Founded in 1883, the museum has expanded its original neoclassical landmark building with two major additions to hold a collection of more than 89,000 objects spanning 20,000 years and representing diverse cultures across all continents.
Collections are grouped into seven curatorial areas: Arts of Africa & the Americas; Contemporary Art; Decorative Arts, Textiles & Sculpture; Asian Art; Paintings; Photography and New Media; and Prints and Drawings.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
Exhibitions & Dates
Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: - The Alice S. Kandell Collection
Sep 14 2024 - Sep 14 2025
200+ gilt-bronze sculptures, paintings, silk hangings & carpets from the 1300s - early 1900s
Dwelling in Mountains: Reclusion in Chinese Landscape Painting
Oct 1 2023 - Dec 8 2024
Classical Chinese paintings express the idyllic life of mountain dwellers
O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell
Sep 14 2024 - Jan 26 2025
Works spanning the breadth of Folwell’s groundbreaking career
At the Moulin Rouge
Oct 12 2024 - Mar 9 2025
Toulouse-Lautrec & his circle depicted turn-of-the-century Parisian nightlife
Catch of the Day: Humans and Marine Animals in Japan
Oct 12 2024 - May 25 2025
Explores the sea creatures that permeate Japanese art and culture
JoAnn Verburg: Aftershocks
Aug 24 2024 - Jan 12 2025
Explorations of loss, dread, and the healing power of art
A Little Fun at My Work: Women in Design and Craft
Aug 3 2024 - Jul 24 2026
The talents of women in modern and contemporary industrial design and craft
Latin American Art at Mia II
Jul 27 2024 - Mar 2 2025
A selection of works from Latin America and the Caribbean
Dark Visions
Jun 15 2024 - Dec 8 2024
Terrifying images from the 1700s and the 1800s
Bizen: Contemporary Expressions of an Ancient Japanese Pottery
Jun 1 2024 - Feb 16 2025
The tradition in Bizen ware from the 16th century to the 21st