Upcoming Events
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art offers extensive public programs throughout the year.
"Fast Fashion/Slow Art": An Artist Workshop with Cat Mazza
Cat Mazza, whose artwork is featured in the exhibition "Fast Fashion / Slow Art," leads a workshop
Gallery Talk with Andrea Dezso
Andrea Dezsö, the halley k harrisburg ’90 and Michael Rosenfeld Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin, gives an inside look at her work in "The Visitors"
"Recovering Nimrud: Smithsonian’s Projects in Iraq"
Smithsonian Institution staff share their important work recovering cultural heritage.
Fulbright Forum: Forging New Global Relationships in the Ethical Display of African Art
A panel of distinguished speakers will address global influences in the creation and exhibition of African art.
Family Saturday at the Museum of Art
Student education assistants lead a program for all ages, including a discussion of works on view and a related hands-on activity.
"Rufus Porter: The Polymath at Work"
Laura F. Sprague highlights the artist-inventor’s wide range of paintings, publications, and inventions
"Slow Art Day" at the Museum of Art
n honor of :Slow Art Day," student education assistants engage visitors and with selected works from "Fast Fashion/Slow Art"
"Fashion, Allure, Labor"
Otto von Busch, associate professor of integrated design at Parsons School of Design, speaks on "Fashion, Allure, Labor"
"Rufus Porter and Visual Culture in Nineteenth-Century America"
Juliet Sperling, faculty fellow in American art, Colby College, speaks in the exhibition "Rufus Porter's Curious World"
Curators' Tour: "The Presence of the Past"
David Gordon, professor of history, and his students speak about the exhibition.
Music at the Museum
Beckwith Artist-in-Residence George Lopez performs in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Music at the Museum
Beckwith Artist-in-Residence George Lopez performs in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Music at the Museum
Beckwith Artist-in-Residence George Lopez performs in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Family Saturday at the Museum of Art
Student education assistants lead a program for all ages, including a discussion of works on view and a related hands-on activity.
“Styling Sustainable Fashion Practices”
Allison J. Martino speaks in conjunction with "Fast Fashion/Slow Art."
Student Research Presentations
Bowdoin students speak about their work involving the Museum's collections.
Student Gallery Talk: "Creeping Pavement: Depictions of an Urbanizing America"
Bowdoin’s Student Museum Collective discuss the exhibition, "Creeping Pavement"
Urban Aspirations of the New State of Maine: Town and City Views from 1830 to 1870
Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Maine State Historian, presents a keynote lecture
"What Is and Isn’t There: The Evolving Bowdoin Landscape"
John Cross '76, speaks about Bowdoin College images in the eshibition "Maine's Lithographic Landscape"
Artist's Tour: "At First Light: Photographs of Maine Artists Studios and Homes"
Walter Smalling leads a tour of the new exhibition
Gallery Talk with Carole Frances Lung
Carole Frances Lung, Frau Fiber's archivist and biographer, speaks in "Fast Fashion/Slow Art"
Workshop with Frau Fiber
A workshop will be led by Frau Fiber, whose artwork is featured in the exhibition "Fast Fashion / Slow Art"
Poetry in Maine: Learning to Listen to the Land and its People
Stuart Kestenbaum, Maine's Poet Laureate, discusses the work of artists and poets in Maine
Opening Reception and Family Activities: Summer Exhibition
Opening reception with family activities o celebrate the major summer exhibition "At First Light: Two Centuries of Artists in Maine."