November/December 2025

Illuminating the art of the sacred icon. Ongoing: Greek Icon Gallery. Experience a new permanent gallery showcasing Greek icons and artifacts created after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Explore the innovation, artistic exchange, and continuity of Greek art and culture across a vast diaspora, from Byzantium to Venice to Crete. Through January 11, 2026: Heavenly Excess: Luxe Icons from Late Imperial Russia. Discover the intricate beauty of icons and religious objects adorned with enamel, gold, pearls, and other precious materials, showcasing masterful craftsmanship.

Through January 4, 2026: Whiskers and Whimsy: Animals in Currier & Ives Prints. Through January 4, 2026: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Ongoing: Legacies of Surrealism/Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place: Works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce.

Opening December 11: Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Collections. The Museum is proud to announce the opening of this landmark exhibition. This is the first exhibition of Gorky’s work in an Armenian museum, and it caps off a series of programs initiated by the “100 Years of Arshile Gorky” Committee in the City of Watertown. The twenty-five works from lenders across the country, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Housatonic Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and many private collections, are curated by Kim S. Theriault. Sponsored by the JHM Charitable Foundation.

November 1–29: Stop Look Listen. Work by richard dorff + collaboration with Alberto Roblest. Opening reception: Saturday, November 1, 5–8 p.m.; Third Thursday reception: November 20, 6–9 p.m. December 5–20: East Boston High School Student Art Show. Work by East Boston High School students, in collaboration with the Mass Cultural Council. Opening reception: Friday, December 5, 5–8 pm..; Third Thursday/closing reception: December 18, 5–8 p.m..

Opening November 22: New Arms and Armor Galleries. Uncover the real stories behind myths and legends, brought to life through over 1,000 objects from around the world. Reservations required, now available at worcesterart.org/armor. Through February 1, 2026: Lee Mingwei: Our Peaceable Kingdom. Experience the ongoing collaborative artwork that brings together more than forty artists to address the question, “What is peace?”

Through November 29: The Here & Now, a spotlight exhibition of oil landscapes by Boston School artist Sam Vokey that transport the viewer to the very instance of observation, infused with all the visual poetry of a fleeting moment spent in nature. Artist demonstration: Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m. Opening December 6: Winter Holiday and Small Works Displays. 

ShowUp is a nonprofit contemporary art exhibition, education, and engagement space, focused on creating an innovative environment for high-potential, talented artists whose work is underrepresented in traditional exhibition spaces. Ongoing: Between Two Worlds: Making Sense of Modern Life from Indigenous Perspectives. A powerful group show of six contemporary Native American artists curated by Nayana Lafond.