Archived - Shows And Events

April 30, 2016 - February 5, 2017 - The exhibition draws from the Hall’s extensive collection of sports objects, documents, and memorabilia, and will trace the evolution of American sports from those organic beginnings, when the New York Metropolitans played “big league” baseball on a cricket ground adjacent to the St. George ferry terminal, and the hometown Stapes were part of the National Footba...

April 29–September 18, 2016 - This exhibition connects the work of twenty-five contemporary artists with historical African masquerade, using play and provocation to invite viewers to think critically about their world and their place within it. By putting on a mask and becoming someone else, artists reveal hidden realities about society, including those of power, class, and gender, to suggest pos...

April 29 - August 21, 2016 - Astronomy can be traced back to antiquity with its origins in religious and mythological beliefs; its study has been closely linked to artistic endeavors since the Renaissance. Touch the Sky is a multi-media exhibition of images of the moon, sun, planets, and stars made by artists since the nineteenth century. Artistic observation of the skies was advanced by the dawn ...

April 29 - August 21, 2016 - Astronomy can be traced back to antiquity with its origins in religious and mythological beliefs; its study has been closely linked to artistic endeavors since the Renaissance. Touch the Sky is a multi-media exhibition of images of the moon, sun, planets, and stars made by artists since the nineteenth century. Artistic observation of the skies was advanced by the dawn ...

April 28, 2016 - March 1, 2017 - The exhibition features highlights of the Kravis collection dating from the early 20th century to the present. From industrial design and furniture to tableware and textiles, the exhibition makes visual and material connections across time and geography to relate the far-reaching impact of design on the enhancement of daily life.

April 28, 2016 – March 12, 2017 - Energizing the Everyday celebrates the exceptional gifts from leading collector George R. Kravis II to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. From radios to furniture, the exhibition displays some of the most influential objects in the history of modernism, alongside contextual works drawn from the museum’s collection.

April 27–July 17, 2016 - This exhibition focuses primarily on Leaf’s works on paper and spans her entire career. The dense installation is meant to evoke the atmosphere of her studios, in which she works seamlessly in multiple mediums. Indeed, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, and collage effortlessly coalesce as the artist creates and develops her imagery from one surface or object to th...

April 27, 2016–February 12, 2017 - This exhibition offers new perspectives on one of art’s oldest genres. Drawn entirely from the Museum’s holdings, the more than two hundred works in the exhibition show changing approaches to portraiture from the early 1900s until today. Bringing iconic works together with lesser-known examples and recent acquisitions in a range of mediums, the exhibition unfolds...

April 23, 2016 to March 19, 2017 - This exhibition tells the stories of scientists’ and artists’ exploration of the microscopic world between the 1600s and the late 1800s. Their discoveries fed people’s hunger to learn more about nature, increasing the popularity of microscopes and driving improvements in scientific glass. These advances culminated in the 19th century with the advent of modern sci...

April 22 - August 14, 2016 - Sequel is an exhibition about sustainability developed as part of an ongoing series of exhibitions that reflect the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s role to stimulate community engagement on social issues through aesthetics and discussion.