Past Exhibitions

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Larger Than Life: Mural Studies

June 8, 2019 — September 15, 2019


Studies for murals, some of which were created as part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs

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Our Town and Beyond: Works by Early Members of the Athens Art Association

May 18, 2019 — August 11, 2019


This exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Athens Art Association and serves as a companion to the Lyndon House Art Center’s exhibition of works by the later members.

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Sculptured Adornment: The Jewelry of David Hayes

May 4, 2019 — July 28, 2019


A focused exhibition of approximately 40 of the modernist artist’s brooches and pendants

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Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica

April 27, 2019 — January 5, 2020


Colorful tin-glazed earthenware from 16th-century Italy, including two new acquisitions by the museum

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Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition

April 13, 2019 — May 19, 2019


The annual exit show for the graduating master of fine arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

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Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy

March 9, 2019 — May 26, 2019


The exhibition comprises around 45 Renaissance works of art related to its theme and representative of life and social customs in Renaissance Italy

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Stony the Road We Trod

February 2, 2019 — April 28, 2019


This exhibition featured works by African American artists in the museum’s permanent collection and by this year’s Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award Winner, Leo Twiggs.

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The Reluctant Autocrat: Tsar Nicholas II

December 22, 2018 — March 17, 2019


This exhibition focuses on the reigns of the last two Romanov rulers: Alexander III (1881–1894) and his son and successor Nicholas II (1894–1917).

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Ted Kincaid: Even If I Lose Everything

November 17, 2018 — January 13, 2019


This is the first solo museum exhibition for Texas-based artist Ted Kincaid.

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Out of the Darkness

November 1, 2018 — October 27, 2019


Artist Rebecca Rutstein has worked in painting, sculpture, installation and public art and has an ongoing interest in abstraction inspired by science, data and maps.