Vero Beach Museum of Art
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The Vero Beach Museum of Art is located at 3001 River Park Drive, Vero Beach
, Florida
. It houses regional, state and national art exhibits and includes a sculpture garden. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is the principal cultural arts facility of its kind on Florida’s Treasure Coast
. The accredited art museum includes art exhibitions, a sculpture garden
, studio art and humanities classes, exhibition tours, performances, a museum store, film studies, an art research library, workshops and seminars, children and youth events, and community cultural celebrations.
and the Florida Arts Council as a significant cultural establishment through grant awards and support. The Museum was awarded accreditation from the American Association of Museums
in April 1997. It became recognized for its professionalism, quality of programming, exhibitions, and community outreach. The Museum was reaccredited in April 2007.
In 2002, the Museum’s Board of Trustees voted to change the institution’s name from the Center for the Arts to the Vero Beach Museum of Art, which went into effect on July 1, 2002.
In February 2007, the Museum added the Alice and Jim Beckwith Sculpture Park, which is 1.12 acres (4,532.5 m²), to its exhibition spaces.
Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It houses regional, state and national art exhibits and includes a sculpture garden. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is the principal cultural arts facility of its kind on Florida’s Treasure Coast
Treasure Coast
The Treasure Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida, generally considered to include Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties. The area stretches from Hobe Sound in the south to north of Sebastian in the north and includes the cities of Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, and Vero Beach...
. The accredited art museum includes art exhibitions, a sculpture garden
Sculpture garden
A sculpture garden is an outdoor garden dedicated to the presentation of sculpture, usually several permanently sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings....
, studio art and humanities classes, exhibition tours, performances, a museum store, film studies, an art research library, workshops and seminars, children and youth events, and community cultural celebrations.
History
Since 1991, the Vero Beach Museum of Art has been recognized by the State of FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and the Florida Arts Council as a significant cultural establishment through grant awards and support. The Museum was awarded accreditation from the American Association of Museums
American Association of Museums
The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...
in April 1997. It became recognized for its professionalism, quality of programming, exhibitions, and community outreach. The Museum was reaccredited in April 2007.
In 2002, the Museum’s Board of Trustees voted to change the institution’s name from the Center for the Arts to the Vero Beach Museum of Art, which went into effect on July 1, 2002.
In February 2007, the Museum added the Alice and Jim Beckwith Sculpture Park, which is 1.12 acres (4,532.5 m²), to its exhibition spaces.
Websites
- Vero Beach Museum of Art (official website)
- "Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida". Museum Info webpage from MuseumUSA.org.