Current Exhibitions

Common Thread: Photographs by Theresa Segal

July 27, 2024 - January 5, 2025

"Common Thread" is an anthology of photographs by Florida artist Theresa Segal. Included are photographs taken throughout Florida, as well as a selection of prints from a collaborative photography project exploring Baracoa, Cuba, that are part of the Appleton's permanent collection. (more…)

A Dickens Christmas: The Urban Family's Holiday Exhibition

November 2, 2024 - January 12, 2025

One of Ocala's most beloved holiday traditions is back, adorning the first floor of the museum in full holiday cheer. “A Dickens Christmas: The Urban Family’s Holiday Exhibition” is the private collection of Dr. Paul and Joyce Urban and their daughters Katie, Kristie, Kassie and Karlie, who have lived in Ocala since 1989. (more…)

Sponsored by the Urban Family.

Striking Poses: Portrait Photography from the Permanent Collection

September 14, 2024 - January 26, 2025

After photography’s inception in the early 1800s, the camera quickly became a desirable mechanism for portrait making, and humans an endlessly fascinating subject on which to focus the lens. (more…)

Transformational Gifts: Recent Acquisitions (2019–2024)

October 19, 2024 - February 2, 2025

Most of the Appleton’s encyclopedic collection is comprised of gifts, including 6,000 works added over the last five years alone. Acquisitional gifts come to us from a variety of sources, beginning with Arthur I. Appleton, and since then, from institutions, collectors and community members both near and far. With a collection now exceeding 24,000 world-class works, the Appleton serves as a bridge, connecting individuals to diverse cultures and histories from around the globe. The collection spans centuries and continents, featuring an expansive range of art and artifacts from ancient to contemporary. (more…)

WALL: Five Decades of Contemporary Art

July 27, 2024 - March 9, 2025

"Wall" is an inventive survey of artwork from the permanent collection featuring 30 works by 28 artists, created over a 53-year timespan (1964-2017) anchored in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. (more…)

Ancient Pathways: A Legacy of Trade

February 16, 2024 - December 31, 2025

The Silk Road wasn’t just one road but a vast network of land and sea trade routes that started around the 2nd century BCE. It connected the far reaches of China with the Mediterranean Sea, stretching over 4,000 miles through challenging terrains like harsh deserts, towering mountains and fertile plains. (more…)

Artistic Legacy: The Story of Arthur I. Appleton

July 5, 2021 - December 31, 2025

Ever wondered where the Appleton Museum of Art got its name, or how the museum found a home in Ocala? Stroll through the history of the Appleton Family and the museum to learn all about Marion County's cultural gem. (more…)