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The mission of the Boise Art Museum is to create visual arts experiences that engage people and insp Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m.
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Closed Mondays
Open until 7:00pm on First Thursdays

08/19/2026

Join us for our monthly Especially for Seniors day. This program, sponsored by Idaho Power, invites visitors 62 and older to enjoy free admission on the third Wednesday of each month. Visit BAM today from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

https://www.boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/

(Image description: Two visitors, seen in silhouette, talk to each other in front of an artwork on the wall in the background. The artwork is an abstract arrangement of small rectangles in purple, red, and pink, on a cream-colored background. These smaller shapes are contained within a larger, red square border, with a thicker green border along the outside.)

08/07/2026

✨ TWO new exhibitions! ✨ Visit BAM this weekend to be among the first to experience “Common Threads: 100 Years of Quilts” and the site-specific installation “Passage” by artist Hong Chun Zhang. Take a break from the heat and smoke as you explore exhibitions the whole family will enjoy.

“Common Threads” brings together a selection of American quilts from the exceptional private collection of Karen Taber. Created between the 1860s and the 1940s, these textiles trace nearly a century of transformation in craft, culture, and daily life. Hand-stitched from salvaged fabrics, grain sacks, and cherished garments, these textiles reveal the resourcefulness and artistry of their makers — primarily women whose creative labors have often gone unrecognized in traditional art history. “Common Threads” invites viewers to reconsider the definitions of art and craft, and recognize the quilt as a vital form of American visual culture — an object that holds art history in its patterns and in every stitch.

“Passage” is a new, large-scale installation by artist Hong Chun Zhang. Born in China during the Cultural Revolution and raised in a family of artists, Hong makes large ink paintings of hair using a traditional Chinese painting style called Gongbi. Through these artworks, she meditates about who she is and how her life has changed after moving from China to the United States. In her artwork, hair holds memory and culture, and it is something people carry with them wherever they go. In this installation at BAM, several ink paintings are placed together to form the shape of a traditional East Asian robe. The paintings are made on soft white Italian Alcantara fabric. The robe shape represents history and tradition, while the flowing images of hair suggest movement, change, and identity.

🔗 https://boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/

(Image description: A tall stack of folded quilts with various geometric and floral patterns in vibrant colors.

Image description: A tall piece of white fabric painted with black ink hangs from a high wall, draping down to form a path on the floor below. The painting depicts flowing hair. Artist Hong Chun Zhang stands to the right of her artwork.)

08/06/2026

Find inspiration and get creative at BAM during First Thursday today! Admission is “pay what you can,” and the Museum is open late, until 7 p.m., to encourage Access for All. Experience BAM’s current exhibitions, including “Here We Have Idaho: Belonging | Sofía Jaramillo and Ceci Richardson-Salvador,” which closes later this month on August 23rd.

🎨 Drop in from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. and get creative in our FREE Studio Art Exploration program in BAM’s Education Studios. Create a Color Field artwork using watercolor crayons, inspired by “Four Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art.”

http://www.boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

(Image description: An older adult and three children pose holding their own abstract paintings. Surrounding the image on a dark blue background, text reads: “BAM First Thursday. Access for All. ‘Pay what you can’ admission all day. 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Studio Art Exploration 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.” A white text logo in the lower left reads: “Art Bridges Foundation. Access for All.”)

07/31/2026

BAM is a proud participant in Bank of America’s Museums on Us® program. Visit during the first full weekend of every month to receive one free admission with your bank card issued by Bank of America or Merrill. Thank you, Bank of America, for your continued support of museums across the nation.

🔗 https://boiseartmuseum.org/hours-admission/

(Pictured: BAM installation view of the exhibition “Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love | from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.”)

(Image description: A woman in a red blazer stands in a gallery space, looking at a large green and red artwork on the wall. A white Bank of America logo appears below, along with the words “Museums on Us.”)

07/30/2026

Volunteers like YOU help BAM with our largest annual fundraiser, Art in the Park. Volunteer at Art in the Park 2026, taking place September 11 - 13, and be a part of one of the Northwest’s most popular arts festivals. Find more details on our Volunteer Local page, including job descriptions and registration information.

🔗 https://boiseartmuseum1.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113478

(Image description: A green background with a black silhouette of a bird, with blue and brown dots circling the bird. White text on a blue background in the upper right corner reads Volunteers Needed! A black band at the bottom has text in green and white and reads BAM Boise Art Museum Art in the Park 2026.)

07/28/2026

Now on display at The Sparrow Hotel, Boise Art Museum has organized an exhibition of new artwork by Boise-based artist Kim Bennett Porter. Titled “Briefly Gorgeous,” this is the fifth exhibition in BAM’s Local Exhibition Partnership Program with The SPARROW Hotel, located at 1070 W Grove Street in Boise. Stop in to see the artist’s still-life paintings that elevate the quiet, domestic moments in life. Her artwork considers impermanence not as loss, but as a process through which memory, life, place, and beauty are continually reshaped.

We are proud to help increase the opportunities for Boise artists to take creative risks and expand their artistic practices.

