Toledo Museum of Art Unveils 2025 Exhibition Highlights

The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) announces 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 glamour 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-June 29, Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-Building in the Eighteenth Century explores the artistry and diplomacy of eighteenth-century 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-July 27, celebrates one of history’s most accomplished Dutch still-life painters. This landmark exhibition features over 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 over 150 iconic works from Neil Lane’s personal collection from October 18-January 18, 2026. It includes jewelry worn by Hollywood legends and provides a glamorous journey through 100 years of jewelry design excellence.

About Toledo Museum of Art
Established in 1901, the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) is a beloved cultural institution in Toledo, Ohio, and a global leader in the museum field. Its renowned collection features over 25,000 works, ranging from antiquity to contemporary art, and includes one of the finest collections of glass in the world. Situated on a 40-acre campus, TMA integrates art into people’s lives through its world-class collection, engaging exhibitions, robust educational programs, and community outreach.