As we wait for spring to arrive, please join us at the Museum of Art, where this month we will be opening the highly-anticipated student-curated exhibition, Modernism for All: The Bauhaus at 100. In conjunction with this and other exhibitions, we will be hosting a series of public programs. Scholars from the University at Buffalo, the University of Hong Kong, and Amherst College will visit campus this month to speak about the current exhibitions. Artists also play an important role in these public programs. Be sure to attend artist talks by Mark Tribe on February 28 and Stephanie Rothenberg and Erin Johnson on March 26.
 
See you at the Museum!
 
Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear
Co-Directors
Bowdoin College Museum of Art

exhibitions
 
CLOSING SOON 
 
Fashioning Modernity: Art and Independence Among Yorubas in Nigeria

Closing March 17, 2019

This exhibition examines innovations in Yoruba arts- at once traditional and modern- during a critical moment in Nigeria's history, the transition to political independence.
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OPENING SOON

Modernism for All: The Bauhaus at 100

 

Opening March 1, 2019

By juxtaposing works of art and design by Bauhaus masters and their students, this exhibition introduces the famous school as a highly successful learning environment.
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spotlight

Alumni Interview: Shelley Langdale '85, The Park Family Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art
 
In this month's spotlight, student intern Noah Dubay '19 profiles a celebrated member of the BCMA's Advisory Council, Shelley Langdale '85. Learn about Langdale's time at Bowdoin, the career path that brought her to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and what advice she has for Bowdoin students and alumni at the beginning of their careers. 
museum news

Object of the Month

March's object of the month is Caged Corn by Mel Chin, currently on view in Material Resources: Intersections of Art and the Environment. Student intern Brennan Clark '20 shares his perspective on how this piece raises important questions about pollution, scientific innovation, and installation art. 
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Reflections on the Bauhaus
 
Danny Banks '19 worked closely with curator Joachim Homann and professor Jill Pearlman to organize the upcoming exhibition, Modernism for All: The Bauhaus at 100. Read his reflections on his student curatorial experience at the Museum.

membership
Become a Member of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
We hope you'll visit the Museum this winter! There are several exhibitions, featuring art from ancient times to the present, on view for your enjoyment.
 
The support of our members helps realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings, which are always open to students and the general public. Membership offers special access to events and serves as a connection to a community of students and faculty, who are actively engaged in the Museum. If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Bowdoin College Museum of Art by joining today  !  
calendar
   
MARCH 1
"Haunted Bauhaus"
3:00 p.m. 
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center

MARCH 2
Family Saturday at the Museum 
10:00 a.m.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
 
MARCH 5
Looking at Chinese Art with Expert Eyes
6:30 p.m. 
Bowdoin College Museum of A rt

MARCH 26
Artists' Gallery Talk in "Material Resources"
12:00 p.m. 
Bowdoin College Museum of A rt
 
MARCH 28
"Imagining Feminine Power in European Art"
4:30 p.m. 
Kresge Auditorium, 
Visual Arts Center
 
MARCH 29
Curator's Tour of Photographic Lives
12:00 p.m. 
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
 

Museum Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 pm  |  Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.  |  Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Closed on Mondays and national holidays. 

 

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is open to the public free of charge, although donations are welcome. The Museum is wheelchair accessible through the Pavilion entrance.

 

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Illustration: Bird and Blossoms, 1807, (detail), watercolor by Tsun Shan Wo. Bowdoin College Museum of Art.