On View

Current Exhibitions

A textured illustration of a resting coyote with three pups, overlaid by abstract blue and brown shapes resembling mountains and human legs, creating a layered, dreamlike effect.

Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt
From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

February 21, 2026 – June 21, 2026
Multimedia artist Marie Watt is a storyteller. As a member of the Seneca Nation with German-Scots ancestry, her stories draw from Native and non-Native traditions: Greco-Roman myth, pop music and Pop art, Indigenous oral narratives, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
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A painting of two people sitting on the grass, playing a board game outside.

ACME Lab: The Art of Play

November 1, 2025 – May 17, 2026
This ACME Lab brings together works of art from the UMFA’s permanent collection that depict play – from a quiet match of backgammon to a lively pick-up game of neighborhood […]
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A colorful quilt with a masked figure at its center.

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

September 13, 2025 – June 14, 2026
Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and […]
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A large art installation of copper foils molded into the shape of rocks suspended from wire high above the ground in a mountainous shape.

Onishi Yasuaki: Stone on Boundary

February 15, 2025
Japanese artist Onishi Yasuaki is fascinated with the molds, shells, and “reverse casts” of objects that help shape our perception of the physical world. As an installation artist, Onishi designs […]
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Explore the Collection On View

From ancient objects to the latest contemporary works, the UMFA galleries showcase the breadth and depth of human history and creativity. The Museum’s collection of more than 22,000 original works of art is the most dynamic in the region.

African Art

West and East Asian Art

Japanese Art

Mexican Art

An ancient artifact is displayed in a glass case on a pedestal in front of a vibrant mural featuring a stylized bird and geometric patterns in teal, gold, and yellow on a gallery wall with a wooden floor.

Pacific Art

Portrait Hall

North American Art

European Art

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Global Contemporary Art

South Asian Art

Central & South American Art

A museum display features a woven textile in a glass case on the right and a glass-covered exhibit with jewelry and ornate objects on the left, all set against teal walls and a wooden floor.