Current Exhibitions

Installation view, "re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum," Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, June 25, 2021–June 16, 2024. Photo by Mel Taing.

Installation view, re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, June 25, 2021–June 16, 2024. Photo by Mel Taing.

Since 1961, the Rose Art Museum has been at the forefront of modern and contemporary art, showcasing groundbreaking thematic exhibitions, surveys of leading artists, and innovative new commissions. As a champion of emerging talent, the Rose has also served as a launchpad for rising stars, offering many their first solo museum shows.

We invite you to explore the vibrant world of contemporary art at the Rose and discover something new! 

Pastoral painting by Leonora Carrington

Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver

"Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver," the artist’s first-ever museum exhibition in New England, brings together over thirty works of art, some rarely seen, that span over six decades of Carrington’s prolific art-making career.

January 22, 2025 - June 1, 2025

Leonora Carrington, Pastoral, 1950 [DETAIL]. Oil on canvas. © Leonora Carrington / Arts Rights Society (ARS), New York.

A yellow house with branches growing from its walls within a mirrored room.

Hugh Hayden: Home Work

"Hugh Hayden: Home Work," the artist’s first solo exhibition in New England, surveys Hayden’s extensive body of work over the last decade, including a bold, site-responsive installation newly conceived for the Rose Art Museum.

September 18, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Hugh Hayden, Hedges, 2019. Sculpted wood, lumber, hardware, mirror and carpet. © Hugh Hayden; Courtesy The Shed Open Call and Lisson Gallery. Photography by Mark Waldhauser.

Detail of painting with biomorphic figures in a landscape

Surrealism(s) – Then & Now

Drawn from the museum's permanent collection, "Surrealism(s) – Then & Now" celebrates the centennial of the Surrealist movement. The exhibition traces Surrealism’s evolution from its early 20th-century origins to its lasting influence.

January 22, 2025 - June 1, 2025

Yves Tanguy, Land of the Sleepers, 1948 [DETAIL]. Oil on canvas. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Gift of the Estate of Kay Sage Tanguy, 1964.126.

Mark Dion, The Undisciplined Collector, 2015

Mark Dion: The Undisciplined Collector

Permanent Installation

Wood paneled and furnished with the trappings of a 1961 collector's den, "The Undisciplined Collector" evokes the year of the Rose Art Museum's founding and serves as an introduction to the rich history of collecting at Brandeis University.

Mark Dion, The Undisciplined Collector, 2015. Rose Art Museum Special Fund, 2015.6. Charles Mayer Photography.

A student sits on a concrete bench a part of the Chris Burden's sculpture Light of Reason, which consists of antique Victorian lampposts and three concrete benches.

Chris Burden: Light of Reason

Permanent installation

An integral part of the image of the Rose Art Museum, the antique Victorian lampposts and concrete benches of Chris Burden's sculpture "Light of Reason" serves as an inviting gateway to the museum and a dynamic outdoor space for the Brandeis community.

Chris Burden, Light of Reason, 2014. 24 restored cast-iron street lamps. Rose Art Museum Acquisition Fund, Gift of Monroe and Edith Geller and Russian Sale Gift, 2014.3. © Chris Burden. Charles Mayer Photography.