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


Current Exhibitions
Richard Pousette-Dart: Painting/Light/Space
April 19, 2018 - September 16, 2018
Boyd Gallery

Richard Pousette-Dart (1916–1992) was the youngest artist among the founders of the New York School. This exhibition focuses on paintings from the 1960s and early 1970s.
Reading Room: Experiments in Collaborative Dialogue and Archival Practice in the Arts
March 29, 2018 - June 03, 2018
Becker Gallery

Reading Room is a material and immaterial archive of texts, books, and writings in response to the question: “How can art act as a mechanism for social action?”
Second Sight: The Paradox of Vision in Contemporary Art
March 01, 2018 - June 03, 2018
Center Gallery

This exhibition explores the experiential, psychological, and metaphorical implications of the nonvisual in American art from the 1960s to today.
Upcoming Exhibitions
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Museum News

Becoming Part of the Artistic Process with Visiting Artist Byron Kim

When Byron Kim, who is a conceptual artist and critic based in New York, visited Bowdoin recently, he asked the audience to participate in his creative process instead of just sitting by and passively listening.

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Upcoming Events

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"Richard Pousette-Dart Rendez-Vous" Panel Discussion

April 20, 201812:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

A distinguished panel of speakers reflect on selections of Richard Pousette-Dart's work.

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Collaborative Community Art Project

April 20, 20181:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

Come indulge your inner artist and participate in a collaborative community art project inspired by works on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

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"Fashioning a Home in Early America" Celebrating the Decorative Arts

April 24, 201812:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

Don Hare, Class of 1951; Laura Fecych Sprague; and Joachim Homann introduce new acquisitions of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century decorative arts at the Museum of Art.

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Music at the Museum: George Lopez Performs in Conjunction with the Exhibition 'Richard Pousette Dart: Painting/Light/Space

April 26, 20185:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

George Lopez performs an evening of music in conjunction with the exhibition "Richard Pousette-Dart: Painting/Light/Space."

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Music at the Museum: George Lopez Performs in Conjunction with the Exhibition 'Richard Pousette Dart: Painting/Light/Space

April 26, 20187:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

George Lopez performs an evening of music in conjunction with the exhibition "Richard Pousette-Dart: Painting/Light/Space."

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Immateriality and Infinity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Richard Pousette-Dart's Paintings

May 1, 201812:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

Jennifer Taback, Anna A. Golovkova, and Peggy Wang discuss the conceptual and spiritual underpinnings of Richard Pousette-Dart's paintings from the 1960s and 1970s.

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Blind Field Shuttle Walk with Social Practice Artist Carmen Papalia

May 4, 20181:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

Carmen Papalia, internationally known social practice artist, leads an eyes-closed tour of the Bowdoin College quad.

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Family Saturday at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

May 5, 201810:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

A family program at the Museum led by Bowdoin students.

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Gallery Conversation with Anne Collins Goodyear

May 8, 201812:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

Anne Collins Goodyear explores the relationship of Pousette-Dart's painting to the historic context of the space age of the 1960s.

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Members' Evening at the Museum

May 17, 20185:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Museum of Art, Pavilion

A special presentation of recent acquisitions for members and guests.

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