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Exhibition Exploring the Alps

This focused exhibition highlights the different ways in which later 19th-century artists explored and depicted the Alps, particularly Giovanni Segantini’s monumental pastel Study for “La Vita” depicting the Alpine peaks that ringed his home in the Engadine Valley in Switzerland.

Highlights

  1. Play and Games in Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greek vase with two handles (neck amphora) showing a black-figured painting of two men facing each other while seated at a low table with a board game between them.

    Looking for some fun this summer? Play the ancient Greek and Roman way, with some unique—and some familiar—games to stave off boredom

    View on Google Arts & Culture

  2. Close Looking: Charles Samuel Keene's Self-Portrait

    Drawing on paper in ink of a man's face wearing a hat

    In this video from our ongoing series, curator Julian Brooks shows us the meticulous techniques in this vibrant and dramatic portrait

    Watch on YouTube

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Exhibitions

Events

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  1. Van Gogh's Shelter: The Hospital Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy

    Talk

    Video still of an outdoor scene with purple irises in the foreground and a painting easel in the background.
    Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 10pm

  2. Breaking Barriers: Sophie Fremiet and the Rise of Women Artists in Europe

    Talk

    A woman in a blue dress with white detailings sits upon a chair wearing an orange shawl.
    Sun, May 4, 2025, 10pm

  3. Rainbow Vision: Family Workshop

    Family

    A person smiles and looks up as they walk through a large room with travertine walls and rainbows filter over the area

  4. Selected Shorts: Lost and Found

    Performance

    A woman in a black top with yellow scarf stands in a theater with the stage behind her. Overlaid on the image are the words "Selected shorts. Let us tell you a story."
    From Mar 29, 2025

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Discover art from ancient Greece and Italy, Europe from the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, and global photography from its invention to now

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Featured News

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  1. Irises in Bloom

    Article

    Devi Ormond kneels on the ground to inspect plant material while Dr. Boulon watches; they are in a field surrounded by trees

    Tracing Vincent van Gogh’s footsteps at the psychiatric clinic where he painted one of his most enduring works

    Oct 16, 2024

  2. Ancient Burials: Instructions (Not Always) Included

    Article

    White text over a gold background reads "Ancient Burials, instructions not always included"

    A look at life after death in the ancient world

    Oct 10, 2024

  3. What Is a Kabinettschrank?

    Article

    An ornate wooden cabinet. Its open doors reveal smaller drawers in the cabinet's interior

    It was expensive, ornate, and a mouthful to pronounce

    Jul 13, 2023

Departments and Resources

  1. Curatorial

    Our curatorial teams shape our collections, produce exhibitions, and perform critical research into the history of art made across millennia

  2. Education

    Inspiring audiences to engage with our collection and exhibitions through programs and resources at the Center and Villa

  3. Conservation

    Our conservation teams research artists’ methods and materials to treat our collections and innovate in the preventive care of art

  4. Research

    Projects undertaken by Museum staff, colleagues, and collaborators

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