CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
![Steven Yazzie (Diné/Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico/European descent), "Orchestrating a Blooming Desert," 2003, Oil on canvas, Collection of Christy Vezolles. © 2003 Steven J. Yazzie. All rights reserved. Courtesy of the Heard Museum, photo by Craig Smith](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/5549-002_XBD.jpg)
The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans
Curated by artist, educator, editor, activist, and writer Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of th...
Learn More![Justin Favela, "CONERICOT," 2024, Paper, cardboard, and glue](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_5145.jpg)
Justin Favela: Do You See What I See?
Brilliant colors, tissue paper, cardboard, and untold stories converge in Do You See What I S...
Learn More![Howard Brown, "Interplanetary Graveyard, From Future Fiction: March 1942," 1942, Oil on canvas, 29 x 20 1/4 in., The Robert Lesser Collection of Pulp Art, 2009.22.117LIC](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Pulp-Art-Howard-Brown.jpg)
WONDER STORIES: Pulp Art Illustration from the NBMAA Collection
On view in the Sanford B.D. Low Illustration Gallery at the NBMAA & at the ...
Learn More![Judith O'Rourke, "Eternal Cycle," 1995, Vitreograph and intaglio print from glass plates, 36 x 24 in. (image), 41 x 28 in. (sheet), Gift of the artist, 2012.50.25](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/ORourkeJudith-Eternal-Cycle.jpeg)
Glass Impressions: Vitreographs and Studio Glass from the Collection
Glass Impressions celebrates the dynamic sculptural and pictorial dimensions of glass. ...
Learn More![Barbara Ernst Prey, "Red Cloak Blue Bucket," 2019, watercolor and drybrush on paper, 28x40 inches, Courtesy of the artist](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Red_Cloak_Blue_Bucket_28x40_inches_watercolor_and_drybrush_on_paper_2019.jpg)
HANDLED WITH CARE: Shaker Master Crafts and the Art of Barbara Prey
A collaboration between Hancock Shaker Village and the New Britain Museum of American Art ...
Learn More![Elizabeth Gourlay, "T orange 2," 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches, Anonymous gift, 2023, 2023.8.3](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/T-orange-2-2018.jpg)
Elizabeth Gourlay: A Tribute
Spanning nearly fifteen years of creative expression, Elizabeth Gourlay: A Tribute comm...
Learn More![Anila Quayyum Agha, "Intersections," 2013, Lacquered steel and halogen bulb, 78" x 78" x 78"](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/anila-quayyum-agha-intersections-1.jpg)
NEW/NOW Anila Quayyum Agha: Illuminations
This dazzling, immersive NEW/NOW exhibition features the work of Anila Quayyum Agha (b. ...
Learn More![Georgia O’Keeffe, "East River from the 30th Story of Shelton Hotel," 1928, Oil on canvas, 30 x 48 1/8 in. (33 3/4 x 51 7/8 x 2 in. framed), Stephen B. Lawrence Fund, 1958.09](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/OKeeffe-Georgia-East-River-From-the-30th-Story-1928_2023-11-09-155249_whlo.jpg)
Permanent Collection Installation | Modern Times: 1920s-1950s
Two distinct styles dominated American art in the first half of the 20th century: Mode...
Learn MoreUPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
![Past Nor'Easter Exhibition](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/noreaster-2022-3-cropped.jpg)
Nor'Easter: The 54th Annual Juried Members Exhibition
The Annual Juried Members Exhibition is the New Britain Museum of American Art’s opportunity to e...
Learn More![Fritz Horstman, "Folded Cyanotype 243," 2023, Cyanotype fluid on paper, 11 1/4 x 21 in., Courtesy of the Artist](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Fritz-Horstman-Folded-Cyanotype-2023-Cyanotype-fluid-on-paper-243-11.25-x-21-in.-Courtesy-of-the-Artist.jpg)
Valleys and Blue Light: Sculptures and Folded Cyanotypes by Fritz Horstman
Light and shadows, landscapes, voids, and reversals; the subjects of Fritz Horstman’s f...
Learn MoreDIGITAL EXHIBITIONS
![Helen Frankenthaler Virtual Reality Exhibition Space](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Frankenthaler-screenshot.jpg)
![Shantell Martin Virtual Reality Exhibition Space](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Shantell-Martin-Virtual-Reality-Exhibition-Space.jpg)
![Salem](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/prendergast-maurice-brazil-salem-1910-13.jpg)
Digital Exhibition | American Post-Impressionists: Maurice & Charles Prendergast
Among the earliest artists to bring the new ideas and styles of European avant-garde painting to ...
