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April 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024 | Bell Family Decorative Arts Court | Free Exhibition A colossal puppy, an abandoned tricycle, an unnaturally manicured lawn: are these the markers of a suburban idyll—or signs of something more complicated, even subversive? The artists gathered here question symbols of domestic perfection by rendering them unnerving, strange, or potentially menacing. By disrupting our associations with everyday objects, these artists encourage us to examine the society that produces and upholds them.
Gift of Steven Lang, 2023.86.

March 25, 2023 – August 6, 2023 | Cargill Gallery | Free Exhibition Reading and writing were popular pastimes in early modern Japan. From the 1600s to the 1800s, the printing industry developed rapidly, making printed materials available to readers in urban and rural areas alike
content Ogawa Haritsu, Frogs in Writing Contest, c. 1738, ink and color on paper, gift

August 20, 2016 – March 19, 2017 | Regis Fountain Court | Free Exhibition Enjoy a rare opportunity to see 14 American quilts from Mia’s collection, dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. See appliquéd, pieced, and embroidered quilts in a dramatic, ceiling-suspended display in Mia’s grand Regis Fountain Court
1890 Pieced wool, silk, and cotton Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States Gift

November 14, 2020 – November 7, 2021 | G218 | Free Exhibition In the male-dominated society of imperial China, most women were physically restricted to domestic spaces. The center of a woman’s life was the bedroom, where she would sit alone or with others, working or pursuing leisurely activities
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton 2002.4.5 Intimate Space: A Noblewoman’s Bedroom in

1959 Soundsuit, 2010, metal, wood, plastic, pigments, cotton and acrylic fibers Gift

ware stoneware with black and tan glaze over a white slip under a clear glaze Gift

February 15, 2020 – February 7, 2021 | Robert and Marlyss White Gallery (Gallery 281) | Free Exhibition What sparks the artist’s imagination? Helena Hernmarck often finds inspiration in the stuff of everyday life: a letter, admission tickets, paper money, even dry cleaner tags. She contemplates these humble items, scales them up, and weaves them into large tapestries that display her virtuosic skills in photorealism
Hernmarck, American (born Sweden), born 1941, Envelope from Sweden, 1992, wool, Gift

March 16, 2019 – July 28, 2019 | Gallery 368 | Free Exhibition Since its inception, photography has expanded our understanding of the world’s flora. Images of plant life have helped generations of scientists, artists, and activists define the parameters of the natural world, celebrate its beauty, and advance policies for its protection
Alec William Soth American, born 1969 Venice, Louisiana, 2002 Chromogenic print Gift

December 16, 2023 – June 2, 2024 | Winton Jones Gallery (Gallery 344) | Free Exhibition Many Dutch artists of the 1600s left their studios to wander the world around them. They roamed their local streets, passed through the city gates, and walked down to the sea or out into the countryside
Skip to main content Jan van de Velde, Chapel near a pond, 1615, etching, Gift

October 1, 2023 – October 20, 2024 | Gallery 203 | Free Exhibition The idea of retreating from society into mountainous landscapes has a long history in China. Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian followers all regarded mountains as sacred places where one could become spiritually fulfilled, far from restraining social burdens. This exhibition features classical Chinese paintings from Mia’s permanent collection that express the idyllic life of mountain dwellers, from recluses in their mountain huts to scenic lakes with fishermen who represent a life of freedom and spontaneity
Landscape with Scholar Viewing a Waterfall (detail), 1722, Ink and colors on paper, Gift