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Risham Syed
Risham Syed: Destiny Fractured
Liberty & Legacy
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Current Exhibitions
Risham Syed: Destiny Fractured
North Wing, 2nd Floor, Global Contemporary
May 16, 2025 ‑ January 17, 2028
Animal Kingdom
Art + Science + Technology Gallery, Main Building, Third Floor
September 23, 2022 ‑ December 31, 2026
Liberty & Legacy
North Wing, 1st Floor, 18th-19th Century; North Wing, 2nd Floor, 20th-21st Century
May 16, 2025 ‑ March 7, 2027
Contemporary Craft
North Wing, 1st Floor
Ongoing
The Ballantine House
The Ballantine House
Ongoing
Stay: The Black Women of 19th‑Century Newark
November 17, 2023 ‑ January 2, 2028
Jewelry: from Pearls to Platinum to Plastic
The Ballantine House
Ongoing
Installations & Galleries
Chronicles in Cloth: Siddi Quilting
3rd Floor, North Wing
NOW by Shahzia Sikander
Main Building Exterior
Permanent Installation
Apollo (Diptych) by Sanford Biggers
Main Building Exterior
Permanent Installation
Innovators in Southwestern Jewelry
1st Floor, North Wing
May 11 - Ongoing
Temporarily Closed
Old Stone School House
The Garden
Seeing America: 18th & 19th Century
1st Floor, North Wing
Ongoing
Seeing America: 20th & 21st Century
2nd Floor, North Wing
Ongoing
Tibetan Buddhist Altar
3rd Floor, North Wing
Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass
1st Floor, North Wing
April 28, 2019 ‑ December 31, 2024
Repertoire by Molly Hatch
Engelhard Court, 1st Floor, Main Building
Permanent Installation
Three Half Lozenges by Phillip K. Smith III
Main Building Exterior
Permanent Installation
Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean
1st Floor, Main Building
Seeing America: Native Artists of North America
1st Floor, North Wing
Arts of Global Africa
1st floor, Main Building
Upcoming Events
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Friday, April 24, 2pm
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Thursday, May 21, 2pm
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Saturday, April 25, 12‑4pm
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Sunday, April 26, 1‑4pm
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Saturday, May 9, 12‑4pm
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Saturday, May 16, 12‑4pm
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Saturday, May 23, 12‑4pm
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Saturday, May 30, 12‑4pm
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Sunday, May 3, 1‑4pm
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Sunday, May 10, 1‑4pm
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Sunday, May 17, 1‑4pm
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Sunday, May 24, 1‑4pm
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Sunday, May 31, 1‑4pm
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Saturday, June 6, 12‑4pm
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Saturday, June 13, 12‑4pm
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Saturday, June 20, 12‑4pm
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Saturday, June 27, 12‑4pm
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Sunday, June 7, 1‑4pm
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Sunday, June 14, 1‑4pm
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Sunday, June 21, 1‑4pm
June Family Sundays
Sunday, June 28, 1‑4pm
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Collection Highlights
Unrecorded artist, Shell Trumpet, 18th century​
Tibet​
Whelk horn, silver, coral, 6 1/4 in. (15.9cm)​
Gift of Orrin Hein in memory of Eleanor Olson, 1991 91.574.13​
Photo by Richard Goodbody
Terry Boddie, Prison Industrial II, 2019​
Cyanotype on paper, 29 1/2 × 42 in. (74.9 × 106.7 cm)​
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund 2024.4.1​
© Terry Boddie
Toshiko Takaezu, Vessel, 1975‑1979​
Porcelain, 6 x 5 1/2 in. (15.2 x 14 cm)​
Gift of the artist, 2007 2007.46.9​
© The Family of Toshiko Takaezu​
Photo by Richard Goodbody
Shikeith, O' my body, make of me always a man who questions!, 2020​
Inkjet print, 50 7/8 × 61 7/8 in. (129.2 × 157.2 cm)​
Purchase 2022 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund 2022.5.1​
© Shikeith, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York
Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow), Winter ‑ The Four Seasons Series, 2006​
Archival pigment print on sunset fiber rag, 23 x 26 in. (58.4 x 66 cm)​
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2016 2016.46.1.3​
© Wendy Red Star
Vivan Sundaram, Re‑Take of Amrita ‑ Bourgeois Family ‑ Mirror Frieze, 2001​
Digital photomontage printed on archival paper, 15 x 26 in. (38.1 x 66 cm)​
Purchase 2008 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund  2008.57
Gilbert Hsiao, Tango Nuevo, 2006​
Acrylic on wood, 48 x 48 x 1 ¾ in. (121.9 × 121.9 × 4.4 cm)​
Purchase 2023 The Alberto Burri Memorial Fund, established by Stanley J. Seeger 2023.5.2​
Photo by Richard Goodbody
Johnny Nelson, Her Freedom Ring, 2022 ​
14K yellow gold, 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (8.9 x 3.2 cm)​
Purchase 2022 Barbara Harrison Wescott Fund 2022.7.1.2​
Photo by Richard Goodbody
Azume, Horse and Rider, Before 1928​
Ceramic, pigments, 17 1/2 x 6 x 12 in. (44.5 x 15.2 x 30.5 cm)​
Gift of Mrs. Erick Berry, 1928 28.1160​
Photo by Richard Goodbody
Highlights of the year: NMOA’s 2024 Impact Report
See how The Newark Museum of Art engaged audiences and sparked curiosity in 2024.
Our Community
Highlights of the year: NMOA’s 2024 Impact Report
See how The Newark Museum of Art engaged audiences and sparked curiosity in 2024.
Artist Talk: Jo‑El Lopez
Newark‑based artist Jo‑El Lopez discusses his work in this presentation and Q&A session.
Harriet Tubman Monument Project
Studio Snapshot: Patricia Dahlman
Artist Patricia Dahlman discusses how she was inspired by the arts scene of Newark and how her work responds to our current times.
Artist Talk: Willie Cole
In this talk, Newark‑based contemporary artist Willie Cole focuses on his more recent work, The Water Bottle Giant.
Explore Our Journey: NMOA’s 2023 Impact Report
Explore how The Newark Museum of Art made a difference in 2023.
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