Learn More!["Exodus of Confederates from Atlanta, from 'Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)"](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Walker-Kara-Exodus-of-Confederates-from-Atlanta-2019.4.12.jpg)
Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)
Originally presented in January of 2020, Kara Walker: Harper’s ...
Learn MorePAST EXHIBITIONS
![Susie M. Barstow, "Landscape," 1865, oil on canvas, 30 x 22 in., Scott Collection](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Fig.-2-Barstow-S-Landscape.jpg)
Women Reframe American Landscape
Illuminating the artistic contributions and perspectives of women, this two-part exhibition inclu...
Learn More![Ellen Carey, “Crush & Pull with Hands & Penlights,” 2022, 12 Polaroid color prints; 6 positives and 6 negatives, 70 x 264 in. (177.8 x 670.6cm), Courtesy of the Artist, JHB Gallery (NYC, NY), and Galerie Miranda (Paris, FR)](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/1.Carey_Ellen_Crush-Pull-with-Hands-Penlights.jpeg)
Ellen Carey: Struck By Light
Part One: On view in the Helen T. and Philip B. Stanley Gallery ...
Learn More![Walter Wick, "Entrance from Curiosity Shop: A Can You See What I See? Book," 2021, Pigmented Inkjet Photograph, 50” W x 30” H, Framed size: 51.5” W x 22.5” H](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Entrance-Curiosity-Shop-Publicity.jpg)
Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders!
The whimsical world of Walter Wick has fascinated people of all ages since 1991, when his first c...
Learn More![Edward Burtynsky, "Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China," 2005 Chromogenic color print, 41 x 34 inches (framed), Private Collection](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/CHNA_SHY_11_05_src_HD.jpg)
Edward Burtynsky: Earth Observed
Edward Burtynsky’s astonishing photographs depict, in large scale, our human impact on the planet...
Learn More![Kehinde Wiley, “Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares,” 2005, Oil on canvas, 108 x 108 in. (274.3 x 274.3 cm), Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Wiley_Kehinde.jpg)
30 Americans
Drawn from the acclaimed Rubell Museum in Miami, Florida, 30 Americans showcases works b...
Learn More![<i>Autumn Woods, Oneida County, State of New York</i>](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/1910_11_AutumnWoods_Bierstadt.png)
The Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the New-York Historical Society
A stunning array of over 40 paintings created between 1818 and 1886, The Poetry of N...
Learn More![Solar Imp](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/1995-Solar-Imp-web.png)
Helen Frankenthaler: Late Works, 1990–2003
Helen Frankenthaler: Late Works, 1990–2003 will be the first museum presentation dedicat...
Learn More![Shantell Martin, Digital Image from 4" x 5" film negative, Photo by Theo Coulombe](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/SM-NBMAA-2020_008.jpg)
![<i>Votes for Women a Success, Imitation is the Sincerest Flattery!!</i>](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/gr-1-52_49070973287_o.jpg)
Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change
Marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America, Some Day is Now: Women, Art & S...
Learn More![Black White Gold I](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Black-White-Gold-I-full.jpg)
In Thread and On Paper: Anni Albers in Connecticut
Known for her pioneering graphic wall hangings, weavings, and designs, Anni Albers (1899-1994) is...
Learn More!["Two Idlers"](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Blum_RobertFrederick_TowIdlers.jpg)
For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design
Founded in New York City in 1825 by artists including Samuel F.B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, and T...
Learn More![Okeeffejimson Weedrgb](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/okeeffejimson-weedrgb.jpg)
The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art
Enormous flowers, luscious colors, desert landscapes, feminine forms, and still lifes. Georgia O’...
Learn More![Docent Art Show](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Docent-Art-Show-Graphic.png)
Artists’ Spectrum: The Docent Art Show
On view in the Museum Café. This delightful exhibition highlights the works of ...
Learn More![Richard Claude Ziemann, "Edge of the Forest," 1975, Etching, 20 x 24 inches](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Edge-of-the-Forest_1975-multi-a.jpg)
Richard Claude Ziemann: In Nature
Landers House Atmospheric and evocative, Richard Claude Ziemann’s works on paper and pai...
