What Exhibitions Are Currently on View at Mobile Museum of Art?

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Mobile Museum of Art currently has four special exhibitions on view, with run dates extending into 2027. If you are deciding whether to visit, the headline draw is GATEWAY: From Graffiti to Gallery, a street-art survey featuring Basquiat, Haring, Scharf, Banksy, and KAWS. The other three cover a drawn visual memoir, a collection of handmade hats, and an interactive sculpture environment built from trash.

Current Special Exhibitions

Exhibition What it covers On view through
GATEWAY: From Graffiti to Gallery 28 significant works tracing street art from pioneers Basquiat, Haring, and Scharf to contemporary voices Banksy and KAWS Sept. 1, 2027
Aminah Robinson: Journeys Home A visual memoir drawing on Robinson's historical research, folklore, and personal narrative, presented as a tableau of the African American experience Jan. 9, 2027
Timeless Hats by Susie Mae Pugh-Williams More than two dozen hats made by Mrs. Williams or that she admired and drew inspiration from Jan. 30, 2027
Handle with Care Interactive exhibition in which artists Calder Kamin (Austin, TX) and Jacob Reptile (New Orleans, LA) transform trash into soft, complex sculptures Mar. 27, 2027

Which one to prioritize

  • For contemporary and street-art names: GATEWAY is the one with recognizable artists and the longest run, so it is the safest bet if you can only see one.
  • For narrative and research-driven work: Aminah Robinson: Journeys Home is the closest thing to a single-artist retrospective among the four.
  • For craft and material history: Timeless Hats is the most focused, built around one maker's work and influences.
  • For families or hands-on visitors: Handle with Care is described as interactive, and its trash-to-sculpture premise is the most tactile of the group.

Note that the three shorter exhibitions close in early 2027, while GATEWAY runs through September 2027. If your visit is later in 2027, GATEWAY may be the only one of these four still open.

Beyond the Special Exhibitions

The museum also maintains a permanent collection of American, European, African, and Asian art — paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative art. Highlights include 19th-century American landscapes, realist paintings from the WPA era, and contemporary international studio work. So even outside the special exhibition calendar, there is a standing collection to see.

Programming Around the Exhibitions

The Museum School runs classes, workshops, and school tours for all ages, and the events calendar lists recurring items such as Tuesday AM Watercolor, Mural Making for Teens, Make & Take Art, and a GATEWAY Tour. If you want a guided introduction to the street-art exhibition specifically, the GATEWAY Tour is the relevant listing to check.

Before You Go

The page confirms what is on view and through when, but it does not state admission prices, opening hours, or whether advance tickets are required. Check the museum's visit and events pages directly for those details, and confirm run dates close to your trip since exhibition schedules can change.