BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

COLLECTION CARE & EXHIBITIONSTHE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART (BMA) CARES FOR AND INTERPRETS A COLLECTION OF OVER 97,000 WORKS OF ART, CAREFULLY MONITORING ITS STORAGE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND EXHIBITION.IN FY24, THE BMA CONTINUED ITS ACTIVE PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS GEARED TOWARDS INCREASING DIVERSITY, ACCESS, AND INCLUSION FOR ITS AUDIENCE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AND BEYOND. THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION OFFERINGS CENTERED ON THE EXPANSION AND CONTINUATION OF OUR CORE THEMES, INCLUDING THE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, FAIRNESS, AND RELEVANCE BY BRINGING FORWARD UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND STORIES THAT RESONATE BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. KEY PROJECTS INCLUDED MAKING HER MARK: A HISTORY OF WOMEN ARTISTS IN EUROPE, 1400-1800, WHICH INCLUDED OVER 200 WORKS OF DIVERSE MEDIA AND SCALE EXCLUSIVELY MADE BY WOMEN OR TOWARD WHICH WOMEN CONTRIBUTED THEIR LABOR. FROM ROYAL PORTRAITS AND DEVOTIONAL SCULPTURES TO EMBROIDERED OBJECTS, TAPESTRIES, COSTUMES, WAX SCULPTURES, METALWORK, CERAMICS, GRAPHIC ARTS, FURNITURE, AND MORE, MAKING HER MARK FEATURES OBJECTS FROM THE 15TH TO 18TH CENTURIES THAT REFLECT THE MULTIFACETED AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED WAYS THAT WOMEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE VISUAL ARTS OF EUROPE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BMA EXHIBITED JOYCE J. SCOTT: WALK A MILE IN MY DREAMS, THE SUMMATIVE CAREER RETROSPECTIVE OF ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC AND BOUNDARY-BREAKING ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. BORN IN BALTIMORE IN 1948, JOYCE J. SCOTT GRAPPLES WITH PROFOUND SOCIAL, HISTORICAL, RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PERSONAL CHALLENGES THAT CONCERN SOCIETY AT LARGE IN DAZZLING BEADWORK, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, JEWELRY, PRINTMAKING, AND PERFORMANCEOTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS INCLUDED: RAUL DE NIEVES: AND IMAGINE YOU ARE HERE, WHICH WAS THE SECOND PRESENTATION OF THE ROBERT E. MEYERHOFF AND RHEDA BECKER BIENNIAL COMMISSION, AND FEATURES WORK IN THE BMA'S EAST LOBBY BY MULTIMEDIA ARTIST, PERFORMER, AND MUSICIAN RAUL DE NIEVES, INVITING VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE WONDER, BEAUTY, AND CHAOS OF THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH THE THEMES OF EMERGING AND BECOMING; ART/WORK: WOMEN PRINTMAKERS OF THE WPA, WHICH FEATURED A SELECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 50 PRINTS CREATED BY WOMEN PRINTMAKERS WHO GAVE VISUAL FORM TO THE FRAUGHT STATE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY DURING THE LEAD UP TO WORLD WAR II, MADE THROUGH THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION'S FEDERAL ART PROJECT (WPA/FAP); HISTORIES COLLIDE: JACKIE MILAD X FRED WILSON X NEKISHA DURRETT, WHICH FOLLOWING AN OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS BASED IN MARYLAND AND NEIGHBORING STATES, NEKISHA DURRETT OF WASHINGTON, D.C. AND JACKIE MILAD OF BALTIMORE WERE SELECTED BY A JURY TO CREATE NEW WORKS IN DIALOGUE WITH FRED WILSON'S ARTEMIS/BAST (1992). DURRETT AND MILAD RESPONDED WITH COMPELLING PROPOSALS THAT ENGAGED WITH THE PROVOCATION: "WHAT IMAGES AND THOUGHTS EMERGE WHEN MYTHS AND HISTORIES COLLIDE?"THALHEIMER AND MAY GALLERIESMAKING HER MARK: A HISTORY OF WOMEN ARTISTS IN EUROPE, 1400-1800 OCTOBER 1, 2023 - JANUARY 7, 2024JOYCE J. SCOTT: WALK A MILE IN MY DREAMSMARCH 24 - JULY 14, 2024JOHN WATERS ROTUNDA GALLERYHISTORIES COLLIDE: JACKIE MILAD X FRED WILSON X NEKISHA DURRETTAPRIL 26, 2023 - MARCH 17, 2024CONTEMPORARY WINGMARTHA JACKSON JARVIS: WHAT THE TREES HAVE SEEN MAY 7 - OCTOBER 1, 2023RECASTING COLONIALISM: MICHELLE ERICKSON CERAMICSMAY 7 - OCTOBER 1, 2023 THE MATTER OF BARK CLOTHMAY 7 - OCTOBER 1, 2023TIONA NEKKIA MCCLODDEN: PLAY ME HOMESEPTEMBER 13, 2023 - MAY 12, 2024 EYEWINKERS, TUMBLETURDS, AND CANDLEBUGS: THE ART OF ELIZABETH TALFORD SCOTTNOVEMBER 12, 2023 - APRIL 28, 2024PDP GALLERYMATSUMI KANEMITSU: FIGURE AND FANTASY MAY 14 - OCTOBER 8, 2023ART/WORK: WOMEN PRINTMAKERS OF THE WPANOVEMBER 5, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024 FISHER GALLERYWILD FORMS: FAUVE WOODCUTSMAY 14 - OCTOBER 15, 2023ETCHED IN MEMORY: MATISSE'S EARLY PORTRAITSNOVEMBER 5, 2023 - APRIL 21, 2024ASIAN WINGASIAN GALLERIES REINSTALLATIONSUMMER 2023 - CURRENTJOSEPH EDUCATION CENTERCENTER REINSTALLATIONFALL 2023 - CURRENT EAST LOBBYRAUL DE NIEVES: AND IMAGINE YOU ARE HERE ROBERT E. MEYERHOFF AND RHEDA BECKER BIENNIAL COMMISSIONNOVEMBER 19, 2023 - DECEMBER 2026EXCEPT FOR MAKING HER MARK AND JOYCE J. SCOTT, ALL EXHIBITIONS LISTED ABOVE WERE PRESENTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

BUILDINGS & GROUNDSOPENED IN 1929 AS A SINGLE BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE BMA NOW COMPRISES 10 CONTIGUOUS BUILDINGS AND WINGS (210,000 SQ. FT.), ONE HISTORIC STRUCTURE, AND TWO OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GARDENS (3 ACRES). THE MUSEUM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE OUR BUILDING ENVELOPE TO PROTECT ITS PRICELESS COLLECTION. THE LAST RENOVATION PROJECT COMPLETED WAS THE JOSEPH EDUCATION CENTER (JEC): OFFERING HANDS-ON INSTALLATIONS, ART-MAKING SPACES, AND ACTIVITIES. THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WHICH RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES DURING MULTIPLE RENOVATIONS ARE NOW ACHIEVING IMPORTANT ECONOMIES IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT. THE BMA'S ENGINEERING STAFF FOLLOWED A DETAILED SCHEDULE OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THESE SYSTEMS. SECURITY WAS ASSURED THROUGH A TRAINED SECURITY AND A 24-HOUR SURVEILLENCE SYSTEM.