Programs and Events
Cliff Notez, 2019. Photo by Natasha Moustache.
The Rose Art Museum is committed to maintaining a respectful, safe, and inclusive museum experience for all our visitors. All programs are free to attend.
We are committed to making our programs accessible to all; please email inquiries and requests to roseartmuseum@brandeis.edu.
Student Docent Tours
February 20, 2026 - April 26, 2026
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.
Photo by Dan Holmes.
Virtual Tour of Yinka Shonibare’s Sanctuary City
April 22, 2026, 7 p.m.
Join the Rose Art Museum 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).
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.
Kniznick Gallery and Rose Art Museum Cross-Campus Tour
April 24, 2026, 12 p.m.
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.
Left: Helmar Lerski, Hände einer Graphikerin (Lea Grundig), ca. 1944 [DETAIL]. Vintage print. Courtesy of Galerie Berinson, Berlin. Right: David Kassan, "Raya Kovensky, Survivor of Kristallnacht," 2018 [DETAIL]. Oil on acrylic mirror panel. Heiskell Family Collection. Courtesy of the artist. © David Kassan.
Yoga at the Rose
May 20, 2026, 6 p.m.
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.
Photo by Maddie Schroeder.
Yoga at the Rose
June 17, 2026, 6 p.m.
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.
Photo by Maddie Schroeder.
Yoga at the Rose
July 15, 2026, 6 p.m.
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.
Photo by Maddie Schroeder.
Yoga at the Rose
August 12, 2026, 6 p.m.
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.
Photo by Maddie Schroeder.