The Puppet Show at Frye Art Museum
May 16–Sept. 13, 2009
In contemporary art the puppet appears as a psychological surrogate, a social commentator, and an entertaining performer. An exhibition exploring the imagery and function of puppets—through working puppets and artworks associated with ideas central to puppetry—The Puppet Show will be on view at the Frye May 16–Sept. 13, 2009.
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones 24 February – 10 May 2009 Victoria and Albert Museum
Michener Art Museum to host Jim Henson’s Fantastic World in new gallery space from September 12 until November 29, 2009.
Masterpieces of African and Oceanic Art from Barbier-Mueller Museum on View This Summer at Metropolitan Museum Exhibition dates: June 2-September 27, 2009 Location: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Baroque 1620 – 1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence 4 April – 19 July 2009 Victoria and Albert Museum
UM Lowe Art Museum peers through the lens in showcasing two photography exhibits works from the permanent collection, Newman to delight viewers June 27 – October 4, 2009
An Unbroken Line: The Wu Guanzhong Donation Collection at Singapore Art Museum 9 April to 16 August 2009
From February 5 to April 26, 2009, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal presents a major retrospective devoted to Claude Tousignant
May 9–Aug. 2 George Segal: Street Scenes comes to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhibition was organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Francis Bacon’s Provocative Works Featured in Major Retrospective Opening May 20 at Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Dates: May 20–August 16, 2009 Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor
Aesthetic and Scientific Perspectives of Central Asian Painting The John & Berthe Ford Annual Lectureship in Asian Art The Walters Art Museum, Sunday, April 5
Annual UM Student and Faculty exhibition at the Lowe Photographer Carsten Meier engages viewers with nature from April 18 to June 14, 2009