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Rose Art Museum Rose Art Museum fosters community, experimentation, and new knowledge through direct engagement with modern and contemporary art, artists, and ideas.

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University is among the nation’s premier university museums dedicated to 20th and 21st century art. A center of cultural and intellectual life on campus, the museum serves as a living textbook for object-based learning, a home and resource for artists, and a catalyst for artistic expression, scholarly innovation, and the production of new knowledge through art. With

its international collections, changing exhibitions, and diverse public programs, the Rose affirms and advances the values of freedom of expression, academic excellence, global diversity, and social justice that are the hallmarks of Brandeis University. An active participant in the academic, cultural and social life of Brandeis, the Rose seeks to stimulate public awareness and disseminate knowledge of modern and contemporary art to enrich educational, cultural and artistic communities regionally, nationally and internationally. The Rose affirms the principle that knowledge of the past informs an understanding of the present and provides the critical foundation for shaping the future. It promotes learning and understanding of the evolving meanings, ideas and forms of visual art relevant to contemporary society.

The Rose Art Museum mourns the passing of , who died on July 26 at age 99.Across more than six decades, Saar confronted...
07/30/2026

The Rose Art Museum mourns the passing of , who died on July 26 at age 99.

Across more than six decades, Saar confronted the racist images that had circulated through American popular culture and domestic life. Rather than allowing these objects to remain instruments of humiliation, she reclaimed and transformed them. Through assemblage, caricatures once intended to demean Black people became figures of defiance and power.

We honor her extraordinary life and enduring legacy.

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

The Rose Art Museum is thrilled to announce "Jenna Gribbon: Entwined," the first major solo museum exhibition dedicated ...
06/02/2026

The Rose Art Museum is thrilled to announce "Jenna Gribbon: Entwined," the first major solo museum exhibition dedicated to the work of acclaimed painter , opening August 19, 2026.

Bringing together more than 40 paintings spanning over two decades, "Entwined" offers the most expansive presentation of Gribbon’s work to date. Featuring rarely seen early works alongside ambitious new paintings created specifically for the Rose, the exhibition reveals the evolution of Gribbon’s distinctive visual language and highlights themes that have shaped her practice from the very beginning—relational psychology, q***r desire, motherhood, collaboration, intimacy, and the instability and insatiability of looking and being seen.

Curated by Chad Sirois and Gannit Ankori, "Jenna Gribbon: Entwined" offers an expansive look at one of the most compelling voices in contemporary figurative painting today.

Don’t miss Murray Whyte’s take on "Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary," where he calls it “It’s less an exhibition than an exper...
03/20/2026

Don’t miss Murray Whyte’s take on "Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary," where he calls it “It’s less an exhibition than an experience”—a must-see installation now at the Rose Art Museum.

Yinka Shonibare's sculptures of buildings in sanctuary cities arrives for its US debut in an unexpectedly timely moment. They are on view at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.

Now on view, Photorealism in Focus features work by more than 30 artists and reexamines the rise and continuing develop...
02/12/2026

Now on view, Photorealism in Focus features work by more than 30 artists and reexamines the rise and continuing development of photorealist art.

Featuring work by more than 30 artists, the expansive survey reexamines the rise and continuing development of photorealism.

Unlock the power of creativity as artists courageously confront violence, respond to social unrest, and envision a brigh...
02/04/2026

Unlock the power of creativity as artists courageously confront violence, respond to social unrest, and envision a brighter future in this empowering virtual conversation

Join the Rose Art Museum for an engaging virtual conversation that explores how artists harness creativity to confront violence, respond to social unrest, an...

Two new winter exhibits at the Rose Art Museum explore the relationship between painting and photography, and the human ...
02/02/2026

Two new winter exhibits at the Rose Art Museum explore the relationship between painting and photography, and the human and political aspects of refuge.

Two new winter exhibits at the Rose Art Museum explore the relationship between painting and photography, and the human and political aspects of refuge. “Photorealism in Focus” and “Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary” are the newest exhibits on display at the museum, founded at Brandeis University i...

More timely now than ever, Yinka Shonibare's poignant installation, "Sanctuary City," opening February 11, examines the ...
01/30/2026

More timely now than ever, Yinka Shonibare's poignant installation, "Sanctuary City," opening February 11, examines the contested nature of refuge, tracing the historical and political complexities of sanctuary while confronting the moral imperatives of protection.

Yinka Shonibare CBE, Sanctuary City, 2024. An installation of 18 miniature buildings. Wood, paint, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, LED lights. Installation view, Suspended States, 2024 Serpentine South. Photo: © Jo Underhill. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Serpentine. Courtesy Tia Collection. ....

Happy 🧧🐎As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we celebrate energy, freedom, perseverance, and forward motion. May the y...
01/29/2026

Happy 🧧🐎

As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we celebrate energy, freedom, perseverance, and forward motion. May the year ahead carry you forward with confidence, clarity, and momentum.

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Paulus Potter, "Piebald Horse," c. 1635. Etching. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Gift of Mr. Milton I.D. Einstein, 1966.188.

Thank you to Boston Art Review for including our upcoming show, Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary in its round-up of "must-see"...
01/28/2026

Thank you to Boston Art Review for including our upcoming show, Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary in its round-up of "must-see" exhibits. "Sanctuary" opens February 11.

From immersive installations to major retrospectives, these are the exhibitions our editors look forward to experiencing this season.

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