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Art | Photography | Performance
History & Culture | Science & Nature
ART
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Amy Sherald: American Sublime
November 16, 2024—March 9, 2025
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Come and be taken in by the colors, shapes, and forms painted by one of America’s defining contemporary portraitists. This exhibition presents nearly 50 of Amy Sherald’s luminous paintings, including her iconic portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, poetic early works, and new works on view for the first time. Sherald’s artworks convey the quiet power in everyday people and invite viewers to participate in a more complex debate about accepted notions of American identity.
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Landscape and Labor: Dutch Works on Paper in Van Gogh’s Time
December 21, 2024—June 22, 2025
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Although Vincent van Gogh is today perhaps the most famous Dutch artist of all, in his own time he was relatively little known, especially when compared to artists of the Hague School. This group, named for the city where many of its members trained and worked, was comprised of those who had different styles but shared a devotion to the depiction of everyday life.
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Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200
February 28, 2025–February 22, 2026
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
From groundbreaking early acquisitions to striking new additions, the Brooklyn Museum’s collection has always championed artists and artworks that catalyze imaginative storytelling and brave conversations. As we ring in our 200th anniversary, Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200 celebrates this unique legacy.
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Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley & Alexander Calder
Nov 20 2024 – Jun 1 2025
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle
Be moved by the sculptural visions of American artists Thaddeus Mosley (b. 1926) and Alexander Calder (1898–1976). Mosley, a contemporary sculptor inspired by modernist aesthetics and traditional African wood carvings by the Dogon, Senufo, Bamum, and Mossi people, is recognized for his innovative concept of “weight in space,” in which sculptural forms appear to defy gravity.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets
Sep 26, 2024 – Jan 06, 2025
International Center of Photography, New York City
We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets spotlights contemporary street photography from over 30 international iconic street photographers. This exhibition uniquely highlights the diverse perspectives and techniques that define modern street photographers and emphasizes the role of the streets as a canvas for illustrating change. Each photograph offers a view into cultural and personal narratives, showcasing a world where every street corner tells a story.
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La mode en modèle
until January 26, 2025
Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
Discover fashion and models of the 1920s-1930s through 120 photographs. Magnificent photographs, sometimes taken on the spot, testify to the talent of Paris’s greatest haute couture houses.
PERFORMANCE
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We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets
Sep 26, 2024 – Jan 06, 2025
International Center of Photography, New York City
We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets, on view at ICP this fall, will spotlight contemporary street photography from over 30 international iconic street photographers. Reserve tickets here.
This exhibition uniquely highlights the diverse perspectives and techniques that define modern street photographers and emphasizes the role of the streets as a canvas for illustrating change. Each photograph offers a view into cultural and personal narratives, showcasing a world where every street corner tells a story.
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La mode en modèle
until January 26, 2025
Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
Discover fashion and models of the 1920s-1930s through 120 photographs. Magnificent photographs, sometimes taken on the spot, testify to the talent of Paris’s greatest haute couture houses.
HISTORY & CULTURE
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Pets and the City
October 25, 2024 – April 20, 2025
New York Historical Society, New York City
Pets and the City explores the visual history of New Yorkers and their animal companions over the last two and a half centuries, tracing the ever-evolving relationship between Gotham’s people and its animals as the city grew increasingly urbanized and industrialized.
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Unveiled: Wedding Wear in New York, 1910s–1940s
November 18, 2021 to December 31, 2025
New York State Museum, Albany
Wedding clothing holds memories, and pieces—dresses, shoes, suits, and head wear—are often preserved and passed to subsequent generations. A couple’s choices reveal information about both the individuals who wore them and those who made them. Some garments, like those exhibited here from the 1910s to 1940s, find their way to museum collections.
SCIENCE & NATURE
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Audubon’s Birds of America
through January 18, 2026
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Art and science intersect on the three-foot-tall pages of one of the world’s rarest books. Soar through the 12-year process of creating these masterpieces of printmaking. Learn about the life of John James Audubon.
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Portraits on Climate and Health: Dreams We Carry
until early 2025
American Museum of Natural History, New York
How is climate change reshaping our lives—and what are the stories of transformation and dreams of a healthier future we carry with us? The Inside Out Photobooth truck was stationed at the Museum, inviting the public to have their portrait taken and share their response to this question. Now, visitors can see more than 150 of these large-scale portraits and explore personal narratives of climate change in this physical installation at the Museum, which also features portraits of Indigenous land stewards and Museum scientists.
