Upcoming Special Exhibitions

  • Purple Moon by Toshiko Takaezu,

    Toshiko Takaezu, Purple Moon, c. 1998, stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu

    Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within
    March 2–May 18, 2025

    Charting the development of her hybrid practice over seven decades, Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within presents upwards of 100 works of art displayed in stunning installations often inspired by those Takaezu created during her lifetime. Rarely seen paintings and masterful weavings are also on display. 

  • Surrender of King François I, designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen

    Designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen, Surrender of King François I, c. 1528–31, wool, silk, gold, and silver thread, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. Image © Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte.

    Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries
    March 2–May 26, 2025

    History comes alive! Witness a Renaissance battle play out across royal tapestries before coming face to face with the very arms and armor they depict. Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestriesoffers an unprecedented look at some of the most awe-inspiring examples of these dynamic textile compositions, enhanced by the addition of full suits of intricate parade armor and stunning ceremonial …

  • Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves)

    Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves), c. 1931, oil on board, Centre Pompidou, purchase, 1932, inv. JP557P. © 2024 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / ADAGP, Paris / ARS, NY. Digital image © CNAC/MNAM, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY.

    Tamara de Lempicka
    March 9–May 26, 2025

    Capturing the glamour and vitality of 1920s postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity, Tamara de Lempicka infused her paintings with a brilliant sense of fashion, design, and the theatrical. The first American museum retrospective of her work, Tamara de Lempicka explores the artist’s distinctive style and unconventional life as she rose to the pinnacle of café society.