Exhibitions

Sculpture from 1740 until Today

Upcoming Exhibition
September 10 – November 16, 2025

Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.

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Events

Wednesdays@BGC

Fall 2025

Publications

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Events

Porcelain Matters

Retelling, Recasting

A Conversation with Arlene Shechet (Artist)

September 10, 2025

Events

(Re)Dressing American Fashion

Wear As Witness

A conversation with Emma McClendon (BGC) and Lauren Downing Peters (Columbia College Chicago), featuring Leo Baker (Skateboarder), José Blanco F. (Fashion Institute of Technology), Dean Hashimoto (Collector), and Michelle McVicker (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

September 17, 2025

Events

From Carved Emeralds to Plique-à-jour Enamels

The Fin de Siècle Jewelry…

Sheila Barron Smithie (Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain) and Beth Carver Wees (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

September 24, 2025

Events

An Artist’s Residency at Sèvres

A presentation by Kristin McKirdy (Artist)

October 8, 2025

Events

Wealth and Colour