African/American: Two Centuries of Portraits
, Becker GalleryThe exhibition features outstanding portraits of and by leading African American artists from prior to slavery’s abolition in the United States to today.
Exhibitions
Assyria to America
, Walker Gallery, Assyrian Gallery"Assyria to America" examines the ancient and modern histories of Bowdoin’s six reliefs from ancient Nimrud.
Emerging Modernisms, American and European Art, 1900–1950
, Shaw Ruddock GalleryThis overview of Bowdoin’s collection of artwork from the first half of the twentieth century addresses the development of new visual languages and new philosophical sensibilities as artists explore how to render the ineffable tangible.
The Nineteenth Century: American and European Art
, Boyd GalleryThis exhibition features outstanding nineteenth-century paintings and sculptures from the Museum’s permanent collection.
Chinese Ceramics, Jades, and Paintings
, Markell GalleryRarely seen masterpieces from Bowdoin’s collection offer insights into the materials, technologies, and changing tastes that shaped Chinese art over the past five centuries.
To Instruct and Delight: European and American Art, 1500-1800
, Bowdoin GalleryThis exhibition brings together works from Bowdoin’s collection with important recent acquisitions that offer new perspectives on the art of Europe and the transatlantic colonies.