Rose Art Museum

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.

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.

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...

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...

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. ....

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.

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.

01/25/2026

Due to inclement weather, the Rose Art Museum is closed today. 🌧️❄️

We hope everyone stays safe, warm, and takes good care during the storm. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

11/22/2025

Experience "Fred Wilson: Reflections," where, as Murray Whyte writes in the Boston Globe, Wilson’s installations “uncloak difficult truths” and invite you to rethink how history, culture, and identity are reflected in the objects around us.

The work of Fred Wilson, which confronts race in revealing and groundbreaking ways, is on view at Brandeis University's Rose Art Museum.

11/18/2025

Don’t miss artist Hannah Levy in a virtual conversation tomorrow night at 7 PM, where she’ll discuss her uncanny hybrid sculptures and how she transforms everyday forms into striking, body-evoking works.

“I like to create objects that look like furniture, or are furniture-like, and have these anthropomorphic or bodily elements. Placing familiar forms into another context leads to a heightened awareness of ourselves and how we interact with the world.”  —Hannah Levy

11/15/2025

’s "Dream Catcher" (2021) offers a quiet, powerful moment of self-possession. A Black woman reclines on a patterned blue sofa, eyes closed, body at ease, claiming space entirely for herself.

Mckinney paints solitude not as absence but as abundance. It’s an atmosphere where Black women are free to rest, dream, and reconnect with their own desires. As bell hooks wrote, “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

In "Dream Catcher," solitude becomes sovereignty.

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Danielle Mckinney, "Dream Catcher," 2021. Acrylic on canvas. Photo credit: Pierre Le Hors. Courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. © Danielle Mckinney