A Connecticut Legacy: Sol LeWitt

Permanent Collection Installation | A Connecticut Legacy: Sol LeWitt at the New Britain Museum of American Art

October 29, 2025 - June 27, 2027

Long before becoming one of the most celebrated and visionary artists of the 20th century, ...

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Faith Ringgold: Declaration of Independence and Freedom

Permanent Collection Installation | Faith Ringgold: Declaration of Freedom and Independence

February 10, 2026 - February 28, 2027

Throughout her prolific career, Faith Ringgold (1930–2024) created art as a vehicle for storytell...

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(Top) Robert Seldon Duncanson, "Fruit Still Life," c. 1849, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art; (Bottom) Winslow Homer, "East Hampton Beach," Long Island, 1874, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art

"Across the Nation" | From the National Gallery of Art

May 07, 2025 - January 31, 2027

The New Britain Museum of American Art is partnering with the National Gallery of Art for the Nat...

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John Hitchcock, Blanket Songs, 2023, Screenprint, lithography, dye on paper, ribbons, grommets, Naugahyde Powwow Drum (Kevin Sovo), video projection, Courtesy of the Artist

John Hitchcock: We are Defined by the Beat

May 16, 2026 - January 17, 2027

“What’s on the land. What’s above the land. What’s below the land. This work is related ...

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(Left) Louise Nevelson, "Dawn's Presence," 1972–1975; (Right) Esphyr Slobodkina, "Abstraction with Red Circle," 1938 [Full artwork captions below]

Architects of Being: Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina

July 30, 2026 - November 01, 2026

Bringing together nearly eighty artworks across sculpture, painting, collage, textile, fashion, j...

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Kay Knight Clarke, "At the End," Oil on linen, 30 x 30 in., Courtesy of the Artist

Seeing Light: Recent Paintings by Kay Knight Clarke

June 11, 2026 - November 01, 2026

The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to present recent paintings by Connecticut-bas...

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(Left) Oscar Berger, "George Washington," 1968, Ink on paper, 12 x 9 in., Gift of the Estate of Oscar Berger, 2004.125.01LIC; (Right) Oscar Berger, "Abraham Lincoln," 1968, Ink on paper, 16 x 12 ⅛ in., Gift of the Estate of Oscar Berger, 2004.125.16LIC

Permanent Collection Installation | Oscar Berger Presidential Portraits

January 29, 2026 - October 18, 2026

Internationally acclaimed as “the greatest caricaturist of world celebrities,” Oscar Berger (1901...

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Nor'Easter 2025

Nor'Easter: The 56th Annual Juried Members Exhibition

August 15, 2026 - September 13, 2026

The Annual Juried Members Exhibition is the New Britain Museum of American Art’s opportunity to e...

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George Emerick Essig, "The Voyage Nearly Ended," 1877, Oil on canvas, Image: 29 × 50 in., Gift of Charles J. and Irene Hamm, 2014.310.32

On View at Delamar West Hartford | Drawn to the Sea: Coastal Masterworks from the New Britain Museum of American Art

August 14, 2026 - December 27, 2026

Picturesque and powerful, America's coastal landscape has long shaped the nation's history and im...

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N. C. Wyeth, (1882–1945), "Untitled landscape," 1923, Oil on canvas, Bank of America Collection

The Wyeths: Three Generations | Works from the Bank of America Collection

November 20, 2026 - March 21, 2027

For three generations, the Wyeth family has created art that enraptures the imagination. The ...

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RECENT ACQUISITIONS

Robert S. Duncanson, "Landscape," 1870, Oil on canvas, 30 x 50 in. (76.2 x 127 cm), Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Robert C. Vance Foundation, 2022.8

Robert S. Duncanson, "Landscape," 1870

See the NBMAA's newest acquisition, Robert S. Duncanson's Landscape, 1870, made possible...

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Harriet Cany Peale (1800-1869), "Kaaterskill Clove," 1858, Oil on canvas, 36 x 25 inches, Museum purchase with funds generously provided by the Vance Foundation

Harriet Cany Peale’s "Kaaterskill Clove," 1858

The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Harriet Cany Pe...

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Rogelio Báez Vega (b. 1974), "The Country Club," 2024, Oil, beeswax and gold powder pigment on canvas, 60 × 84 in., Purchase courtesy of the Paul Zimmerman Fund, 2025.

Rogelio Báez Vega, The Country Club, from the Construct of a No-Country series, 2024

The New Britain Museum of American Art is thrilled to acquire Rogelio Báez Vega’s recent painting...

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DIGITAL EXHIBITIONS

Salem

Digital Exhibition | American Post-Impressionists: Maurice & Charles Prendergast

January 01, 2021 - July 01, 2021

Among the earliest artists to bring the new ideas and styles of European avant-garde painting to ...

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