Toledo Museum of Art Announces 2025 Exhibition Highlights

The Toledo Museum of Art is getting ready for a big year with a string of firsts that are reflected in the institution’s 2025 exhibition highlights, which were announced Jan. 24. The three exhibitions range from Indigenous art of the 17th and 18th centuries to the work of a notable Dutch still-life painter to the glitz of Hollywood. 

“[This year] 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,” Adam Levine, Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey Director, president and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art said in the Jan. 24 release. “As a whole, the program continues our commitment to showcasing artistic excellence across time, culture and medium.”

With the first of these exhibitions opening March 1, here’s what to look forward to.

Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-building in the Eighteenth Century | March 1–June 29
Coming to the museum March 1, this exhibit focuses on Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands communities in the 18th century. During this time, art was not just a form of creativity, but also a means of trade and political expression. Running through June 29, the exhibit features 24 handmade items, such as beaded works, moose-hair embroidery and pieces made from birch tree bark (like the one pictured here of a model canoe and three dolls). The Toledo Museum of Art acquired all of the pieces in 2023, and this is their first public appearance in the museum’s galleries. 

Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art | April 13–July 27
Art intersects with nature this spring in the form of works by Rachel Ruysch, a celebrated Dutch still-life painter whose 17th- and 18th-century works showcased the natural world. Explore more than 100 paintings, drawings and prints that celebrate the beauty of flora. Viewers of the exhibition, which runs April 13 through July 27, will see pieces on loan from museums abroad, as well as some of Ruysch’s works displayed side by side with paintings by her sister, Anna Ruysch.

Radiance and Reverie: Jewelry from the Collection of Neil Lane | Oct. 18, 2025–Jan. 18, 2026
Dive into the dazzling world of Hollywood fashion Oct. 18, 2025, through Jan. 18, 2026, with a collection of 150 pieces from jewelry designer Neil Lane’s personal collection. The collection spans a century of jewelry styles, from the alluring glamour of old Hollywood to pieces of today. Items on display have been worn by stars such as Mae West and Joan Crawford, and visitors will see unique designs from Tiffany, Cartier, Suzanne Belperron and others. To get a full taste of the Hollywood feel, the exhibition also incorporates film clips, clothing and videos from the red carpet.

For more information about these and other 2025 exhibitions, visit toledomuseum.org