Learn More![Helen Frankenthaler Virtual Reality Exhibition Space](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Frankenthaler-screenshot.jpg)
![Masterworks of Shaker Design: Mount Lebanon, NY](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Guide-cover-image-1.jpg)
Masterworks of Shaker Design: Mount Lebanon, NY
For the second exhibition in the series Masterworks of Shaker Design, the community ...
Learn More![Elizabeth Gourlay, "No 29," 2016, Colored pencil and acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40, Photo credit: Matthew Griffiths](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/GourlayNo29_40x40.jpg)
Elizabeth Gourlay: Color, Chords, and Threads | At the Delamar West Hartford
At the Delamar West Hartford 1 Memorial Road, West Hartford, CT 06107...
Learn More![Shantell Martin Virtual Reality Exhibition Space](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Shantell-Martin-Virtual-Reality-Exhibition-Space.jpg)
![Kenneth Larson, "Mrs. Agnes Gay Timmons," 1988, Pen and ink on paper, L.2023.17.1T](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_0662-1.jpg)
The Black Matriarchs Series
The New Britain Museum of American Art is tied, inextricably, to the history and people of New Br...
Learn More![Stevan Dohanos, "Rained in Vacationers, Saturday Evening Post," 1948, Oil on canvas, 30 x 20 in., Bequest of the estate of Helen Vibberts, 2005.196LIC](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Stevan-Dohanos.png)
Masterworks of the Sanford B. D. Low Illustration Collection
One of the most unique and exceptional aspects of the New Britain Museum of American Art’s perman...
Learn More![CCARC](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_2588.jpg)
Community Exhibition: CCARC
On view in the Museum Café. The NBMAA is honored to present artwork created by members of...
Learn More![Eva LeWitt, <i>Untitled</i>, Courtesy of the New Britain Museum of American Art and VI, VII, Oslo](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Image-from-iOS.jpg)
Eva LeWitt
Eva LeWitt’s vibrant, handmade sculptures are fashioned from everyday commercial and industrial m...
Learn More![Peter Waite, "Bridge," 2006, Acrylic on panels, 96 x 120 in., Berkshire Taconic Foundation and Stephen B. Lawrence Fund, 2006.127](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/peter-waite-bridge.png)
From the Vault: Post-War to Contemporary Art
Following World War II, American artists began to challenge traditional modes of pictorial repres...
Learn More![Stephanie Lanter, "Invocation"](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/noreaster-2023.jpg)
Nor'Easter: The 53rd Annual Juried Members Exhibition
This is the NBMAA’s opportunity to showcase contemporary visual arts from the region. This promin...
Learn More![(Above) Tamhja Elizabeth Coe, "Being Submerged," 2023, Mixed media: pastels, wood resin, marker; (Below) Michaela Gorski, "A Skateboarder's Guide to the Galaxy," 2023, Acrylic paint on wood](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_1689.jpg)
NBMAA Staff Skateboard Show
For the past three months, Museum staff have been busy creating original artworks using wooden sk...
Learn More![Enfield, NH Shaker Village Table, Sewing, c. 1860 Yellow birch, pine, hardwood, iron, paint 38 5/8 × 31 3/4 × 27 in. (98.1 × 80.6 × 68.6 cm) Enfield Shaker Museum, 2021.12.1 L.2023.10.2T](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/NH_SewingDesk_8632-1.jpg)
Masterworks of Shaker Design: A Tale of Two Enfields
This is the first of a planned series of exhibitions designed to highlight examples of the finest...
Learn More![Robert S. Duncanson, "Landscape," 1870, Oil on canvas, 30 x 50 in. (76.2 x 127 cm), Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Robert C. Vance Foundation, 2022.8](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/DuncansonRobertLandscape2022.8.jpeg)
New Acquisition: Robert S. Duncanson, "Landscape," 1870
See the NBMAA's newest acquisition, Robert S. Duncanson's Landscape, 1870, made possible...
Learn More![Ansel Adams, "Winter Storm," 1940, Silver gelatin print, 7 3/8 × 9 in. (18.7 × 22.9 cm), Private Collection, L.2016.8.9LTL](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/L.2016.8.9LTLAdamsAnselWinterStorm.jpg)
Ansel Adams and the Legacy of the American Landscape: Photographs from the NBMAA
Among the most revered photographers of the 20th century, Ansel Adams is celebrated fo...
