May 7, 2016 – November 6, 2016 - The inaugural exhibition for Rotunda Projects comprises four figures from Yinka Shonibare MBE’s series Rage of the Ballet Gods. The figures will be on view in the museum’s rotunda from May 7 to Nov. 6, 2016, as part of the museum’s year-long centennial celebration. The Rotunda Projects series will engage visitors with experimental, provocative, and compell...

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June 29, 2016 - December 4, 2016 - This sculpture exhibition drawing from the museum’s permanent collection is all about creativity, communication, connections, and curiosity. These pieces, from all over the world and from many different time periods, will encourage you and your family to think about the choices artists, collectors, and curators make.

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October 15-December 17, 2016 - This exhibition includes a 16th century illustrated book about the Aztec culture; a Samurai suit; an indigo wrap for a wealthy African woman; the self-portrait by a 19th century Memphis artist; an antique precursor of Japanese "manga"; a Mexican folk art "tigre" mask among a host of creature masks from around the world; two paintings by one o...

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October 15, 2016 - January 8, 2017 - The exhibition includes approximately 50 examples of Grooms’ signature three-dimensional paintings, sculptures, installations, prints, and films, spanning 1961 to 2015, and thereby provides an excellent overview of his artistic production. The accompanying catalogue will include three scholarly essays and full-color reproductions of all the works in the e...

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November 19, 2016 - April 2, 2017 - The exhibition, working with burlap, she fashions abstract objects inspired by textures, colors, and landscapes from her immediate environment. Inspired by watching Nigerians perform daily tasks, she transforms the burlap through weaving, dyeing, teasing, and sewing. Her installation, designed for the rotunda, will be suspended from the dome for six months. Oko...

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January 18 - January 29, 2017 - This exhibitioin explores the natural world, its fragility, and our role within it. Rabbits in Parer’s native Australia are out of control pests, leaving a trail of ecological destruction wherever they go and defying attempts at eradication. First introduced by white settlers in 1788 they have caused a great imbalance to the country’s endemic species. T...

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