Upcoming Exhibitions

An oil painting of a woman and a man at a fish market reaching for a fish hanging on a hook

Legacies: Art from Renaissance Europe and the Americas

Mar 12, 2026 - Mar 12, 2028, Boyd Gallery

In 1811, James Bowdoin III, the founder of the College, bequeathed his family’s collection of European and American art, laying the foundation for this museum. For over two hundred years, supporters have built on this legacy, and collecting continues to this day. This installation brings together works from the Museum’s collection to highlight visual expression in Renaissance Europe and the Americas.

A detail of a magazine cover showing colorful abstract shapes in turquoise hues

Creating the Modern: Works on Paper from a Recent Gift by Howard M. Haimes ’76

Mar 26, 2026 - May 31, 2026, Becker Gallery

This exhibition brings together a selection of works on paper created between 1893 and 1947 in Europe and the United States generously donated to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art by Howard M. Haimes ’76 on the occasion of his fiftieth reunion.