The Eskenazi Museum of Art has been organizing exhibitions since 1941, giving visitors a chance to see modern masterpieces, ancient treasures, and beautiful artworks from around the world.
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The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University serves as the only Midwest venue for a major mid-career retrospective of the celebrated contemporary photographer Vik Muniz in fall 2016.
Spotlights: Five Views into the Eskenazi Museum of Art's Collection
To celebrate the Eskenazi Museum of Art’s 75thbirthday, each of the five curators has chosen a group of objects for Spotlights: Five Views into the Eskenazi Museum of Art’s Collection. Highlighted for their rarity, research interest, or importance, the selections show the range and quality that make the museum’s collection among the best in the country.
The Arts of Kenya: Beauty in Traditional Forms
Designed to introduce visitors to both the traditional visual arts of Kenya and to an important recent acquisition by the IU Art Museum, the exhibition is drawn from a collection of over 200 objects from Kenya acquired by the IU Art Museum in 2014.
The Indian Sari: Next to the Skin, Close to the Heart
This stunning exhibition of twenty-five saris on loan from Bloomington resident Prema Popkin showcases a sampling of the many types of saris produced for and worn by women from different parts of India. Chosen for their various techniques, patterns, materials, and colors, the saris not only are beautiful, but they also provide insights into India's great diversity of culture, caste, and climate.
Gods and Goddesses: Annibale Carracci and the Renaissance Reborn
Although not a household name like his Italian predecessors Michelangelo and Raphael, Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560-1609) was far and away the most influential Italian artist of the seventeenth century.
Grand Allusions: Robert Barnes—Late Works 1985-2015
Designed to introduce visitors to both the traditional visual arts of Kenya and to an important recent acquisition by the IU Art Museum, the exhibition is drawn from a collection of over 200 objects from Kenya acquired by the IU Art Museum in 2014.Robert Barnes has been called the "most famous unknown painter in America." The goal of the Indiana University Art Museum's special exhibition Grand Allusions: Robert Barnes—Late Works 1985-2015, on view September 26-December 20, 2015, is to bring greater attention and new scholarship to the work of this fascinating abstract/figural artist.
Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone
The Indiana University Art Museum is proud to present Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone, the nation's first exhibition dedicated to the cultural heritage of West African neighbors Liberia and Sierra Leone.
