in his Study," 1514, by Albrecht Durer, German, 1471-1528. Engraving. Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970.


Chen Quinlin, detail of "Solidified Scenery" (from "Peach Blossom"), 2009, glicee print. Courtesy of the artist and Beam Contemporary Art, New York, London.


Egyptian, early Second Century. Mummy Portrait of a Lady, (detail) ca. 100–150, stucco, glass, painted and gilded jewelry with polychrome. Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund and Helen Johnson Chase Fund. 2011.29.


Exhibitions: Current - Past - Upcoming
Current Exhibitions
Sequencing Objects: Two Films
November 07, 2013 - February 24, 2014
Media Gallery

Two short films by contemporary artists present things that seem to have minds of their own.
The Object Show: Discoveries in Bowdoin Collections
November 07, 2013 - June 08, 2014
Bernard and Barbro Osher Gallery

In this exhibition, significant things from Bowdoin’s diverse collections take center stage.
Regarding the Forces of Nature: From Alma Thomas to Yayoi Kusama
October 31, 2013 - February 09, 2014
Center Gallery

Featuring works by contemporary women artists who conduct basic research of natural phenomena, often focusing on the material qualities of their medium and on the conditions of human perception.
“How She Should Behave:” Women’s Archetypes in Early Modern Europe
October 24, 2013 - December 08, 2013
Becker Gallery

Features representations of women from early modern Europe, who are shown as modeling or resisting the prevalent codes of behavior regarding sex, pregnancy, marriage, and piety.
Breakthrough: Work by Contemporary Chinese Women Artists
September 27, 2013 - January 05, 2014
Shaw Ruddock Gallery

Breakthrough presents work by eight exemplary contemporary Chinese women artists: Cai Jin, Cao Fei, Chen Qiulin, Hung Liu, Lin Tianmiao, Peng Wei, Xing Danwen, and Yin Xiuzhen.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Alfred Cheney Johnston: Portrait of a Lost Photographer
December 12, 2013 - February 09, 2014
Becker Gallery This exhibition features the commercial and personal photography of the forgotten artist, Alfred Cheney Johnston (1884–1971).

Under the Surface: Surrealist Photography
February 27, 2014 - June 08, 2014
Focus Gallery The primary goal of the surrealist movement was to liberate the modern mind by demonstrating how deep psychological impulses could be explored, depicted, and fused with everyday reality.

more Upcoming Exhibitions
Museum News

November 21, 2013 - NEWS - OTHER

Sale at the Museum Shop

November 14, 2013 - NEWS - OTHER

‘Summoning Ghosts’ with Artist Hung Liu

October 21, 2013 - NEWS - PRESS

Co-Directors share a favorite work in the Boston Globe

October 8, 2013 - NEWS - PRESS

"Maurice Prendergast: Themes and Variations" Lecture on Thursday
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Museum Events

Lecture: Spotlight Gallery Talk: The Object Show

April 17, 2014 | 12:00 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

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