Learn More![Chan Chao, "Karenni GIrl," 1997, Chromogenic print, Frame Dimension: 39 x 25 in. (99.1 x 63.5 cm), In memory of the Honorable John Normandy Reynolds and his wife Ann McMenamin Reynolds, 2021.29.8](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/2.jpg)
In Focus: Photographs from the O’Neil Collection
At the Delamar West Hartford This winter, the NBMAA presents two exhibitions inspired by ...
Learn More![Elizabeth Gourlay, "T orange 2," 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 40", Courtesy of the Artist](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Elizabeth-Gourlay.jpg)
Elizabeth Gourlay: Eclectic Threads
This fall, the NBMAA will launch its newest series of exhibitions in our recently restored Lander...
Learn More![Maria R., Grade K, Lincoln Elementary, from 2022](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/new-britain-student-art-show.jpg)
Art from the New Britain Public and Parochial Schools 2023
The Museum is thrilled to welcome students and families back for its annual installment of local ...
Learn More![2022 Superintendent’s Choice Award: Anthony Dresko, McGee Middle School, “Jordan 11”](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_9261.jpg)
2023 Berlin Public School's District Art Show
The Museum is thrilled to welcome students and families back into the Museum for the upcoming exh...
Learn More![Rashmi Talpade, "Piecing Together a New Britain Story: The NBMAA City-Scape Project"](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Rashmi-piecing-together.jpg)
Rashmi Talpade: Piecing Together a New Britain Story
Wallingford, Connecticut-based artist Rashmi Talpade uses photo-collages to create works inspired...
Learn More![Winslow Homer Skirmish in the Wilderness 1864 Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite 18 x 26 14 in Harriet Russell Stanley Fund 1944 05](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Winslow-Homer-Skirmish-in-the-Wilderness-1864-Oil-on-canvas-mounted-on-Masonite-18-x-26-14-in-Harriet-Russell-Stanley-Fund-1944-05.jpeg)
North America Divided
Pairing 19th-century landscapes and genre scenes with works by contemporary artists Ne...
Learn More![Radcliffe Bailey, "Sacred Cosmos," 2003, Mixed media on wood, 82 x 69 x 5 in., General Purchase Fund, 2004.02](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/radcliffe-bailey-sacred-cosmos_2022-10-24-175756_hsqs.jpg)
Being Seen: People and Places in American Art, 1960s to Today
Featuring bold and visionary works from the 1960s to the 2010s, this installation explores depict...
Learn More![David Kessler, "Surface Calligraphy," 2005, acrylic on abraded aluminum](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/DavisKessler_6x4feet-2-1.jpg)
American Realism Today
Capturing scenes of the landscape and everyday life, American Realism Today celebrates t...
Learn More![Judith O'Rourke, "Moon Child," 1994, Vitreograph print from glass plate, 30 x 24 in. (image) 35 x 28 in. (sheet), Gift of the artist, 2012.50.16](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/ORourkeJudith2012.50.16.jpg)
Glass Impressions: Vitreographs from the NBMAA
At the Delamar West Hartford Glass Impressions features a suite of vitreog...
Learn More![Particles](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Mildred-Thompson.jpeg)
Mildred Thompson: Cosmic Flow
Mildred Thompson (1936-2003) was fascinated by micro- and macrocosmic worlds of particles, energy...
Learn More![Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, <i>I See Red: Ban Dancing</i>, 1998, Mixed media on canvas, 50 × 60 × 1 in., General Purchase Fund and William and Bette Batchelor Memorial Acquisition Fund, 2021.25](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_7391.jpg)
American Art in New Britain: The Evolution of the NBMAA
In conjunction with New Britain’s sesquicentennial year and the recent reopening of the NBMAA’s ...
Learn More![Previous Nor'Easter Exhibition](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_8116.jpg)
Nor'Easter: The 52nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE WORK HERE: htt...
Learn More![Cowboys Detectives and Daredevils](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Cowboys-Detectives-and-Daredevils.jpg)
Cowboys, Detectives, and Daredevils: Pulp Art at the NBMAA
From the Great Depression through the era of World War II, Americans turned to inexpensive novels...
Learn More![East River from the 30th Story of Shelton Hotel](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/OKeeffe-Georgia-East-River-From-the-30th-Story-1928.jpg)
Early Modern America: 1910s to 1950s
Two distinct styles dominated American art in the first half of the 20th century: Mode...
