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Join the Rose Art Museum tomorrow evening for a virtual deep dive into "Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary," featuring the U.S. debut of the British-Nigerian artist’s powerful, immersive installation "Sanctuary City" (2024).

APR. 22 | 7 pm

Yinka Shonibare CBE, Sanctuary City, 2024. An installation of 18 miniature buildings. Wood, paint, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, LED lights. Installation view, "Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary," Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, February 11, 2026–January 3, 2027. Julia Featheringill Photography. Courtesy Tia Collection. © Yinka Shonibare CBE. All rights reserved, DACS 2025.

Upcoming Programs

A Brandeis student discusses a painting with a group of visitors.

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Student Docent Tours

Two Brandeis students co-lead 45-minute participatory tours, highlighting the current exhibitions on view. The tours weave together visitor observations, inquiries, and interpretations with student docents' research and perspectives.

February 20

Photograph of a pair of hands drawing and a painting of a Holocaust survivor

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Kniznick Gallery and Rose Art Museum Cross-Campus Tour

Join us for a cross-campus tour exploring women’s Holocaust narratives at the Kniznick Gallery and continuing to the Rose Art Museum to consider how artists across exhibitions like "Photorealism in Focus," "Fabricated Imaginaries: Crafting Art," and "Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary" bear witness, shape memory, and imagine spaces of refuge.

April 24

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Yoga at the Rose

Unwind and reconnect with a free, all-levels outdoor yoga session led by Brandeis Fitness Coordinator Kat Page at the permanent installation "Light of Reason" at the Rose Art Museum.

May 20

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