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Smith College Museum of Art

Behind the Scenes: Inside SCMA’s Collection with SCMA Friends

1–2 p.m.

Curious where artworks hang out when they’re not on view? Join us for an SCMA Open House just for SCMA Friends, including Smith Students, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at our collections storage. Tour the climate-controlled spaces where thousands of works live and hear from the Collections Management team about handling, housing, and conservation.

Stroller Tour of Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian Museum of American Art

10–11:30 a.m.

A special visit for caregivers and children under two. Meet other grown-ups, enjoy conversation about art and activities led by art museum and Northampton Public Schools Early Childhood Center staff. We'll be the only ones in the galleries during these special hours, with no worries about gurgles, gagas and crying over the art -- from the adults or the little! This tour will focus on the new SCMA exhibition, Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

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