Learn More![Sol LeWitt, <i> Distorted Cubes</i>, 2001, Set of 5 linocuts, 28 x 35 in., Catalogue Raisonne, NBMAA Collection](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Strict-Beauty-014.jpg)
Sol LeWitt at the Delamar West Hartford
A Solo Exhibition Presented by the New Britain Museum of Ame...
Learn More![Jennifer Bartlett Circle Line House from Rhapsody](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Jennifer-Bartlett-Circle-Line-House-from-Rhapsody.png)
Permanent Collection Installation | Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the NBMAA: 1950s to Today
This new installation features iconic masterworks from the NBMAA’s permanent collection, as well ...
Learn More![Natalie O., Grade 12, New Britain High School, "Sunflower," from 2021](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Natalie_Ortiz_New-Britain-High-School_12_Sunflower_Acrylic-Paint.jpg)
Art from the New Britain Public and Parochial Schools 2022
The Museum is thrilled to welcome students and families back into the Museum for its annual ...
Learn More![Ishanee Patel, "A Berry Good Time," Colored Pens on Green Colored Paper, Grade 12, Berlin High School, Recipient of 2019 Superintendent’s Choice Award](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/2020-Postcard-Image-2.jpg)
Art from the Berlin Public Schools 2022
The Museum is thrilled to welcome students and families back into the Museum for the upcomin...
Learn More![Walter Wick, A Surprise Visitor from Can You See What I See? Out of This World, 2013, Pigmented inkjet photograph, 30 x 50 in., Gift of Walter Wick and Linda Cheverton Wick, 2015.116.3LIC](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Walter-Wick-A-Surprise-Visitor-from-Can-You-See-What-I-See-Out-of-This-World-2013-Pigmented-inkjet-photograph-30-x-50-in.-Gift-of-Walter-Wick-and-Linda-Cheverton-Wick-2015.116.3LIC.jpg)
Walter Wick: Storybook & Out of this World
The whimsical world of Walter Wick has fascinated people of all ages since 1991, when his first c...
Learn More![Cara Perlman,<i> Rock Thrower</i>, 1991 Plaster, wire, gauze, enamel paint 61 x 43 x 22 inches LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut Photo: Cultural Preservation Technologies, Inc.](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/perlman_002763.jpeg)
Steel, String, Spit Bite: Selections from the LeWitt Collection
Throughout his career, Sol LeWitt assembled a remarkable collection of more than 4,000 works, man...
Learn More![Sol LeWitt, <i>Lincoln Center Print </i>, 1998, Silkscreen, 35 1/2 x 28 in., LeWitt Collection](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Strict-Beauty-009.jpg)
Strict Beauty: Sol LeWitt Prints
The conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (1928–2007) is best known for his programmatic wall drawings and...
Learn More![Graydon Parrish, <i>The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy</i>, Oil on Canvas, 76 x 210 in., Charles F. Smith Fund and in memory of Scott O’Brien who died in the World Trade Center, given by his family](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/parrish-graydon-terror-and-tragedy_190607_175405.jpeg)
Cycle of Terror and Tragedy by Graydon Parrish
This installation features the NBMAA’s Cycle of Terror and Tragedy by Graydon Parrish, an iconic ...
Learn More![Walter Wick, <i>Happy Christmas to All from Can You See What I See? The Night Before Christmas</i>, 2006, Pigmented inkjet photograph, 60 x 36 in., Gift of Walter Wick and Linda Cheverton Wick, 2015.116.66LIC](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/happy_christmas_to_all_repro_repro_NBMAA.jpg)
Walter Wick I Spy: Summer, Autumn, and Winter
The whimsical world of Walter Wick has fascinated people of all ages since 1991, when his first c...
Learn More![The newly renovated Landers House](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/VIP_Preview_Spaces_19.jpg)
Permanent Collection Installation: New Britain Art and Artists
The inaugural installation of artwork in the restored Landers House takes New Britain art and ar...
Learn More![<i> An Inward Sea </i> Installation View, © Jennifer Wen Ma Photographer Olivia Saporito](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/BFplj8NQ.jpeg)
NEW/NOW Jennifer Wen Ma: An Inward Sea
As part of the NBMAA’s NEW/NOW exhibition series featuring emerging and established cont...
Learn More![Louise Jones](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/lj-sei201805100011-1024x684.jpg)
Louise Jones
In 2019, Detroit-based artist Louise Jones brought a vibrant array of floral imagery to the walls...
