Past

From March 11 to May 7, 2017, the Eskenazi Museum of Art will present Abstract Painting in Europe, 1949-1968, curated by Jenny McComas, the Eskenazi Museum of Art's Curator of European and American Art.

Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo: Master Drawings from the Anthony J. Moravec Collection will present a collection of works on paper by the Venetian masters Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo—a father and son who are widely considered two of the most notable Italian draftsmen of their era.

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.

To celebrate the Eskenazi Museum of Art’s 75^thbirthday, 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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.