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Effective Saturday, March 14, the museum galleries and other public spaces will be closed until further notice.
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The museum’s collection includes artworks dating from antiquity to the present, created by artists from around the world
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Featuring unique and creative objects that have been sourced from artists, designers and makers around the globe
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collection
- Portrait of a Woman Lavinia Fontana ca. 1585–1599
- Horned OwlUnknownShang dynasty (17th–11th century BCE)
- Southern Breeze, Clear Weather, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount FujiKatsushika HokusaiEdo period (1615–1868), 1831
- Mirror with Design of BirdsUnknownHan Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
- Three Crosses, Christ Crucified Between the Two ThievesRembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn1653
- Mrs. Edith MahonThomas Eakins 1904
- Rolling PowerCharles Sheeler1939
- Orphan Man with Walking StickVincent van Gogh1882
- Untitled Ashevak, Kenojuak1961
happening now
From 4–8pm, participate in hands-on art-making and a guided conversation in the galleries
4–7pm Hands on! Art making for all ages, inspired…
In keeping with Smith College protocols related to COVID-19, we regret that the following programs have been cancelled (Learn more)
In keeping with Smith College protocols related to COVID-19, we regret that the following program has been cancelled.
In keeping with Smith College protocols related to COVID-19, we regret that the following program has been cancelled.
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The Sublime in the Mundane
in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the sublime was already on the decline. In the shadow of industrialization, nature ceded itself to humanity — that, or humanity encroached on nature…
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