Free Second Friday—This program has been cancelled
4–8pm
In keeping with Smith College protocols related to COVID-19, we regret that the following program has been cancelled. Learn more
Free Second Friday—This program has been cancelled
4–8pm
In keeping with Smith College protocols related to COVID-19, we regret that the following program has been cancelled. Learn more
Please note the museum will be open until 4pm this day.
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 by works on view.
Dragons and Tigers and Buddhas, Oh My!
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 by works on view. An assemblage is a work of art made by grouping found or seemingly unrelated but personally meaningful objects. Collage a three-dimensional valentine inspired by the assemblages of artist Betye Saar in the exhibition Black Refractions.
6pm Open Eyes: Guided conversation exploring a different art object each month.
Museum shop open + complimentary light refreshments
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 by works on view. Craft three-dimensional paper sculptures inspired by the freshly reinstalled Ancient World gallery on the 2nd floor.
6pm Open Eyes: Guided conversation exploring a different art object each month.
Museum shop open + complimentary light refreshments.
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 by works on view. Light up the Night—Create luminous treasure boxes to light up the dark days of winter, inspired by the shape and colors of the reliquary box on the 2nd floor of the museum
6pm Open Eyes: Guided conversation exploring a different art object each month.
Museum shop open + complimentary light refreshments.
Dancing the museum: Practice and performance
4:30–7pm
This event focuses on the increasing presence of dance programs in museums and galleries. The program will feature a 4:30pm performance by the Five College Dance Department in the museum, followed by a panel discussion in Graham auditorium at 5pm. This international trend has fostered unprecedented collaboration between dancers and curators, catalyzed new modes of spectatorship for dance and museum, and opened fresh possibilities for intermedia, site-specific projects at the intersection of dance and the visual arts.
collection
highlights
The museum’s collection includes more than 27,000 artworks dating from antiquity to the present and created by artists from around the world. Select objects from the collection are below and all objects are accessible online through the Five College database.
Art meets you
Discover artworks from across periods and geographies in our permanent collection galleries and our temporary exhibitions. Engaging people with first-hand experiences of art, artists and museum practice is core to SCMA's mission.
Collection: The museum's collection ranges from ancient Greek vases to contemporary video art. The works in our permanent collection galleries are rotated regularly, so there's something new to see each time you visit.
Free Second Friday
4–8pm
From 4–8pm, participate in hands-on art-making and a gallery conversation in the galleries.
Alma Thomas: The Light of the Whole Universe
July 27, 2018–December 1, 2019
This gallery installation centers on a recent SCMA acquisition, Alma Thomas' 1973 painting Morning in the Bowl of Night, and features artworks from the permanent collection that are largely from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.