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Boise Art Museum The mission of the Boise Art Museum is to create visual arts experiences that engage people and insp Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m.
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Closed Mondays
Open until 7:00pm on First Thursdays

Join us for our monthly Especially for Seniors day. This program, sponsored by Idaho Power, invites visitors 62 and olde...
10/21/2026

Join us for our monthly Especially for Seniors day. This program, sponsored by Idaho Power, invites visitors 62 and older to enjoy free admission on the third Wednesday of each month. Visit BAM today from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

(Image description: Two visitors, seen in silhouette, talk to each other in front of an artwork on the wall in the background. The artwork is an abstract arrangement of small rectangles in purple, red, and pink, on a cream-colored background. These smaller shapes are contained within a larger, red square border, with a thicker green border along the outside.)

BAM is a proud participant in Bank of America’s Museums on Us® program. Visit during the first full weekend of every mo...
10/02/2026

BAM is a proud participant in Bank of America’s Museums on Us® program. Visit during the first full weekend of every month to receive one free admission with your bank card issued by Bank of America or Merrill. Thank you, Bank of America, for your continued support of museums across the nation.

🔗 https://boiseartmuseum.org/hours-admission/

(Pictured: BAM installation view of the exhibition “Passage: Hong Chun Zhang”)

(Image description: A large fabric artwork, similar in shape to a capital letter “T,” is suspended from the ceiling in a large gallery space with high curved ceilings. At its base, the fabric ends extend flat across the floor. The fabric is covered with a black-and-white painting of cascading human hair. A white Bank of America logo appears below, along with the words “Museums on Us.”)

Find inspiration and get creative at BAM during First Thursday today! Admission is “pay what you can,” and the Museum is...
10/01/2026

Find inspiration and get creative at BAM during First Thursday today! Admission is “pay what you can,” and the Museum is open late, until 7 p.m., to encourage Access for All. Experience all of BAM’s current exhibitions, including “Common Threads: 100 Years of Quilts,” and “James Lavadour: Land of Origin.”

🎨 Drop in from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. and get creative in our FREE Studio Art Exploration program in BAM’s Education Studios. Create artwork focused on nature, inspired by “James Lavadour: Land of Origin.”

http://www.boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

(Pictured: Lone Star Quilt, 1880s - from the exhibition “Common Threads: 100 Years of Quilts.”)

(Image description: An older adult and three children pose holding their own abstract paintings. Surrounding the image on a dark blue background, text reads: “BAM First Thursday. Access for All. ‘Pay what you can’ admission all day. 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Studio Art Exploration 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.” A white text logo in the lower left reads: “Art Bridges Foundation. Access for All.”

Image description: An antique quilt featuring a lone star pattern hangs on a gallery wall. Small diamond shapes in red, blue, and brown, are arranged to create a large 8-point star shape.)

😎 Did you know: glasses for color blindness are available for BAM visitors?EnChroma glasses make it possible for people ...
09/30/2026

😎 Did you know: glasses for color blindness are available for BAM visitors?

EnChroma glasses make it possible for people with red-green color blindness to see an expanded range of clear, vibrant, distinct colors 🌈 and to enjoy enhanced detail and depth perception.

If you, or your child, are color blind, check out a pair, free of charge, during your visit.

Adult and Youth (ages 8-11) sizes are available. For Indoor use only.



(Image description: Two identical images of four children looking at a colorful “I spy” mural, are shown stacked. The bottom image illustrates normal color vision, and the top image simulates the experience of people with red-green color blindness. Blue text in the center reads: “Color Accessibility at BAM. Glasses for Color Blindness available for BAM visitors.”)

Come make art together TOMORROW for Family Art Saturday! Join us on the last Saturday of each month, from noon – 3 p.m.,...
09/25/2026

Come make art together TOMORROW for Family Art Saturday! Join us on the last Saturday of each month, from noon – 3 p.m., and enjoy a creative activity for all ages. This month, drop in and create an artwork focused on nature, inspired by “James Lavadour: Land of Origin.”

FREE with the price of admission.
BAM Members and children ages 5 and under are FREE.

https://boiseartmuseum.org/bam_class/family-art-saturday/

(Image Description: A parent stands behind their young child, helping them create a collage. To the left and below the image, text reads: “BAM. Family Art Saturday.” Noon – 3:00 p.m. Come make art together!”)

September is Healthy Aging Month. Did you know: art museum experiences have many positive health and well-being benefits...
09/16/2026

September is Healthy Aging Month. Did you know: art museum experiences have many positive health and well-being benefits for older adults? Visiting an art museum can boost creativity, memory, and mood, in addition to combating social isolation and providing a restorative place to explore and have fun.

Join us for our monthly Especially for Seniors day. This program, sponsored by Idaho Power, invites visitors 62 and older to enjoy free admission on the third Wednesday of each month. Visit BAM today from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

🔗 https://www.boiseartmuseum.org/exhibitions/



(Image description: Four older adults stand on the left side of the image, in a green gallery room with small sculptures in clear cases on pedestals, and artwork on the walls. One visitor is using a walker and one has a cane. The visitors are smiling and interacting with one another, looking at art.)

THANK YOU to every artist, food vendor, sponsor, performer, volunteer, and community partner who participated in BAM’s 7...
09/14/2026

THANK YOU to every artist, food vendor, sponsor, performer, volunteer, and community partner who participated in BAM’s 72nd annual Art in Park and helped us make this event a huge success!

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(Image description: Groups of people walk around outside in a park setting, talking and browsing goods in numerous white-topped tents in the distance. In the blue sky above, a grid of circular graphics contains the words “Thank You.”)

While you’re out exploring all the artists and food vendors at Art in the Park, be sure to visit the Toyota “Art in Moti...
09/13/2026

While you’re out exploring all the artists and food vendors at Art in the Park, be sure to visit the Toyota “Art in Motion” project, where you can draw your portrait on a Toyota Prius. Pens are provided. Share your drawings using our event hashtag ! Thank you Toyota USA / Drive Toyota, for supporting Art in the Park, BAM’s treasured community event.

Celebrate creativity and support the visual arts during BAM’s 72nd Art in the Park. Stop by from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m....
09/13/2026

Celebrate creativity and support the visual arts during BAM’s 72nd Art in the Park. Stop by from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today to see the variety of arts and crafts by participating artists from Idaho and across the country, and support BAM while you shop.

🔗 https://www.boiseartmuseum.org/art-in-the-park/


(Image description: An Art in the Park attendee, facing away from the viewer, interacts with a jewelry artist in his outdoor booth.)

Address

670 E Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID
83702

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+12083458330

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