Top right: Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664–1750), Flowers in a Glass Vase. Oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, Joseph M. de Grimme Memorial Fund, et al. Above left: Ancestral Great Lakes Artists, Birchbark Model Canoe and Three Dolls with Assorted Equipment. Birchbark, pigment, hide, wool, cotton, silk, wax, human hair, metal, glass beads, and shell, mid-eighteenth century. Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gifts of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange. Above right: Tiffany & Co. (American, established 1837), large bow corsage or hair ornament. Platinum, gold, and diamond, 1905. Collection of Neil Lane
The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) presents its 2025 exhibition highlights, which span diverse themes and cultures, celebrating the enduring beauty, history and innovation of art. From Indigenous diplomacy to scientific discovery to the glamor of Hollywood’s golden age, TMA exhibitions underscore the museum’s mission of integrating art into the lives of people while broadening the narratives of art history.
“2025 will be a year of firsts at the Toledo Museum of Art–an overdue first exhibition for Rachel Ruysch and the unveiling of two collections to the public for the first time,” said Adam Levine, Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey director, president and CEO of TMA. “As a whole, the program continues our commitment to showcasing artistic excellence across time, culture, and medium.”
On view March 1 through June 29, Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-Building in the Eighteenth Century explores the artistry and diplomacy of Indigenous Eastern Woodlands communities through quillwork, beadwork and embroidery, highlighting their role in cross-cultural exchange and political alliances. This exhibition marks the first time these works, acquired by TMA in 2023, will be shown together by a public institution.
Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art, on view April 13 through July 27, celebrates one of history’s most accomplished Dutch still-life painters. This exhibition features more than 100 paintings, drawings, books and specimens, including many international loans, that reveal Ruysch’s mastery and her connections to botany and natural history during the Scientific Revolution.
The dazzling Radiance and Reverie: Jewelry from the Collection of Neil Lane displays more than 150 iconic works from Neil Lane’s personal collection from October 18 through January 18, 2026. It includes jewelry worn by Hollywood legends and provides a glamorous journey through 100 years of jewelry design excellence.
Admission and parking are free. Open hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is closed Monday, Tuesday and select holidays. TMA is at 2445 Monroe Street, just one block off I-75. For more information, call 419-2558000 or visit toledomuseum .org.
