Two visitors looking at a brilliant painting in the exhibition Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas.

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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

 Alma Thomas, The Eclipse, 1970.

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas

Through May 25, 2025

Docent 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

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Last chance to see Composing Color at MAG

Time is running out—come immerse yourself in the radiant work of trailblazer Alma Thomas before the exhibition closes on May 25!

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Two museum visitors placing color forms on the wall in the Composing Color exhibition.
Shoppers looking through paintings in the Vanden Brul Pavilion at the 2022 Art & Treasures Sale.

Art & Treasures Sale

Art & Treasures is the place to find gently used antiques, fine art, china, silver, jewelry, housewares, books, and more! Save the date for the sale days (June 6–8) or get in early at the preview night on Thursday, June 5!

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Explore your creative side with one-time classes

Don’t have time for a full eight-week art class? No worries! MAG offers three series of one-time art classes for all ages: Kids Create for kids, Art Starts for adults, and Art & Story Strolls for parents with young children.

EXPLORE UPCOMING CLASSES
A person filling in the overlapping space between different circles drawn in a sketchbook.