Mobile Museum of Art
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The Mobile Museum of Art is an art museum located in Mobile
, Alabama
. It features extensive art collections from the Southern United States
, the Americas
, Europe
, and non-western art. The museum is host to exhibition programs which range from historical to contemporary, and features an array of diverse educational programs.
and in 2002 underwent a $15 million expansion, designed by The Architects Group of Mobile, to triple its size to 95000 square feet (8,826 m²).
The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums
program.
n Collection, the Altmayer American Gallery Collection, the Katharine C. Cochrane Gallery of American Fine Art
Collection, the Maisel European Gallery Collection, the Riddick Glass
Collection, and the Smith Craft
s Collection. The African and Asian Collection contains selections of works by African, Japanese
, Chinese
, Thai, and Turkish artists. The Altmayer American Gallery features sculpture from the exhibition "The American Way" and 19th century paintings. The Katharine C. Cochrane Gallery of American Fine Art contains American paintings, sculpture
and furniture
from the 19th century through contemporary art
. The Maisel European Gallery contains a broad overview of European paintings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts. The Riddick Glass
Collection features artworks of contemporary glass. The Smith Crafts Collection features a selection of works from the 19th and 20th centuries in ceramics, glass, silver and wood. From the museum’s early years many of its most notable acquisitions were made possible through proceeds from the Annual Outdoor Arts and Crafts Fair, cosponsored by the Art Patrons League and the Mobile Museum of Art. It was the Art Patrons League that through many years envisioned and supported the creation of a contemporary crafts collection. In more recent years it is primarily the gifts of generous collectors that have built upon this legacy and helped transform the collection. In 2001 while the new facility was under construction, Elise Haverty and Dr. J. Rhodes Haverty of Atlanta made their first gift of contemporary glass. International in its scope, their gift now consists of over 183 pieces.
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. It features extensive art collections from the Southern United States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
, the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and non-western art. The museum is host to exhibition programs which range from historical to contemporary, and features an array of diverse educational programs.
Facilities
The museum was founded in 1963 by the Mobile Art Association. The Mobile Museum of Art serves as the art museum of Mobile and the South Alabama area. The museum is located in the city owned Langan ParkLangan (Municipal) Park
Langan Park, also known as Municipal Park, is a municipal park in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama. The park opened in 1957 and was named for Joseph Langan, former state senator and city commissioner. It features lakes, natural spaces, tennis courts, children’s playgrounds and...
and in 2002 underwent a $15 million expansion, designed by The Architects Group of Mobile, to triple its size to 95000 square feet (8,826 m²).
The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums
North American Reciprocal Museums
The North American Reciprocal Museums program is a consortium of museums in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, El Salvador and Mexico which offers benefits to museum membership holders in more than 530 institutions...
program.
Collections
The museum hosts permanent and traveling collections. The permanent collections consist of the African and AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n Collection, the Altmayer American Gallery Collection, the Katharine C. Cochrane Gallery of American Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
Collection, the Maisel European Gallery Collection, the Riddick Glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
Collection, and the Smith Craft
Craft
A craft is a branch of a profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.-Development from the past until...
s Collection. The African and Asian Collection contains selections of works by African, Japanese
Japanese art
Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper and more recently manga, cartoon, along with a myriad of other types of works of art...
, Chinese
Chinese art
Chinese art is visual art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures. This early period was followed by a series of art...
, Thai, and Turkish artists. The Altmayer American Gallery features sculpture from the exhibition "The American Way" and 19th century paintings. The Katharine C. Cochrane Gallery of American Fine Art contains American paintings, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
from the 19th century through contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
. The Maisel European Gallery contains a broad overview of European paintings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts. The Riddick Glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
Collection features artworks of contemporary glass. The Smith Crafts Collection features a selection of works from the 19th and 20th centuries in ceramics, glass, silver and wood. From the museum’s early years many of its most notable acquisitions were made possible through proceeds from the Annual Outdoor Arts and Crafts Fair, cosponsored by the Art Patrons League and the Mobile Museum of Art. It was the Art Patrons League that through many years envisioned and supported the creation of a contemporary crafts collection. In more recent years it is primarily the gifts of generous collectors that have built upon this legacy and helped transform the collection. In 2001 while the new facility was under construction, Elise Haverty and Dr. J. Rhodes Haverty of Atlanta made their first gift of contemporary glass. International in its scope, their gift now consists of over 183 pieces.
External links
- Mobile Museum of Art – official website