Learn More![Jennifer Wen Ma, <i>In the Dark and Light of Cry Joy Park, detail, 44 x 56 inches each, sets of two panels </i>, digital print on silk crepe](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/JWM_CJP_01_print_48x72_2panels_sm_L.jpg)
![2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/20WomenLogo-LoRes.jpg)
2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA Celebrating the Impact of Female-Identifying Artists throughout American History
The New Britain Museum of American Art will present 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA, a year-long series of...
Learn More![Nor'Easter 51 first prize: Martin Dimitrov, <i>Lost and Scared</i>](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/doggo_2021-07-12-162027_nwvo.png)
Nor'Easter: The 51st Annual Juried Exhibition
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION The Annual Juried Members Exhibition is the New Britain Museum...
Learn More![Cauleen Smith, <i>Light up My Life (For Sandra Bland)</i>, 2020, Neon, MDF, paint, faceted hematite and aluminum chain, 48 x 42 in., Courtesy of the Artist and Corbett vs. Dempsey Chicago](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/IMG_2978.jpg)
Permanent Collection Installation: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions
The NBMAA is thrilled to present a selection of acquisitions and gifts that have entered the Muse...
Learn More![Salem](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/prendergast-maurice-brazil-salem-1910-13.jpg)
Digital Exhibition | American Post-Impressionists: Maurice & Charles Prendergast
Among the earliest artists to bring the new ideas and styles of European avant-garde painting to ...
Learn More![Natalie O, <i>Sunflower</i>, Grade 12, New Britain High School, Recipient of the Cover Art Award](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/tsantiris_7-1.jpg)
Art from the New Britain Public & Parochial Schools 2021
The annual exhibition, a 31- year tradition at the New Britain Museum of American Art, features t...
Learn More![Ellen Carey, <em>Dings & Shadows</em>, 2019, Color photogram/c-print/unique, 34 x 52 in., Courtesy of the Artist and JHB Gallery (NY, NY): Galerie Miranda (Paris, FR); M+B (LA, CA)](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/carrey.jpg)
Lights, Camera, Ellen Carey: A Solo Exhibition at The Delamar Presented by NBMAA
As part of the New Britain Museum of American Art’s partnership with the Delamar Hotel in West...
Learn More![Polly Jane Reed, <i>A Type of Mother Hanna's Pocket Handkerchief</i>, 1851, Ink and watercolor on paper, 23 5/8 x 26 inches, Collection of Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/1963.126_PollyJaneReed_PocketHandkerchief.jpg)
Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawings and the Women Who Made Them
Organized by Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA, Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawing...
Learn More![<i>Promised Land</i>](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Radwell-hi-res-photo.jpg)
Nor'Easter: 50th Annual Juried Members Exhibition
About the Exhibition The New Britain Museum of American Art is dedicated to showcasing ...
Learn More![Clouds](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Connaway-Clouds-Craft_190813_153437.jpg)
The Art and Artists of Monhegan Island: Selections from the Charles J. and Irene Hamm Collection of Coastal Art
Located 10 miles off the coast of Maine, the remote and rustic island of Monhegan has drawn artis...
Learn More![Julia R, Jefferson Elementary School, Grade 3, Tempera and Oil pastel, Kim Gremillion](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/103417455_10158002648665528_4156832213163441340_o.jpg)
Art from the New Britain Public & Parochial Schools 2020
Every year the Museum displays hundreds of artworks by New Britain students in the annual Art fro...
Learn More![2018 Floral Expressions](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/20181005_134210_200110_145815.jpg)
2020 Floral Expressions
The New Britain Museum of American Art continues the tradition of Floral Expressions with a celeb...
Learn More!["Exodus of Confederates from Atlanta, from 'Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)"](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Walker-Kara-Exodus-of-Confederates-from-Atlanta-2019.4.12.jpg)
Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)
Originally presented in January of 2020, Kara Walker: Harper’s ...
Learn More![Chairway to Heaven](https://nbmaa.org/images/exhibitions/Chairway-to-Heaven.jpg)
Chairway to Heaven: A Celebration of Shaker Seating Furniture
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, known today as the Shakers, came to...
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Bill Viola: The Raft
This October, the NBMAA will present The Raft, a powerful video installation by one of t...
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In Bloom: The Botanical Paintings of T. Merrill Prentice
This March, the New Britain Museum of America will present an array of botanical paintin...
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Expanded Field: Photography from the Collection of the NBMAA
The New Britain Museum of American Art began collecting photography in the 1970s, and over the c...
