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With Profit and Pleasure: The Legacy of Japanese Prints
October 8, 2026–June 27, 2027
Evergreen Museum & Library, North Wing Gallery
“One could study out every square inch with profit & pleasure. And yet to us these artists are unknown & the whole world of their work is closed to us in our ignorance!” —John Work Garrett, April 18, 1899, Kyoto, Japan
Colorful, fantastical, and charismatic, Japanese prints of the 19th century captured the imaginations of many Western tourists like Evergreen’s John Work Garrett, who would have encountered the print genre, ukiyo-e, during his 1899 visit to Japan. Ukiyo-e literally translated to “floating world pictures” and was comprised of art and prints that focused on the beauty and pleasure found in urban centers and, later, the natural world. These prints were part of a popular artistic industry that appealed to Japanese artisans, merchants, and privileged audiences.
Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, & Bees
January 21 – August 23, 2026
Evergreen Museum & Library, North Wing Gallery
Free for J-Card holders and Friends of the Museums | $5 for General Admission
Evergreen’s new exhibition celebrates the art of contemporary designer and illustrator Sarah Kaizar (b. 1983), whose biologically accurate pen-and-ink portraits of winged species help to draw attention to threatened and endangered animals in North America. In pairing Kaizar’s bold and lively works with rare books and decorative arts from Evergreen’s collections, the exhibition continues the legacy of John Work Garrett of Evergreen, a life-long bird enthusiast, collector, and amateur naturalist and reinforces the ancient, mysterious, and profound links between humans and birds, bats, butterflies, and bees.
Homewood Museum
If Homewood’s Walls Could Talk: A History of an American House
October 21, 2025 – January 10, 2027
On view with regular admission, Free-$12
In conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Johns Hopkins University, this house-wide exhibition explores Homewood’s 224-year history, from its 1801 construction for the family of Declaration of Independence signer and enslaver Charles Carroll of Carrollton, through its 1902 acquisition by Johns Hopkins University, to its 1980s restoration and launch as a historic house museum. Using archival photography, textiles, student diaries, historic documents, furniture, oral histories, and more, the exhibition amplifies the voices of those who lived or worked on site, allowing visitors to experience how individual histories contribute to a larger story of the university and the United States.
The exhibition and related programming are made possible, in part, by the Johns Hopkins University Sesquicentennial Celebration, with additional support from John Guess, A&S ’71, SAIS ’76 (MA); Hopkins Retrospective; and the Program in Museums & Society at the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences.