November 23rd
The Human Zoo by Kent Monkman
Experience the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s latest acquisition: The Human Zoo (2015) by Cree artist Kent Monkman (b. 1965).
Learn MoreOpening May 20
In the Moment: Art from the 1950s to Now
Contemporary art can capture the political and cultural essence of our time while contemplating and transcending our everyday realities. As time passes, this art connects us with the defining spirit of an era, becoming a visual record of a moment.
Learn MoreMay 12th - July/August 2023
Sense-ational!: The Art of the Five Senses
Explore how artists convey sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch in their masterpieces. This interactive exhibit will highlight art from Memphis’s art collection ranging from floral watercolor to Cubist prints.
Learn MoreFebruary 15th - April 30th
Art Builds Creativity
This dynamic exhibition features artwork created by the Memphis-area students who participated in the 2022-23 Art Builds Creativity (ABC) program.
Learn MoreJanuary 27 - October 29, 2023
Tommy Kha: Eye is Another
This site-specific, photography-based installation by artist Tommy Kha explores themes of identity, (in)visibility, and sense of place and is presented as part of the inaugural, state-wide Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art organized by Tristar Arts.
Learn MoreMarch 10 - June 25, 2023
Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative
Through her visceral paintings that weave the tales of West African Yorùbà religion, Greco-Roman mythology, and Christianity with artistic techniques of European Old Masters, Harmonia Rosales rewrites the narrative from her perspective in a way that bridges the vastest of oceans and collapses the passing of millennia.
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Memphis on the Mississippi (Ode to Tom Lee)
To further build Memphis' Art Collection, the Brooks has commissioned the Memphis-based artist Carl E. Moore to create a work inspired by our soon-to-be new location Downtown on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Learn MoreJanuary 4 - August 29
Art of the African Diaspora
As conversations around the African Diaspora shift and evolve, so too will this display, aided by the museum actively acquiring works that reflect these varied, global experiences.
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