May 16 - November 23, 2016 - This exhibition highlights two recent donations of Navajo weavings: saddle blankets collected in the 1930s by Dr. Franklin Thresher McCann and rugs collected in the 2000’s by Dr. Robert Uphaus. The bold designs, color palettes and weave structures of hand woven saddle blankets and rugs help us to understand how Navajo culture and weaving practices have changed ov...

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MAY 16 2016–NOV 18 2016 - The artist describes The Book of F as “dotted with ditties that popularize the ‘F’ word without once mentioning the most used and abused word,” and The Wise Man and His Long Beard represents a folktale through a beard made out of lamp wicks. This exhibition showcases 10 of Pereira’s artists’ books.

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May 17 - August 7, 2016 - This exhibition examines a diverse group of eighteen photographs and works on paper against the backdrop of the war. American Art in the Shadow of World War I surveys the museum’s holdings from the years leading up to, during, and immediately following the so-called Great War. Whether part of the debate about U.S. intervention or as combatants themselves, for exampl...

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May 17 - November 27, 2016 - The museum will mark Beverly Cleary’s 100th birthday with the exhibition Louis Darling: Drawing the Words of Beverly Cleary. Darling’s iconic images brought Cleary’s beloved characters to life. Though Cleary’s stories have since been re-illustrated, it was Darling’s vision–matched with Cleary’s words–that helped define th...

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May 17 - September 11, 2016 - Best known for his large-scale sculptures and installations, Ugo Rondinone works in a diverse range of media, including drawing, painting, photography, and video. Modeled in clay before being cast in aluminum and painted, the sculptures show the enduring marks of the artist’s hand. Rondinone has long been interested in the subject of time, ...

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May 19 - August 21, 2016 - This exhibition brings together works related to three of her books: Miss Rumphius, Hattie and the Wild Waves, and Eleanor. It also celebrates the recent gift of original preparatory sketches and manuscripts for Eleanor. Focused on the lives of three women rendered in detailed paintings, this exhibition explores how Cooney crafted rich biographies in text and image.

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May 20 - October 24, 2016 -The exhibition, the first at any museum to consider the breadth of the artist’s work across media features a focused selection of key pieces from the 1960s to the present, including interactive sculptures; sound-making objects; large works on paper, silk, and canvas; and a selection of the artist’s own collected ephemera.

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May 20 - September 18, 2016 - This exhibition celebrates the significance and beauty of ancient Andean textiles, demonstrating the spectrum of their designs and functions. It features exceptional loans from private collections, including tunics, mantles, and wall hangings, as well as related feather, gold, and silver ornaments; weaving implements; and ceramic vessels. Characterized by graphically ...

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May 20 - August 28, 2016 - Through a selection of sculptures, prints, paintings, enamels, ceramics, and medals, this exhibition explores the relationship between art and power in 16th-century France. Together, the artworks reflect the preferences of the cultured, aristocratic figures of the day the “goût du prince,” or “taste of the prince” and highlight the enduring ...

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May 20, 2016 - September 5, 2016 - Some highlights of the exhibition that visitors can expect are a 1970s era organ owned by Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer, a guitar from Cold Play’s Chris Martin, Jimi Hendrix’s guitar strap from Woodstock and a silk caftan that Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas wore at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967...

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