Founded in 1941, the Museum's permanent collection consists of some 7,600 works of art concentrated in five curatorial departments: European, American, Chinese, Contemporary and Photography.
Holdings of 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture include works by Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso, Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe, Pollock and Sheeler.
Since 2011, the Museum has hosted an annual exhibition series of solo exhibitions highlighting the contributions of living female painters and sculptors.
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Exhibitions & Dates
60 Seconds: Polaroids from the Collection
- Aug 16 2026
Why instant film continues to captivate artists and viewers alike
Danielle Mckinney: Shelter
- Oct 4 2026
Survey of paintings showing female subjects in moments of solitude
Art & Independence: America at 250
- Dec 6 2026
Intimate presentation contemplates the heritage and future of the American spirit
Galloping Steed: Celebrating the Year of the Horse in Chinese Paintings
- Aug 23 2026
Highlights the enduring appeal of the horse in Chinese art
Cursed Images: Pictures Out of Context
- Nov 1 2026
20th-century vernacular photographs
Recognition of Art by Women: In Retrospect
- Sep 27 2026
Honors the past nine years of showing solo women artist
Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb
Oct 31 2026 - Mar 14 2027
Five decades of photographs of the human-altered landscape
Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery
Oct 31 2026 - Mar 14 2027
Surrealist paintings of "simple things that are a little strange"
Chang Dai-chien: A Master of Modern Chinese Painting
Aug 29 2026 - Jan 30 2027
Three works from the early career of this master traditionalist and innovative modernist
Ralph Coburn: Land, Sea, Sky
Jul 25 2026 - Jan 3 2027
Abstract paintings inspired by the artist's physical surroundings