(Top) Robert Seldon Duncanson, "Fruit Still Life," c. 1849, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art; (Bottom) Winslow Homer, "East Hampton Beach," Long Island, 1874, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art

"Across the Nation" | From the National Gallery of Art

May 07, 2025 - December 27, 2026

The New Britain Museum of American Art is partnering with the National Gallery of Art for the Nat...

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John Hitchcock, Blanket Songs, 2023, Screenprint, lithography, dye on paper, ribbons, grommets, Naugahyde Powwow Drum (Kevin Sovo), video projection, Courtesy of the Artist

John Hitchcock: We are Defined by the Beat

May 16, 2026 - November 29, 2026

“What’s on the land. What’s above the land. What’s below the land. This work is related ...

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Faith Ringgold: Declaration of Independence and Freedom

Permanent Collection Installation | Faith Ringgold: Declaration of Freedom and Independence

February 10, 2026 - September 27, 2026

Throughout her prolific career, Faith Ringgold (1930–2024) created art as a vehicle for storytell...

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(Left) Oscar Berger, "George Washington," 1968, Ink on paper, 12 x 9 in., Gift of the Estate of Oscar Berger, 2004.125.01LIC; (Right) Oscar Berger, "Abraham Lincoln," 1968, Ink on paper, 16 x 12 ⅛ in., Gift of the Estate of Oscar Berger, 2004.125.16LIC

Permanent Collection Installation | Oscar Berger Presidential Portraits

January 29, 2026 - August 30, 2026

Internationally acclaimed as “the greatest caricaturist of world celebrities,” Oscar Berger (1901...

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A Connecticut Legacy: Sol LeWitt

Permanent Collection Installation | A Connecticut Legacy: Sol LeWitt at the New Britain Museum of American Art

October 29, 2025 - June 28, 2026

Long before becoming one of the most celebrated and visionary artists of the 20th century, ...

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Martin Kline (b. 1961) "Blue Leda Tondo (II)," 2024, encaustic on panel, 48 x 48 x 3 1/4 in.

Shaker Masterworks and the Art of Martin Kline

November 08, 2025 - June 07, 2026

Shaker Masterworks and the Art of Martin Kline pairs the best of Shaker craftsmanship wi...

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Roy Lichtenstein, "Sea Shore," 1964, Oil and acrylic on two sheets of plexiglass, Whitney Museum of American Art; The Roy Lichtenstein Study Collection, gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation 2019.83. © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, all rights reserved

Pop! American Art in the 1960s

July 31, 2025 - May 31, 2026

"The pop artists did images that anybody walking down Broadway could recognize in a split sec...

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Kay Knight Clarke, "At the End," Oil on linen, 30 x 30 in., Courtesy of the Artist

Seeing Light: Kay Knight Clarke

June 11, 2026 - November 01, 2026

The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to present recent paintings by Connecticut-bas...

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RECENT ACQUISITIONS

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

Robert S. Duncanson, "Landscape," 1870

See the NBMAA's newest acquisition, Robert S. Duncanson's Landscape, 1870, made possible...

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Harriet Cany Peale (1800-1869), "Kaaterskill Clove," 1858, Oil on canvas, 36 x 25 inches, Museum purchase with funds generously provided by the Vance Foundation

Harriet Cany Peale’s "Kaaterskill Clove," 1858

The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Harriet Cany Pe...

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Rogelio Báez Vega (b. 1974), "The Country Club," 2024, Oil, beeswax and gold powder pigment on canvas, 60 × 84 in., Purchase courtesy of the Paul Zimmerman Fund, 2025.

Rogelio Báez Vega, The Country Club, from the Construct of a No-Country series, 2024

The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to acquire Rogelio Báez Vega’s recent painting...

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DIGITAL EXHIBITIONS

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Digital Exhibition | American Post-Impressionists: Maurice & Charles Prendergast

January 01, 2021 - July 01, 2021

Among the earliest artists to bring the new ideas and styles of European avant-garde painting to ...

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