Posts Tagged ‘Baltimore Museum of Art’
Matisse/Diebenkorn
The Baltimore Museum of Art is pairing the iconic French painter, Henri Matisse, with American painter, Richard Diebenkorn, in the largest exhibition of its kind to explore the influence that Matisse had on Diebenkorn. The curator is Katy Rothkopf, and she came to share her enthusiasm. […]
New Arrivals at the BMA
An exhibition of over 200 works, covering widely different media and periods, showcases the wealth of new acquisitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Curator, Rina Hoisington, came in to talk about what goes into such an undertaking.
The gift that keeps on giving at the BMA
The Baltimore Museum of Art’s holdings include the most comprehensive collection of Matisse prints in North America. In recognition of that, gifts continue to be made to the museum. The BMA’s interim co-director, Jay Fisher, has found time to curate an exhibition and to come and talk to […]
Music meets art at the BMA
Baltimore-area pianist, John Nauman, whose intense musicality shines through in his gentle personality, is giving a free recital at the BMA on Wednesday evening. It was a pleasure to speak with him about it.
Turnaround at the BMA
BMA HOSTS CELEBRATION OF NEW ASIAN ART GALLERIES ON SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Free day-long event includes Asian-inspired live music, performances, and art-making The Baltimore Museum of Art continues its 100th celebration with a fun-filled day of music, dance performances, and art activities inspired by the newly renovated galleries for the Asian art collection on Sunday, […]
The BMA’s new American Wing
The new American Wing at the Baltimore Museum of Art is a wonderful place to lose yourself. It is the vision, largely, of the BMA’s Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and American Painting & Sculpture, David Park Curry, who came in to talk to […]
“The Tale of the Purloined Painting”
The fact that PBS’ Antiques Roadshow is public television’s highest-rated series speaks volumes about our enduring fascination with stories of long overlooked treasures turning up in attics and basements. A mysterious story that has piqued international interest for 18 months now has a happy ending at the Baltimore Museum of Art. It’s the one about […]
Our treasures
I have become an MFA hermit, added to which as soon as the fall semester was over I got sick (you may have noticed my inadvertent James Morris impersonations on the air!) but I finally got to the BMA on this lovely sunny Sunday to see the new contemporary wing. Full disclosure: I am not […]
Stolen Renoir
The theft of seven paintings by Picasso, Monet and others from the Kunsthal Museum in Holland recently is the last in a long line of heists from art museums. Back in 1951, this little Renoir called Landscape on the Banks of the Seine was stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art. […]
BMA Print By Print Extended Interview
Actually this is a recycled blog from last year that I wanted to bump up as it includes an extended chat with the BMA’s Rena Hoisington. Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein is the current exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Comprised of 350 works from the BMA’s own collection, the exhibition covers 500 […]
