The Metal Museum is closed August 1st through September 4th. Grand Opening on September 5, 2026.
EXHIBITIONS
From the Bluff to the Park: The Metal Museum's Collection Through Time
SEP. 5, 2026 - March 21, 2027
METAL MUSEUM AT OVERTON PARK
Second & Third Floor Galleries
Our first major exhibition in the Metal Museum’s new home at Overton Park, From the Bluff to the Park: The Metal Museum’s Collections Through Time traces the history and evolution of the Museum’s collections, from the Metal Museum’s founding in 1979 to its expansion. This exhibition will show early collecting milestones, showcase exceptional works from the collections, and highlight how the collection may grow into the future.
Martha Banyas (American, 1944—2023), Winter’s Water: Rite of Passage, 2013. Copper, enamel, and wood. Metal Museum Permanent Collection, Gift of Martha Banyas 2023.9.9
Strike! Pour! Create!: Works By Metal Museum Apprentices
SEP. 5, 2026 - January 31, 2027
METAL MUSEUM AT OVERTON PARK
First Floor Gallery
Strike! Pour! Create! will showcase the work of over twenty apprentices that have lived, worked, and learned at the Museum since the program’s founding. It will explore the role of teamwork in metalworking and ways apprentices have contributed to the Museum’s mission. It will also trace the evolution of the program throughout time.