Sèvres Extraordinaire! Sculpture from 1740 until TodaySeptember 10–November 16, 2025
Sèvres Extraordinaire! Sculpture from 1740 until Today is the first US exhibition to examine the production and evolution of sculpture from the historic Sèvres Manufactory over the past 280 years. It brings together nearly 200 objects that have never before been exhibited outside of France, including rare archival materials from Sèvres’ largely unexplored archives. The exhibition highlights objects that are neither strictly functional nor simply decorative including three-dimensional vases, center table decorations, clocks, inkstands, and rare cups and saucers dating from the reign of Louis XV to the present day. Today, the Manufactory continues to push the boundaries of ceramic artistry by creating new forms and designs that respond to the fashions of the times through collaborations with artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Jim Dine, Yayoi Kusama, nendo, and Anne and Patrick Poirier, all of whom have work on view. The exhibition illuminates the role of artistic innovation and chemical and technological advances in Sèvres’ continued success; the impact of the Manufactory’s enduring relationship with the French State on its production; and the influence of individual directors and artists who have been instrumental in renewing the artistic vocabulary of the prestigious manufactory over time.
Viollet-le-Duc Drawing WorldsJanuary 28–May 24, 2026
Viollet-le-Duc Drawing Worlds is the first major US exhibition dedicated to the life and work of visionary architect, designer, and theorist Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814–1879). The exhibition brings together nearly 150 drawings and objects, the majority of which have never before been on view in the U.S., that highlight Viollet-le-Duc’s prolific work as a draftsman and the centrality of drawing to his practice. A transformative figure in the history of modern architecture, today he is best known for his restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, a key focus of the exhibition.
Viollet-le-Duc endeavored to restore not only the buildings but also the spirit and vitality of an idealized Middle Ages, which meant that he never felt confined to merely reproduce what once stood. The exhibition—which includes stunning sketches from the architect’s travels to Italy and through the Alps—reveals how his art was inextricably intertwined with his social and political beliefs rooted in a strong sense of national and ethnic identity. Offering a chronological path through aspects of Viollet-le-Duc’s career, the exhibition examines his body of work from early drawings imagining bygone worlds in their golden age; to his mid-career restoration campaigns that defined the modern experience of Gothic France; and to his late drawings that blur the lines between geology and architecture.
Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent FilmSeptember 18, 2026–January 3, 2027
The first large-scale exhibition to explore fashion in American silent film,
Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film transports visitors to the glamorous world of early cinema, tracing the development and professionalization of the film costuming industry. The exhibition brings together a selection of rare objects to explore the evolution of fashion on film from its nascent days, when actors were expected to wear their own clothing on screen, to the establishment of Hollywood wardrobe departments with named costume designers.
Goddesses in the Machine presents seldom seen garments and accessories, film clips, photographs, posters, costume design sketches, and more. By examining how fashion design, technology, and new modes of storytelling informed the appearance of clothing on the silver screen, the exhibition reveals the ways in which the early film industry responded to the broader social, political, and commercial concerns of the period. The exhibition highlights the behind-the-scenes work of famous designers such as Henri Bendel; Travis Banton; and Lucile, Lady Duff-Gordon, as well as lesser-known names including Clare West, Madame Frances, Natacha Rambova, I. Miller, and Lillian St. Cyr.
