As the days grow longer and spring begins its quiet arrival, we invite you to join the Museum for a wonderful array of upcoming programs providing further insight into current exhibitions, now available online for the public. We also share new perspectives on work from our historical collection, notably Apollo and Daphne by Pontormo, recently featured in a New York exhibition alongside a newly discovered work by the artist. We are glad to be welcoming Bowdoin students and faculty back to the Museum for class visits and invite you to learn more about our guidelines for keeping everyone safe. And, on that note, we urge everyone to take care as we enter into what we hope will be the homestretch of an unprecedented moment in our history. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Museum as soon as we can safely do so. And, for now, we look forward to seeing you online!

Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear
Co-Directors
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
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What's New? Highlighted Acquisitions at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from 2020
Enjoy a recording of the January 28 program as the curatorial team explores selected works recently added to the collection.
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Upcoming Programming Sheds Further Light on the Wyvern Collection
In March, two programs will address a fascinating dimension of the Wyvern Collection: the historical connection it documents between the African and European continents.
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BCMA Lends Pontormo’s Apollo and Daphne
Pontormo’s celebrated canvas was recently featured in a special exhibition at Nicholas Hall, a Manhattan gallery specializing in Old Master paintings.
Acquisition of Rare Print of Scientist Alexander von Humboldt
Smithsonian senior curator Eleanor J. Harvey describes a new print that has recently been donated to the BCMA in memory of Christopher P. Monkhouse.
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MARCH 3
"Ivory, Copper, and the Island of Gold: Medieval trade between France and West Africa"
1:00 pm Eastern Time

MARCH 6
Virtual Family Saturday
10:00 am Eastern Time

MARCH 10
Art Up Close at the BCMA
1:00 pm Eastern Time

MARCH 17
On "The Presence of the Past: Art from Central and West Africa"
1:00 pm Eastern Time
BCMA Prepares for Spring Semester Classes in the Museum
While the Museum is closed to the public at this time, we remain an important site for innovative object-based teaching and learning for the Bowdoin campus.
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To our members,
 
The support of our members helps realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings. Membership serves as a special connection to a community of students and faculty, who are actively engaged in the Museum. If you are a member, please renew! If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Bowdoin College Museum of Art by joining today !  
 
Museum Hours
The Bowdoin College Museum of art is currently closed to the public until further notice. Enjoy the online collections and digital resources.  

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Banner image: Complete Bloom from "Victoria Regia, or the Great Water Lily of America," (detail), 1854, chromolithograph by William Sharp, American, 1803-1875. Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970.