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NEW/NOW: Pablo Helguera
This April, the New Britain Museum of American Art presents the work of Pablo Helguera as part of...
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Nor'Easter: The 49th Annual Juried Exhibition
EXHIBITION Saturday, June 22–Sunday, July 14, 2019 RECEPTIO...
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Line and Curve: The Ellsworth Kelly and Jack Shear Shaker Collection from Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon with Prints by Ellsworth Kelly
When the American painter, sculptor, and printmaker Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) first encountered...
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Neil Jenney: American Realist
Neil Jenney (b. 1945, Torrington, CT) emerged in the late 1960s with a unique brand of realist pa...
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Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album
“I wanted to document something. I wanted to leave something that I thought would be a record...
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Looking for America: A For Freedoms 50 State Initiative
This summer, the NBMAA launched a community-wide call for submissions, for people of all ages and...
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Pictures at an Exhibition
From September through November 2018, the NBMAA will present Pictures at an Exhibition, ...
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NEW/NOW: Paul Baylock
During the early part of the 20th century, New Britain was known as the "Hardware City” and the "...
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2018 Floral Expressions
The New Britain Museum of American Art continues the tradition of Floral Expressions with a celeb...
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Art in Farmington Village
Presenting over 60 paintings and works on paper by more than 20 artists, Art in Farmington Vi...
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Architecture as Muse: American Skyline
In 2017, the New Britain Museum of American Art introduced Architecture as Muse, a serie...
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Boundary Conditions
The Museum is delighted to announce plans to unveil the third site-specific installation for Febr...
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Nor'Easter: The 48th Annual Juried Exhibition
The Nor’Easter is the New Britain Museum of American Art’s opportunity to expose contemp...
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2018 Art from the New Britain Public & Parochial Schools
The Museum is excited to present its 28th installment of local student work in the upcoming exhib...
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Focus on: Shaker Woodenware (Part II)
The Museum is thrilled to present the second installment of Shaker Wooden objects of many types and ...
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NEW/NOW Francisca Benítez
In her forthcoming exhibition at the NBMAA, New York-based artist Francisca Benítez (b. 1974, San...
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2018 Art from the Berlin Public Schools
Featuring exceptional works by students in Berlin, the Museum is proud to host Art from the Berli...
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2018 Art from the Plainville Community Schools
The Museum is honored to collaborate with the Plainville Community Schools for the first time to ...
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Architecture as Muse: The Grand Tour
In the late 1600s, the "Grand Tour" emerged as a cultural phenomenon, in which young men and women o...
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Ghana Paints Hollywood
This November, the New Britain Museum of American Art presents Ghana Paints Hollywood—a ...
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Harry Everett Townsend: Illustrations of a World War I Artist
The New Britain Museum of American Art is honored to partner with the Connecticut State Library in H...
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California Dreaming: Ed Moses, Billy Al Bengston & Ed Ruscha
In 1950s Los Angeles, a shift occurred in the visual arts that would come to define a uniquely or...
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Samuel F.B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" & the Art of Invention
The New Britain Museum of American Art is pleased to present Samuel F.B. Morse’s “Gallery of ...
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Focus On: Shaker Woodenware (Part 1)
The Shakers believe that manual labor is a form of worship, an act of serving God, and that it shoul...
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2017 Art from the New Britain Public & Parochial Schools
The Museum is excited to present its 27th installment of local student work in the upcoming exhib...
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New Media: William DeLottie
The Museum’s forthcoming New Media exhibition presents a multi-media installation by Connecticut-...
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Nor'Easter: The 47th Annual Juried Exhibition
The Nor’Easter is the New Britain Museum of American Art’s opportunity to expose contemp...
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Howard Rackliffe
The New Britain Museum of American Art will present a retrospective of New Britain-born artist Howar...
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Ansel Adams: Yosemite Valley
Celebrating the National Park Service’s centennial year, this exhibition presents Portfolio III: ...
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2017 Art from the Berlin Public Schools
Featuring exceptional works by students in Berlin, the Museum is proud to host Art from the Berli...
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Vistas del Sur: Traveler Artists' Landscapes of Latin America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection
Vistas del Sur features more than 150 rarely seen paintings, photographs, works on paper...
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NEW/NOW: Sanford Biggers
The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to showcase the work of internationally acclai...
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New Media: Kevin Kelly
Brooklyn-based artist Kevin Kelly is most known for his non-linear videos, which weave together narr...
