Past Exhibitions

Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea

Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea

  • DECEMBER 26, 2009 - JUNE 6, 2010

Acclaimed documentary photographer Chris Rainier documents the intricate and mysterious cultures of New Guinea.

The Gold of Troy: Ancient Jewelry from the Penn Museum Collection

The Gold of Troy: Ancient Jewelry from the Penn Museum Collection

  • DECEMBER 19, 2009 - FEBRUARY 21, 2010

This exhibition features 20 pieces of fine ancient women's jewelry exemplary of Trojan craftsmanship.

The Baroque World of Fernando Botero

The Baroque World of Fernando Botero

  • SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 - DECEMBER 6, 2009

Colombian artist Fernando Botero's unique style is recognized and renowned world-wide for the voluminous forms and sensuous figures found within his painting, sculpture and works on paper.

Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt's Etchings

Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt's Etchings

  • JULY 11, 2009 - AUGUST 23, 2009

Rare etchings by Dutch master Rembrandt Van Rijn, considered the greatest practitioner of the etching technique in the history of art, focus on the beggar as subject.

Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum

Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum

  • APRIL 19, 2009 - JUNE 14, 2009

Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum features 81 objects from the Tokyo National Museum, representing the art and aesthetics of the Samurai culture of Japan.

Masters of Adornment: The Miao People of China

Masters of Adornment: The Miao People of China

  • APRIL 19, 2009 - JUNE 14, 2009

This important collection of exquisite textiles and silver jewelry on loan to and from the Bowers Museum's permanent collection highlights the beauty and wealth of the Miao peoples of southwest China.

Passages: Photographs in Africa by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

Passages: Photographs in Africa by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

  • NOVEMBER 15, 2008 - APRIL 19, 2009

Spanning 30 years of work documenting tradition and ritual practices across the African Continent, these vivid images underline the wealth of African culture.

American Quilts: Two Hundred Years of Tradition

American Quilts: Two Hundred Years of Tradition

  • SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 - MARCH 15, 2009

Approximately 30 quilts from the Bowers Museum collection will be on exhibit, many for the first time, in the first exhibition focused on this important collection of American quilts dating from the 18th -20th centuries.

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