Experience Yinka Shonibare's powerful new 2024 installation, Sanctuary City—an immersive, visually dazzling work that invites reflection on belonging, refuge, and the shared humanity that binds us.
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Free Admission | Open to All
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. © Yinka Shonibare CBE. All rights reserved, DACS 2025.
Rose Art Museum
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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
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Zoë Buckman: Show Me Your Bruises, Then
Join artist Zoë Buckman for the virtual premiere of her new video work, Show Me Your Bruises, Then (2021-2022), followed by a conversation with Rose Director and Chief Curator Dr. Gannit Ankori.
March 25
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In Conversation: Jean Shin
Join artist Jean Shin in conversation with Dr. Gannit Ankori and Dr. Amy Kahng as she reflects on "Alterations" (1999), newly reinstalled at the Rose Art Museum, and traces the evolving ideas that connect this landmark work to her recent practice.