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As We See It: The Collection of Gail and Ernst von Metzsch
As We See It: The Collection of Gail and Ernst von Metzsch will feature over 80 painting...
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2016 Holiday Decorating
This year, we continue our tradition of holiday decorating in the galleries! We are pleased to sh...
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The Shakers: Focus On: Enfield, Connecticut
As part of the Museum’s Art & Education Expansion and reinstallation of the permanent collect...
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Masterpieces of The Sanford B.D. Low Illustration Collection
One of the most unique and exceptional aspects of the NBMAA’s permanent collection of over 8,000 ...
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New Media: Maya Jeffereis
Maya Jeffereis is a New York-based artist working in video, performance, and installation. ...
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Eric Aho: An Unfinished Point in a Vast Surrounding
Audio Guide Join the Museum in celebrating an exhibition of recent paintings by artist E...
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Cycle of Life in Print: Salvador Dalí
The New Britain Museum of American art is thrilled to present works by one of the most celebrated...
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2016 Floral Expressions
Inspired by select artworks in the permanent collection, the Museum’s galleries will display flor...
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NEW/NOW: Clinton Deckert
Join the Museum in welcoming surreal abstractionist Clinton Deckert to the Cheney Gallery as the nex...
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Andy Warhol to Sally Mann: The Collection of Kevin McNamara and Craig Nowak
A brilliant selection of prints and photographs by innovative artists such as Alexander Calder, John...
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All Time Favorites of the Low Illustration Collection
A preview to the summer 2016 exhibition, Masterpieces of the Low Collection of American Illus...
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Nor'Easter: The 46th Annual Juried Members Exhibition
Nor’Easter: The 46th Annual Juried Members Exhibition is the NBMAA’s opportunity to present c...
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NEW/NOW: Kate O'Donovan Cook
Kate O’Donovan Cook is both artist and subject within her works. She creates images in which the ...
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Stone Roberts: Street Scenes, Still Lifes, and Figures
Stone Roberts’ contemporary figurative paintings celebrate the commonplace by attention to detail an...
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Holiday Decorating
The Holiday decorating committee has been hard at work and is pleased to announce a splendid lineup ...
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Director’s Favorites: 1999–2015
Celebrating Director Douglas Hyland and his 16 years of distinguished achievement at the New Britain...
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New Media: Julie Orser
Inaugurating the new, larger New Media & Digital Art space in the McKernan Gallery will be Lo...
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ART TODAY: 2000–Present
The New Britain Museum of American Art’s construction of a new wing has given the Museum a unique...
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NEW/NOW: Katja Loher: How can we cool down the gilded sunbeams?
NEW/NOW artist Katja Loher is regarded as a leader amongst the next generality of video artists, ...
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Tom Yost: A Modern Realist
A PROVOCATIVE GROUPING OF OILS DISPLAYS YOST’S MASTERLY AND FRESH APPROACH TO MODERN DAY REALIST ...
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New Media: Catherine Ross: Laugh Track
New Media artist Catherine Ross frames instances on video that often go unnoticed in their original ...
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The Enchanting Jewels of Elizabeth Gage
The exhibition, The Enchanting Jewels of Elizabeth Gage, will consist of approximately 250 pieces of...
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Art from the New Britain Public & Parochial Schools
For the 25th year, the creative output of our youngest artists will be celebrated in Art from the Ne...
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NEW/NOW: Karl Lund
Lund’s exhibition, Angry Robots Liquefied My Brain, features narrative paintings that de...
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Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery, and Mastery
The exhibition features thirty-four works that display a mastery of the highly realistic, trompe ...
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Art from the Berlin Public Schools
For the 6th year, the Museum is honored to collaborate with the Berlin Public schools featuring a...
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Art from the Plainville Community Schools
The Museum is honored to collaborate with the Plainville Community Schools for the first time to ...
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Over Life's Waters: The Coastal Art Collection of Charles and Irene Hamm
This winter, the New Britain Museum of American Art proudly showcases the Hamm’s labor of love in...
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NEW/NOW: Titus Kaphar, The Vesper Project
The Vesper Project is a massive sculptural statement—an encompassing installation, in wh...
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New Media: John O'Donnell
Psychedelic Pantry, a new media installation created by John O’Donnell, points to moment...
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Nor'Easter: The 45th Annual Juried Members Exhibition
The exhibition is a prime opportunity for the Museum to highlight the exceptional work of emergin...
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