Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass

OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER 27, 2024

Drawn from the vast collection of the Corning Museum of Glass, Fragile Beauty explores how glass artists from across time and around the globe have taken inspiration from the natural world.

Abelardo Morell: In the Company of Monet and Constable

Opens November 23, 2024

Using his signature tent-camera technology, Abelardo Morell captures the places where John Constable and Claude Monet made their iconic works.

Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris

Opens December 14, 2024

Drawn from the collection of the Mobilier national from the 1940s to present day, the exhibition explores tapestries by such artists as Joan Miró, Henri Matisse, Sonia Delaunay, and Kiki Smith.

Permanent Collection

Revisit an old favorite or discover something new in our permanent collection.

Member Exhibition Tour: Fragile Beauty—Treasures from the Corning Museum

October 16, 2024

Exhibition curator Kathleen Morris, Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and curator of decorative arts, leads a close look at the spectacular objects from the Corning Museu ...

Car Chases: A David-Jeremiah Film Series—Bullitt

October 17, 2024

The Clark screens three films inspired by the public spaces installation David-Jeremiah: I Drive Thee. Like David-Jeremiah’s work, the films are meditations on performance, drive, and specific ideas o ...

Fresh Takes: Emerging Art Historians Explore the Clark Collection

October 18, 2024

Enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark’s permanent collection. A Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object (or two) in the collection with the perspective of new scholar ...

Permanent Collection Gallery Tour

October 19, 2024

Join a Clark educator for an informative tour of the permanent collection galleries and learn more about the Institute's unique history and growth. Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. P ...

The Met: Live in HD—Grounded

October 19, 2024

Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by twenty first-century warmaking: the ethi ...

Exploring the Creation of Glass Art with Josh Simpson

October 20, 2024

Renowned glass artist Josh Simpson, based in Western Massachusetts, offers a glimpse into historical and contemporary glassmaking techniques. Presented in conjunction with Fragile Beauty: Treasures fr ...

Meet Me at the Clark

October 21, 2024

Meet Me at the Clark is a unique program designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care partners. Join us on select Mondays (when the museum is closed to the public) for open-end ...

Clark Society Women Artist-Activist Lecture Series: Art and Women’s Suffrage

October 22, 2024

In this three-part series, curator Alexis Goodin highlights the important work of women artist-activists over time. In the second talk of the series, Goodin explores the efforts women artists contrib ...

Here, Low, In This River Bend

October 22, 2024

In this Research and Academic Program lecture, Adrian Anagnost (Tulane University / Clark Fellow) charts a cross-cultural history of visualizing territoriality in the lower Mississippi River Valley an ...

Clark Society Gallery Tour: New Acquisitions at the Clark

October 24, 2024

Kathleen Morris, Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and curator of decorative arts, discusses recently acquired ceramics, including a group of Abolitionist objects made in ...