Programs and Events

Cliff Notez performing outside of the Rose

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.

Photograph of Stephen Hamilton

In Conversation: Stephen Hamilton

September 17, 2025

Join artist Stephen Hamilton and Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels for a dynamic virtual conversation that explores Hamilton’s multimedia work, where West and Central African spiritual traditions intersect with contemporary art in a powerful fusion of history, technique, and meaning.

Stephen Hamilton in his studio, 2025. Photo by David L. Ryan/Boston Globe.

Artist Yu-Wen Wu

In Conversation: Yu-Wen Wu

October 8, 2025

Join us for a dynamic conversation with artist Yu-Wen Wu and curators Gannit Ankori and Pieranna Cavalchini as they explore Wu’s interdisciplinary practice—spanning migration, transformation, and memory—and discuss her recent works now on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Rose Art Museum.

Yu-Wen Wu, 2019. Photo by Eric Levin. Image courtesy of the artist.

On the left: a Black and white photograph by C. Rose Smith, on the right: A detail of a painting by Danielle Mckinney

Cross Campus Tour: C. Rose Smith and Danielle Mckinney

October 9, 2025

Join us for an afternoon of art and dialogue across Brandeis University, featuring an artist-led tour of "C. Rose Smith: A Silent Rage" at the Kniznick Gallery, followed by a visit to the Rose Art Museum to explore "Danielle Mckinney: Tell Me More."

LEFT: C. Rose Smith, Untitled no. 90, Belmont Mansion, Nashville, TN, 2023 [DETAIL]. Gelatin Silver Print. Courtesy of the artist. RIGHT: Danielle Mckinney, "Secret Garden," 2021 [DETAIL]. Photo credit: Lance Brewer Courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. © Danielle Mckinney .

Artist Hannah Levy in her studio

In Conversation: Hannah Levy

November 19, 2025

Artist Hannah Levy joins Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator Dr. Gannit Ankori for a virtual conversation on her uncanny hybrid sculptures, which transform familiar objects into bodily forms that invite us to reconsider our relationship to the human-made world.

Hannah Levy, 2022. Photo: David Schulze.