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Join GRAMMY-nominated Lorelei Ensemble for Frost and Fire, a new holiday program celebrating the power of women's voices.

Frost and Fire draws on themes of solstice and advent - seasons of stillness and waiting. The program features Scott Ordway’s North Woods, written for Lorelei, and Eliza Bagg’s Whiteout, the winner of our recent call for scores for women, trans, and nonbinary composers. Winding through early chant and hymnody, contemporary works by Amy Beth Kirsten, Jessica Meyer, and Björk, and bespoke arrangements of familiar tunes by Greg Brown, Jocelyn Hagen, and Laura Jobin-Acosta, we journey from peak darkness to first light.

About Lorelei Ensemble
Heralded for its “white-hot intensity” (The New York Times) and “stunning precision of harmony, intonation, and . . . spectacular virtuosity” (Gramophone Magazine), the GRAMMY-nominated Lorelei Ensemble is recognized across the globe for its bold and inventive programs that champion the extraordinary flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice. Led by founder and artistic director Beth Willer, Lorelei has established an inspiring mission, curating culturally-relevant and artistically audacious programs that stretch and challenge the expectations of artists and audiences alike. Learn more at https://www.loreleiensemble.com/

Calling all geeks, nerds, comic fans, and sports lovers! HanuCon is December 14th and it's going to be EPIC! 🦸‍♂️⚾ Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker (Clone Wars, Avatar) AND Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer will be there, plus vendors, costumes, and the coolest fusion of fandom and Jewish culture you've ever seen. Join us at HanuCon, where Hanukkah meets Comic Con in a one-of-a-kind celebration of pop culture, comics, TCG, sports, toys, Hanukkah gifts, and Jewish pride! Come in costume, meet comic artists and creators, enjoy Hanukkah-themed vendors, food, and so much more. Whether you're Team Maccabee or Marvel, there's something for every fan in the family.

Whether you’re starting a family tradition, planning a festive date night, or celebrating with friends, THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride brings the spirit of Christmas to life—for all who believe. Your adventure includes live performances, hot chocolate and a sugar cookie, a special moment with Santa presenting the First Gift of Christmas, and continued magic at the North Pole with holiday crafts, cozy s’mores, and festive shopping.

This focus exhibition of 10 works explores the relationship between burning fossil fuels—namely, coal—and the emergence of European modernism. Drawing on research conducted by climate scientists and art historians, the exhibition presents a range of paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, James McNeill Whistler, and others to explore the ways that their artistic practices and style emerged, in part, in response to widespread pollution in London and Paris.
Presented as part of the Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative.

More than 50 works on paper investigate how artists working in Europe and French-occupied northern Africa watched and participated as nature became a resource for people to hoard or share.

Drawn from the BMA’s George A. Lucas Collection, this exhibition of 19th-century art foregrounds the many ways that human relationships, including imperialism and capitalism, affect the environment. Deconstructing Nature is organized thematically, focusing on five environments and the ways artists explored them in their work: The Desert, The Forest, The Field, The City, and The Studio.

Born and raised in Baltimore, George A. Lucas (1824–1909) spent most of his adult life immersed in the Parisian art world and amassed a personal collection of nearly 20,000 works of art. In 1996, the BMA, with funds from the State of Maryland and the generosity of numerous individuals in the community, purchased the George A. Lucas Collection, which had been on extended loan to the Museum for more than 60 years.

In this focus exhibition of approximately 20 photographs, prints, drawings, and textiles, the natural environment is a source of creative inspiration worth celebrating and protecting.

Works by artists such as Winslow Homer, Richard Misrach, Charles Sheeler, and Kiki Smith, among many others, depict the elements of air, water, earth, and fire and address broader themes of ecological awareness and preservation. These themes range from how artists have used visual language to convey the act of locating oneself in nature; works that depict natural forms through the physical integration of environmental components; and artists’ commentary on sites of environmental disaster, the sociopolitical ramifications of human impact, and the potential of symbiotic healing for this planet and its occupants.

For thousands of years, East Asia’s cultures have viewed human life as part of a much larger system that encompasses the natural world. Drawn from the BMA’s collection, this exhibition boasts more than 40 objects—from magnificent ink drawings to beautifully crafted stoneware and poignant contemporary photographs and prints. They bring into the galleries the mountains and seas, wild and supernatural animals, and plant life that are extensive across East Asian imagery and often carry symbolic meaning.

Works on view include robust 13th-century ceramic vessels, delicate porcelain, carved jade, intricately sewn textiles, and large-scale photography; collectively, these artworks represent the impulse to fully understand the natural world as foundational to our existence, as shaped by human life, and as an enduring metaphor of survival.

Celebrate the holiday season with the gift of art for your loved ones! Our annual utilitarian ceramics holiday invitational, Winterfest 2025, features 13 established and emerging ceramic artists. This exhibition is perfectly paired with our Annual Holiday Sale where resident and associated artists join together to fill the galleries and the Shop with hand-crafted gifts.

The items in Winterfest become available through our Online Shop on Friday, November 14, 2025 at 10:00 am.  

All items are available for immediate purchase and can be taken home the same day.

Winterfest 2025 Invited Artists
Andrew Boswell (NY), Katie Fee (IL), Casey Hanrahan (AZ), Margaret Kinkeade (MO), Colleen McCall (NY), Reiko Miyagi (NC), Sean O’Connell (NC), Shawn O’Connor (VA), Ian Petrie (PA), Justin Paik Reese (OH), Taylor Sijan (NJ), Olivia Tani (MN), Caleb Zouhary (OH)

Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
by Alison Gregory
Directed by Julie Herber

Run time: Around one (1) hour with no intermission
This show is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
ASL Interpreted performance: please reach out to the Box Office (301-694-4744 / [email protected]) to schedule an interpreter.

About: Junie B. Jones, first-grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at ehr school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.'s fun. SO, when Junie B. draws May's name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson!

Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
by Alison Gregory
Directed by Julie Herber

Run time: Around one (1) hour with no intermission
This show is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
ASL Interpreted performance: please reach out to the Box Office (301-694-4744 / [email protected]) to schedule an interpreter.

About: Junie B. Jones, first-grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at ehr school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.'s fun. SO, when Junie B. draws May's name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson!