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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Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day

Join us on Sunday, May 18, for Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day! Enjoy free museum admission and join us as we celebrate together and embrace music, art, culture, community, and more.

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Dancers on stage at a past Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day.
A person filling in the overlapping space between different circles drawn in a sketchbook.

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.

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Second Fridays at MAG

Finish your week with art at MAG! We’re now open until 8:00 pm on the second Friday of each month with half-priced admission. And don’t miss Brown Hound Downtown’s Alive @ 5 happy hours those nights!

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Two museum visitors placing color forms on the wall in the Composing Color exhibition.