CCP’s traveling exhibition, “Discovering Ansel Adams,” opens today at the Baker Museum @artisnaples in Naples, Florida, the third and final venue of a national tour supported by @themuseumbox — make a visit before August 2 for a rare opportunity to see photographs and other materials on loan from the Ansel Adams Archive at the CCP.
“Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt” is on tour across the United States through Spring 2027.
The god Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis, the first king and queen of Ancient Egypt. Symbolizing rule over disorder, Horus was associated with various forms such as a human child, a falcon, a falcon-headed man, or a sun.
Horus Falcon-Form Coffin, 664–30 B.C.E.
Bronze, gold, 11 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (29.8 x 7 x 29.2 cm)
Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.394 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
This exhibition is organized by Yekaterina Barbash, Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art, and Edward Bleiberg, Curator Emeritus, Brooklyn Museum.
“Picasso to Van Gogh. Stories of painting from Abstraction to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Toledo Museum of Art” is coming to the Museo Santa Caterina in Treviso, Italy, opening November 15, 2025.
Neo-Impressionist artists utilized a technique of applying small dots of pure pigment to the canvas in order to create a coherent image when seen from afar. Drawing inspiration from mosaics in Venice and Istanbul, Paul Signac (1863–1935) altered this technique by using broader dabs in rectangular shapes.
Paul Signac (French, 1863–1935)
Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice
Oil on canvas, 1905
Toledo Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1952.78
This Exhibition is organized by the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio and Linea d’ombra, Treviso, Italy.
“Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt” is now on view at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland through January 11, 2026.
Cats in ancient Egypt were buried in human cemeteries from a very early time, both as beloved pets and as animals sacred to the gods. Roughly made from wood for a cat mummy, this coffin suggests that felines were prized at all social levels.
Cat Coffin with Mummy, 305–30 B.C.E.
Wood, animal remains, linen, 3 5/8 x 3 x 6 3/4 in. (9.2 x 7.6 x 17.1 cm)
Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1363E (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
This exhibition is organized by Yekaterina Barbash, Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art, and Edward Bleiberg, Curator Emeritus, Brooklyn Museum.
“A Century of Modern Art” is on view at the Auckland Art Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand through September 28, 2025.
As one of the founding members of French Impressionism Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) utilized bold colors and conspicuous brushstrokes to create this dreamlike landscape. Renoir applied thick washes of pigment without waiting for the layers to dry, causing colors to blend and blur together, which he then scraped and dragged over the surface to create a sense of spontaneity.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Road at Wargemont
Oil on canvas, 1879
Toledo Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1957.33
“A Century of Modern Art” is organized by the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910-1945: Masterworks from the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin opens this weekend!
On view through January 4.
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“The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán” will be on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin through July 27, 2025.
The Hispanic Society’s The Wedding at Cana is one of the four signed pictures by Nicolás de Correa (active 1690–1614) in public museums. This scene of family joy and gentle humor depicts Jesus turning containers of water into the finest quality wine after the wedding hosts had run out.
Nicholás Correa (Mexican, active 1690–1614)
The Wedding at Cana, 1696
Oil and mixed media on wood panel, inlaid with mother-of-pearl (nácar)
Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York
This exhibition was organized by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, with support from The Museum Box.
“Myth & Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” is one of “The Best Art Shows of 2025, So Far” says the @nytimes .
The exhibition is closing at the Art Institute of Chicago @artinstitutechi on June 29, 2025. It is then heading to the Kimbell Art Museum @kimbellartmuseum for an opening on September 14, 2025.
Image 1: @nytimes “The Best Art Shows of 2025, So Far”
Image 2: “Myth & Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection,” Installation view @fondazionetorlonia
The exhibition is co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and The Fondazione Torlonia, in collaboration with The Museum Box.
“Frontiers of Impressionism: Paintings from the Worcester Art Museum” is on view at the Fubon Art Museum in Taipei, Taiwan through September 29, 2025.
This stunning collection of American and European Impressionist paintings tells the story of the style’s roots and emergence in France and its subsequent expansion to the United States, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, and beyond. Highlighting over 30 artists, including Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, and Max Slevogt, this exhibition demonstrates the style’s international allure and its various national adaptations.
Claude Monet
Nymphéas (Water Lilies), 1908
94.8 x 89.9cm, Oil on canvas
Worcester Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 1910.26
This exhibition is organized by the Worcester Art Museum.
“Frontiers of Impressionism: Paintings from the Worcester Art Museum” has opened at the Fubon Art Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. It will be on view through September 29, 2025.
Dupré belongs to the second generation of French artists that looked to the countryside, following in the legacy of artists like Jean François Millet and Camille Corot. His representation of the rural peasantry, however, did not share the unflinching realism of many of his predecessors. Instead, it presented an idealized view of a lifestyle that was disappearing as France industrialized.
Julien Dupré
French, 1851–1910
Les faneuses (The Haymakers), 1886
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cushman, 1991.109
This exhibition is organized by the Worcester Art Museum.
