in these galleries are all recent additions to the collection, or are promised gifts
enforcement paper targets shot through, housed in artist-made painted plywood enclosure Gift
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
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
February 14, 2026 – August 2, 2026 | Robert and Marlyss White Gallery (281) | Free Exhibition Derived from a Nahuatl word, a huipil is a traditional blouse worn by women throughout Mesoamerica, particularly among the Maya, since before the 16th century when Spanish explorers arrived in the region. The garment remains especially prevalent in Guatemala’s highland regions, where a majority of Maya descendants reside today. Huipiles are traditionally handwoven on a backstrap loom in two or three rectangular panels, later sewn together
Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta G.
February 10, 2024 – November 10, 2024 | Gallery 226, 227 | Free Exhibition Tanaka Ryōhei (1933–2019) was a prolific Japanese printmaker who specialized in etchings. Born and raised in Takatsuki, he grew up surrounded by the rural landscapes of western Japan, which would become the subject of his prints
Gift of Sue Y.S.
June 1, 2024 – February 16, 2025 | Gallery 251, 252, 253 | Free Exhibition Bizen ware, characterized by its rich reddish-brown clay with natural ash glaze, is one of Japan’s six pottery traditions. Originating from today’s Okayama prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea, its history reaches back to the 14th century
vessel, 2015, Bizen ware; stoneware with natural ash glaze and hidasuki marks, Gift
August 1, 2015 – March 27, 2016 | Gallery 353 | Free exhibition Like a tree pruned one too many times, some of the museum’s finest artworks have been forced to stay quiet. These are watercolors, pastels, gouaches, charcoals, and ink drawings that are rarely exhibited out of concern for their light-sensitive materials
Landscape with Trees near Hillegom, c. 1800 Black chalk with brush and gray wash Gift
February 10, 2024 – May 5, 2024 | Cargill Gallery | Free Exhibition From the dragon’s first appearance in art some eight to nine thousand years ago, during the early Neolithic period, these ferocious beasts have occupied an honored place in Chinese culture. Their majestic power has inspired art in nearly every medium—jade to bronze, ceramics to paintings
China, Tang dynasty (618-907), Pair of flying dragons, 8th century, gilt bronze, Gift
