Visitors looking at art in the newly-reinstalled contemporary galleries.

Welcome to MAG

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

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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

 Two works of art next to each other. The left is a grayscale photograph of a nude man's back. The right is an abstract print of a woman reclining.

Making Connections: Highlights from a Decade of Acquisitions

Through July 13, 2025

Lockhart 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

EXPLORE CALENDAR

hoMAGe Culinary Series: Taste of NOLA in NOTA

Join us on June 12 for a festive crawfish boil with live Zydeco music by Li’L Anne and Hot Cayenne! 

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A pot of boiled crawfish against a dark slate background.
Thomas Kinkaide painting a landscape in the countryside

Art For Everybody film screening

Catch it before streaming release—join us on Saturday, June 28, for a screening of Art for Everybody, an award-winning documentary about artist Thomas Kinkade, aka the “Painter of Light,” and his never-before-seen work that was discovered in his vault. Stay for Q&A with the film’s director Miranda Yousef.

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Military personnel enjoy free museum admission

We’re proud to be part of the Blue Star Museums program, offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families through September 1!

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A family looking at MAG's ancient galleries.