On View Now
New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations
Kimi masquerade ensemble in honor of André Sanou’s Qui Dit Mieux?, 2022 (headpiece by David Sanou in the studio of André Sanou; the maker of the body requests anonymity). Collection of the Fitchburg Art Museum. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of Art.
On View Now
Kimi masquerade ensemble in honor of André Sanou’s Qui Dit Mieux?, 2022 (headpiece by David Sanou in the studio of André Sanou; the maker of the body requests anonymity). Collection of the Fitchburg Art Museum. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of Art.
February 28, 2026 - July 05, 2026
New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations
Patrick Martinez, American, born 1980, Jaguar Guardian, 2024, Stucco, neon, mean streak, ceramic, acrylic paint, spray paint, latex house paint, banner tarp, rope, stucco patch, ceramic tile, tile adhesive on panel, 60 × 120 × 5 in. (152.4 × 304.8 × 12.7 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with The Brown Foundation Contemporary Art Acquisition Fund, 2024.12, © Patrick Martinez, Image courtesy of Charlie James Gallery
April 12, 2025 - April 12, 2026
Readymade Remix: New Approaches to Familiar Objects
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986), It Was Yellow and Pink II, 1959, Oil on canvas; unframed: 91.5 x 76.2 cm (36 x 30 in.), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe 1987.137 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
October 04, 2025 - October 04, 2026
Canvas to Clay: Georgia O’Keeffe & Maria Martinez to Mata Ortiz & Tonalá
Yoshioka Ichimonji Sukehide, Japanese, active ca. 1360, Wakizashi (Short Sword), Jūyo Token, Signed: Sukehide, 7th month, 18th year [of the Shōhei era], July 1363, Handmade and polished steel, 13 3/4 in. (35 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, acquired in memory of Robert R. Clemons with funds realized from his estate, 2022.11.1
January 06, 2024 - January 03, 2027
Samurai Spirit: Swords, Accessories, and Paintings
Upcoming Exhibitions
Virgin with Christ Child, Bolivia, 19th century, Polychromed maguey, glass, silk, and tin, h. 13 ½ in (34.4 cm); w. 8 in. (20.3 cm); d. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Roberto Esparza Memorial Fund, 95.7.a-e
May 24, 2026 - May 23, 2027
Microhistories of the Andes
Attributed to the Eagle Painter (Greek, active in Caere, 530-500 BC), Hydria (water jar) with Herakles and Iolaos slaying the Hydra, 520-510 BC, Terracotta, 17 9/16 x 14 15/16 x 13 1/8 in., The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, 83.AE.346, Digital image courtesy of Getty's Open Content Program.
October 31, 2026 - March 14, 2027
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy
Tomb Figure of a Woman, Chinese, Tang dynasty, 618-907, Painted earthenware, h. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); w. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); d. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown, 2007.20.14
November 21, 2026 - November 27, 2027
Ancient Beauty and Body Art from Four Continents
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