Two visitors wandering through the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, a shark sculpture in the foreground.

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5,000 years of art from around the world in Rochester, NY

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Oil painting of a boxer facing the viewer directly, fists held up. Their skin is in shades of blue against a dark red background.

69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition

Through October 5, 2025

Docent Gallery

 A satirical oil painting of old men in congress, one standing and giving a dramatic speech.

William Gropper: Truth, Beauty, Justice, Humor

Through January 25, 2026

Lockhart Gallery

 Words written on a page and erased so harshly that the paper is torn up, although the traces of the words are visible. Near the top, one line is legible: "I spoke my honest mind at least."

Collection in Context: Bethany Collins

Through November 30, 2025

Forman Gallery

 Several planes appear to fly through the air in the corner of a room with blank walls.

Hiraki Sawa: /home

Through September 21, 2025

Media Arts Watch Gallery

 A bird flies through an abstract, geometric space in a mural painted on the walls of the Hurlbut Gallery.

Avinash Kumar’s Illusionary Odyssey

Ongoing

Hurlbut Gallery

Upcoming Programs & Events

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Visitors walking through artist booths at Clothesline Art Festival, food trucks in the background.

M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival tickets are here!

The Clothesline Art Festival is back with more art, more music, more food, and more fun for everyone on September 6 & 7—get your tickets now ($5; free for kids and MAG Members)!

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Shape your fall in the Creative Workshop

The fall lineup of art classes is here! Choose from over eighty hands-on classes for all ages in ceramics, jewelry, watercolor, and more. Registration is open for everyone, and spots are filling fast!

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A student works on carving out a woodblock, shavings around his workspace.
A person with the digital guide's map open on their phone.

Explore MAG with our new digital guide

The mobile guide offers access to new perspectives on highlights from MAG’s permanent collection, grounds, and temporary exhibitions.

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Contemporary art re-imagined

Explore our remarkable modern and contemporary art collections in the re-imagined Hawks and Wilson Galleries! See some of the newest acquisitions as well as works installed for the first time in many years.

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Two museum visitors looking at one of the works in MAG's contemporary art galleries.