🎉 Join us this Thursday, July 30th, for an Artist Reception at The Sparrow Hotel.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ELjYGcn1i/

https://boiseartmuseum.org/exhibition/sparrow-exhibition-partnership/

(Pictured: Installation detail of “Briefly Gorgeous” on view at The Sparrow Hotel.)

(Image description: A large painting of colorful flowers and greenery and black-and-white geometric patterns appears on a tall white wall alongside an industrial style staircase.

Image description: A flyer for the exhibition “Briefly Gorgeous,” includes a photo of Kim Bennett Porter surrounded by several of her paintings. The flyer reads, in part: “Opening Reception: July 30. 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at The Sparrow (1070 W Grove St Boise, ID). No onsite parking—Please use nearby parking garages.”)

07/24/2026

Come make art together TOMORROW for Family Art Saturday! Join us on the last Saturday of each month, from noon – 3 p.m., and enjoy a creative activity for all ages. This month, drop in and create an abstract sculpture with air dry clay, inspired by “Visual Language: The Art of Abstraction.”

FREE with the price of admission.
BAM Members and children ages 5 and under are FREE.

🅿️ Please use the park entrance at Myrtle & Third St due to the Ironman event.

https://boiseartmuseum.org/bam_class/family-art-saturday/

(Image Description: A parent stands behind their young child, helping them create a collage. To the left and below the image, text reads: “BAM. Family Art Saturday.” Noon – 3:00 p.m. Come make art together!”)

07/16/2026

Sudden Opportunity! Join BAM as we welcome ✨Jeffrey Gibson ✨to the virtual stage for an Artist Talk during the final days of our current exhibition "Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love | from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.”

Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m. MDT
Free virtual program (up to Zoom capacity)
Register online to receive the event link and updates
🔗 https://boiseartmuseum.org/bam_event/artist-talk-jeffrey-gibson/

⏰This can’t-miss exhibition is closing soon, on Sunday, July 26th. Come experience the artwork of Jeffrey Gibson during its final weeks at BAM!

Generously supported by the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
and the Steiner Family Foundation.

(Pictured: Jeffrey Gibson headshot, photo by Brian Barlow. Courtesy of Jeffrey Gibson Studio.)

(Pictured: Jeffrey Gibson, Native American, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee, (b. 1972)

ALL I EVER WANTED ALL I EVER NEEDED, 2019, found canvas punching bag, glass beads, plastic beads, artificial sinew, steel studs, acrylic paint, steel chain, 85 x 20 x 20 in. Overall, Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photography Credit: Aaron Wessling)

(Image description: A photo of artist Jeffrey Gibson in front of a brightly patterned background appears on the left, surrounded by text that reads: “Virtual Artist Talk with Jeffrey Gibson. Thursday, July 23.”)

(Image description: A tall cylindrical sculpture, resembling a punching bag, is hovering inches above the floor. The top half is completely covered in beading, forming a geometric pattern and the words “I wanted. I needed.” The lower half flares out slightly with copper-colored conical attachments, from which multi-colored, long fringe hangs neatly. An exhibition logo for “Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love” appears to the left, along with text that reads “Last Chance to See! Final Day: Sunday, July 26.”)

07/15/2026

Join us for our monthly Especially for Seniors day. This program, sponsored by Idaho Power, invites visitors 62 and older to enjoy free admission on the third Wednesday of each month. Visit BAM today from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

https://www.boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/

(Image description: Three older adults stand on the left side of the image, in a green gallery room with small sculptures in clear cases on pedestals, and artwork on the walls. One visitor is using a walker and one has a cane. The visitors are smiling and interacting with one another, looking at art.)

07/04/2026

🎆 Happy Independence Day from the Boise Art Museum! We are OPEN today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

During this milestone moment, experience artworks from the nation’s collection and the powerful artworks of Jeffrey Gibson, who shows us that America’s story is still being imagined. Come see BAM’s current exhibitions, as part of the non-partisan, nationwide America250 celebration—"Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love | from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” and “Four Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art.”

Learn more | https://boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/

(Pictured: Jeffrey Gibson, Native American, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee, (b. 1972), “SPIRIT AND MATTER,” 2023, acrylic paint on elk hide inset in custom wood frame, 90 x 72 1/2 x 5 in. Frame, Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photography Credit: Aaron Wessling)

(Image Description: A brightly colored geometric painting with a prominent, red-orange, wavy, irregular frame is displayed on a white wall. In the center of the painting, a large circle filled with concentric bands of gradually shifting hues is overlayed with 16 evenly spaced, narrow triangles radiating from the circle’s center to its edge. The triangles are each painted a different bright hue and arranged clockwise by color. Surrounding the circle, the painting is filled with a grid of small triangles, painted in a vibrant gradient.)

(Image description: A black background with white text that reads “Four Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art” at the top. Directly below, glimpses of artwork imagery appear inside the bold letters of the words “Eakins, Morisot, and Rothko.”)

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670 E Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID
83702

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Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

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+12083458330

Website

http://www.boiseartmuseum.org/

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