The Birmingham Museum of Art is pleased to present an after-hours experience on the first Thursday of each month. Wander the galleries, sip cocktails in the garden, catch a movie, or sit down with friends for tapas at Oscar's. The Museum is open for your enjoyment until 9PM.

General Admission is FREE to enjoy the First Thursdays: After Hours at the Museum. Tapas and a cash bar are served in the Cafe. Tapas are $12 per person.

Please CLICK HERE for additional information about this month's theme and activities!

FREE

Finally! An after-hours drawing class you can attedn. Join us at the 2nd floor Main Lobby for an introductory drawing experience that focuses on basic drawing elements while exploring the possibilities of different media.

$15 ($12 MEMBERS) // JEMISON GALLERIES

Join Curator of American Art Graham Boettcher on a tour of Norman Rockwell’s America prior to this year’s Annual Rushton Concert. The concert is free, but an exhibition ticket is required for the tour. Tickets can be purchased here or at the door.

$10 for Birmingham Arts Junior Alliance and Junior Patrons members // $15 for general public

The Junior Patrons of the Birmingham Museum of Art are partnering with the Birmingham Arts Junior Alliance to bring you the most exclusive access to an evening of art, music, drinks, and hors d'oeuvres featuring the exhibit Norman Rockwell's America.

Tickets include:
Admission to the Norman Rockwell exhibit
Docent led tour // 6:15 // 7:00
Complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres
Live music 

FREE // STEINER AUDITORIUM

Dru Donovan will deliver the 5th annual John Morton Lecture in Photography on November 30.  In her photographs, Donovan explores the body and life’s daily rituals and interactions. Some of her photographs depict situations witnessed and photographed in real time, while others are created with false backdrops, models, and props. Donovan says that, “the construction and staging of scenes allow me to locate and investigate the intersection between one reality that exists and another imagined.”

Donovan’s work has been included in recent exhibitions at the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Orange County Museum of Art (California). Donovan earned a BFA from California College of the Arts and an MFA from Yale School of Art, both in Photography. While at Yale, she was awarded the Richard Benson prize for excellence. Donovan was appointed lecturer in photography at Yale in 2011.

For more information on Donovan, visit her website. Click here for an interview ASX did with Donovan in 2011. 

Since 2008, the BMA’s John Morton Lecture in Photography has presented photographers on the cutting edge of art and culture.  Sponsored by Birmingham philanthropist and collector John Morton, the lecture is always free and open to the public.