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A sky streaked with azure blue stretches over a gray landscape in this surreal, vertical painting. The sky and land meet halfway up the canvas at a series of short, sharp, charcoal-gray peaks, like canine teeth. Small, diffuse, butter-yellow ovals waft above the peaks. Nine fluffy, cotton-ball like shapes cast narrow shadows across the gray-streaked plane. Three amorphous shapes float over the land closer to us. A ginger-brown, drippy form is to our left, a teal-green, bean-shaped object surrounded with fuzzy white tentacles is to our right, and a peacock-blue, L-shaped drip floats in the distance near the horizon. Thinly painted white and gray lines squiggle or sweep onto the canvas from the left edge. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower right, “Yves Tanguy 29.”
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The Art of Looking: Yves Tanguy, The Look of Amber

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Gallery Talk—Artist George A. Morton on John Singer Sargent 

West Building, Main Floor, Gallery M69

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Hands-On Activities

Improve the Internet: Drop-in Wikipedia Editing

East Building, Ground Level, Study Center

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Book Talk—Claude Monet: A Life in Letters

East Building, Concourse, Large Auditorium

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This painting shows a woman sitting with her body turned to the right, her hands clasped around her knees and her head tilted up to the ceiling. Her eyes are closed, and her long, wavy hair flows over her shoulders and down her back. She has pale skin, and her face is illuminated by dramatic lighting, highlighting her round cheeks and small nose. She is wearing a white blouse with ruffled sleeves that drapes off of her right shoulder, exposing her neck, sternum, and part of her shoulder. Over this shirt she seems to be wearing a draped purple garment with a yellow border that covers her other shoulder and her legs. The background is dark.
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Finding Ecstasy: Author Ivy Pochoda and Artemisia Gentileschi's Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy

East Building, Concourse, Large Auditorium

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Nocturnes

What does the night let us imagine?

West Building, Ground Floor, Gallery G39
This is a photograph of a garden at dusk with a house featuring a brightly lit window. In the foreground, a small garden is visible, containing various flowers surrounding a stepping-stone path, and a ladder leaning against a bush covered in pink flowers. A large tree with bare branches stands in front of the house. The house showcases a Mediterranean-style architecture with a white stucco exterior and a red tiled roof. The window is illuminated from inside, casting a warm glow onto the interior, providing a glimpse of the warm atmosphere indoors set against the twilight exterior.
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Poetry Reading: Joseph Stanton on American Art

West Building, Main Floor, Gallery M68

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Tinker Tinker
Printmakers at Work
December 19, 2026 - June 13, 2027

Get an intimate look at how artists like Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, and Rembrandt experimented, revised, and problem-solved through printmaking.  

West Building, Ground Floor, Gallery G23
The image features curved and flowing lines in a blend of muted and vibrant colors. Two figures are depicted: one cloaked in a dark shadow and the other elongated with pale, flowing robes. The scene suggests a shoreline with wavy lines resembling water. The surrounding landscape portrays sweeping curves and indistinct shapes reminiscent of hills or mountains in the distance.
In the Library: Reimagining America by Design
Through December 31, 2026

See the Great Depression-era Index of American Design through the eyes of today’s college students. 

East Building, Ground Level, Library Atrium
Remember Me
Picturing African Americans in Early Photography
November 7, 2026 - March 14, 2027

Discover remarkable early photographs of and by Black Americans that tell powerful stories of identity, resilience, and self-representation.

West Building, Ground Floor, Gallery G30
The image depicts a seated woman in a half-body portrait within an ornate gold-colored border. She is sitting upright with her hands in lace gloves in front of her. The woman has a composed expression, short hair, and wears a dark dress with lace details. The background is plain, emphasizing the details of her attire and the frame. No jewelry is visible.
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