Puzzles
Overview Challenge yourself while creating something beautiful! Each month we share a new virtual puzzle made from an artwork in the Museum’s collection. Piece these together on your computer, smartphone, or tablet.Â
Overview Challenge yourself while creating something beautiful! Each month we share a new virtual puzzle made from an artwork in the Museum’s collection. Piece these together on your computer, smartphone, or tablet.Â
Detail: Severin Roesen, Still Life with Mixed Flowers and Bird’s Nest, ca. 1851–1859; full image below Overview Each week we will share a new puzzle featuring an artwork from the Museum’s collection. Whether a solo personal challenge or joint family effort, we make it easy for you to get started solving—simply play on your computer,
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Overview Amid cancelled and postponed public programs, we are sadly unable to celebrate an exhibition showcasing the art of Montgomery doll of days past, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. However, this time of quarantine has already shown the strength of our community and a shared desire to stay connected through creativity. With a proper introduction to Zelda
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Overview Inspired by the blooms of spring and the trending #MuseumBouquet, MMFA Special Events Coordinator Aaron Ganey has created a floral arrangement that brings the beauty of spring inside. Designed after the asymmetrical shape of the arrangement depicted in William Glackens’ (1870-1938) Flowers in a Goblet (date unknown) from the Museum’s collection, everything in the demonstration
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Overview Several members of the Museum’s reading group, Art+Letters, reflected on their collective favorites over the years in order to make some recommendations for you. Below are some of their selections—check back each month for additional suggestions—happy reading! In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper Editor: Lawrence Block Why You
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Overview If your kids are anything like mine, they’ve gone through all the coloring books already during this quarantine! An activity that is fun for all ages (no children required) is making personalized coloring pages designed after famous works of art. Below is a walkthrough of this project inspired by Reynolds Beal’s Off Bridgeport (1908)
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Overview Scrolling through Netflix, Prime, and Hulu can be an endless rabbit hole. To help your search, we’re spotlighting three films related to art that you should watch during the safer at home order.
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Cézanne et Moi R | 1h 57min | 54% Rotten Tomatoes This historical drama explores the long and often volatile friendship of painter Cézanne and writer Émile Zola, who first met as schoolboys. Another beautiful film and it includes cameo appearances by Manet, Pissarro, and Renoir. If you want an introduction to this friendship, check
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Overview The strength of our community is on full display during this time of social distancing, doing our part to stay apart. April is National Autism Awareness Month, and although the MMFA has cancelled our annual Arts for Autism, we still want to celebrate and gather support for members of our community living on the
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