The July Thirty on Thursday features a curator’s tour of Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue. This midday tour looks at the artists’ friendship and influences, as well as how their art traces major developments in contemporary photography. Thirty on Thursday is presented free with the cost of regular admission. Image: Dawoud Bey […]
Join us for a lecture in our galleries by Joanna Robotham, the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tampa Museum of Art. She will share insights on the evolution of the artists’ photography practice, as well as discuss their common influences. The lecture will conclude with a close look at the works on […]
For Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on Saturday, September 17, the Tampa Museum of Art will be closed to the public due to construction. The Museum will reopen for regular hours on Sunday, September 18. In the meantime, we invite you to save the date, Saturday, October 15, to join us for a free TMA Family […]
Following safety precautions in advance of Hurricane Ian, the Tampa Museum of Art will be closed to the public effective Monday, September 26 at 2 pm through Friday, September 30 or until further notice. The safety of our staff and visitors is our top priority, and we will make a future announcement about any changes […]
Join us for a special gallery talk focused on Carrie Mae Weems on the final day of the exhibition Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue. Celeste Davis will share her insights and observations on Weems’ art, as well as discuss the significance of her art today. Celeste Davis has spent her career in […]
Making Art Work Bi-Monthly Artist Professional Development Series Bi-Monthly (See schedule Below) 12-1pm This bi-monthly professional development series for artists meets immediately after each Lunch on the Grass artist networking event. Topics will vary and include portfolio development, pricing strategies, getting your work in front of curators, and more. Upcoming dates: 8/14/2023 | Guest lecturer, Joanna Robotham, TMA Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, […]
Mark your calendar for shopping, beverages and the grand opening of our newly renovated & expanded Harrod Family Museum Store! Shop for unique arts and crafts made by local artists and vendors along the museum's outdoor terrace, and explore the Museum Store's extraordinary selection of jewelry, books, home accessories, stationery, and children's items. Take advantage of […]
Join Joanna Robotham, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, for a special series of Sunday gallery talks highlighting the artists featured in Time for Change: Art and Social Unrest in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection. The first talk, Women/Mujeres, looks at works by Firelei Báez, Teresa Burga, Ana María Devis, Glenda León, Marisol, Gala Porres-Kim […]
Global Tapestries examines the significance of fabric and textiles in works by Miguel Aguirre, Glenda León, Christopher Myers, Reynier Levya Novo, Yinka Shonibare, and Barthelemy Toguo. Shonibare and Toguo’s sculptures speak to textile history and socio-political links between Europe, Africa, and America. Aguirre and León create new artworks inspired by design and political events. Climate […]
Join us for an Antiquities Circle lecture related to the exhibition, Life & Death in the Ancient World, presented by Dr. Robert Steven Bianchi. The relationships between Dionysos and that of both his links with the earlier cult of Osiris and with his later associations with Christian theological tenets are often highly contested issues. The […]
Past is Present, the third gallery talk in the Sunday Sessions series, highlights reflections and interpretations of history through the lens of contemporary art. Works by Jonathas de Andrade, Fernando Bryce, Miroslaw Balka, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Genevieve Gaignard, Samuel Levi Jones, Robert Longo, Kara Walker, and Ai Weiwei, will be discussed. This talk will focus on […]
Join us for an in-gallery discussion of select works in Time for Change: Art and Social Unrest in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection. In this panel discussion, Iris Gonzalez, TMA's Tour Coordinator, will moderate a discussion with recent graduates from the University of South Florida's M.A. in Art History program. Gonzalez, who has also recently graduated […]