Harn Museum of Art Temporary Exhibits
Exhibitions are drawn from Harn collections as well as loans from both private lenders, artists, and other art museums.
Riding the 33rd Parallel Landscape Portraits—Florida to California
November 26, 2024-May 25, 2025 | Rubin Gallery
Riding the 33rd Parallel is a virtual road trip from Florida to California via the Harn’s Photography Collection. Forty-eight photographs by twenty-two photographers were made along the 33rd parallel (more or less) encompassing Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California. Work by seven new photographers have been added to the Harn’s photography collection and are on view for the first time in this exhibition. The time span is 1961 to the present.
Ghanaian Fashion An Exhibition in Three Chapters
October 15, 2024-October 4, 2026 | James G. and Caroline Julier Richardson Gallery
n 2015, the Harn Museum of Art organized Kabas and Couture: Contemporary Ghanaian Fashion, one of the first American exhibitions to focus exclusively on the fashion culture of Ghana, a country in West Africa. At the time, very few fashion exhibitions included designers from the African continent, much less providing a comprehensive exploration of an African nation’s complex fashion culture. Almost ten years later, African fashion is en vogue; designers from across the continent are receiving unprecedented, albeit much deserved, acclaim, while major European and American museums are organizing exhibitions solely on African fashion. It is clear that African fashion is finally in the spotlight, yet its complexities are only beginning to be explored.
Kaleidoscope of Colors in Asian Art
April 30, 2024-April 26, 2026 | David A. Cofrin Asian Wing
Color is one of the timeless and foundational elements of art, transcending boundaries of time, place and culture. The diverse collection of Asian art at the Harn Museum of Art boasts an extensive range of colors, each carrying rich cultural, religious, social and political significance. The dynamic palette of colors found in Asian art not only captivates the eyes but also unveils stories of cross-cultural interaction, trade networks, and artistic advancement that span the vast landscape of Asia.
Metamorphosis: Reshaping Contemporary Art
October 31, 2023-May 24, 2026 | Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion
Metamorphosis: Reshaping Contemporary Art features artists who are rethinking traditional materials and techniques to create innovative works of art. This exhibition spotlights history, location and interpretation and their impact on the artists’ practices, materials and outcomes. The works in the section titled History focus on how artists use either historical practices or historical knowledge in new ways. Location highlights how places inspire artists or how artists depict various locations. Finally, Interpretation explores the way artists and viewers understand artwork from the past and continue to add dialogue to specific narratives.
