We invite our Creative Friend, Explorer Friend, and Contemporaries members to join us for a reception and viewing of the new special exhibition, Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

5:30pm-7:30pm

Enjoy a reception across the museum, hear brief remarks, and experience a thoughtfully curated menu.

This exhibition will tell the story of the lifelong friendship between three towering figures in American art: Milton Avery (1885–1965), Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974), and Mark Rothko (1903–1970), and highlight the inspiration they derived from summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Cape Ann. Through approximately 90 paintings, drawings, prints, and watercolors from the 1920s to the 1960s, this exhibition will reflect for the first time the artistic exchange between these three artists, the experiences they shared, and the support that they provided to each other. Many works in this exhibition have never been on public view.