Happy #AskACurator Day!
This year, the annual #AskACurator Day will take place on Wednesday, September 16. #AskACurator Day is a day-long social media celebration, giving participants a way to speak directly to curators across […]
Staff Updates
Art Matters: Conservation On Paper
[gss= The BMA has received many beautiful works on paper over the years, and most recently, some important prints from the collection of Roy Green. It was becoming apparent that […]
Meet the Librarian: Lindsey Reynolds
When thinking about the Birmingham Museum of Art, one likely envisions the thousands of paintings, sculptures, and more that fill the galleries. However, more reading and research is involved in […]
Meet the New Curator: Horace Ballard
The Museum is thrilled to welcome Horace Ballard as our new Curator of Education. A former museum educator at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Ballard’s extensive experience in […]
BMA Welcomes New Curator of Education
The Birmingham Museum of Art announces the appointment of Horace D. Ballard, Jr. as the new Curator of Education. Ballard joins the Museum most recently from his position as an […]
Reconstructing a 14th-Century Painting
In mid-July, Assistant Curator of Education for Visitor Engagement Kristi McMillan attended a weeklong workshop at the University of Delaware to reconstruct The Hebrew Prophet, a 14th-century painting by the […]
Meet the Fellow: Ruoxin Wang
From researching to writing to giving presentations and more, UAB/BMA Curatorial Fellow Ruoxin Wang has been a tremendous asset to the Birmingham Museum of Art. Since last August, the Chinese […]
Meet the Curator: Kelli Morgan
Joining the BMA staff last year as our curatorial fellow, Kelli Morgan has become an integral member of our curatorial team. Since coming to Birmingham, Morgan has been juggling some […]
BMA’s Chief Curator Elected To The Association of Art Museum Curators’ Executive Committee
The Birmingham Museum of Art’s Chief Curator and The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D. has been elected to the Association of Art Museum Curators’ […]
Contemporary Curator Featured in “Power of Women” Issue
The BMA’s curator of modern and contemporary art, Wassan Al-Khudhairi, is included in B-Metro magazine’s “Power of Women” issue, on news stands now. The annual feature celebrates women who are […]
Create Birmingham Profiles BMA Creative Director
Our friends at Create Birmingham recently featured the Museum’s Creative Director, James Williams, in their weekly e-newsletter. Check out the excerpted interview below to learn about James’ take on Birmingham’s […]
BMA Behind-The-Scenes: New Logo
The age of digital media and technologies has quickly changed the way we communicate and connect with one another in ways we could have never imagined. With the incorporation of […]