Long Beach Museum of Art
| Long Beach Museum of Art | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1950 |
| Type | Art museum |
| Location | 2300 East Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90803 |
| Website | [www.lbma.org] |
The Long Beach Museum of Art is a museum located on Ocean Boulevard in the Bluff Park neighborhood of Long Beach, California, United States.
The museum's permanent collection includes approximately 3,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts objects. Particular strengths include American decorative arts objects, early 20th century European art, California Modernism, and contemporary art of California.
The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program and is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
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[edit] History
The museum occupies the historic 1912 Elizabeth Milbank Anderson house and carriage house (both attributed to architect Charles Alonzo Rich[1]) and a later two-story pavilion, and includes oceanfront gardens. The original structure was built in 1912 as a summer home for Elizabeth Milbank Anderson. In 1926, the house became Long Beach’s first social, athletic, and beach club, the Club California Casa Real. From 1929 to 1944 the house was privately owned again, and during World War II it became the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer’s Club. It was purchased by the City of Long Beach in 1950 for a Municipal Art Center, and was designated in 1957 as the Long Beach Museum of Art. Today, the Museum is still owned by the City of Long Beach but its day-to-day operations are handled by a private foundation, the Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation. In the late 1990s, the Foundation undertook a capital campaign for the restoration of the historic facilities, relocation of the carriage house and construction of the new two-story exhibition pavilion. The project was completed in September, 2000.
[edit] Visiting
The museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 11am-5pm, and until 8pm on Thursdays. Admission is free to the museum on Fridays.
The museum also has an oceanview café with outdoor tables, Claire's at the Museum, that is open for lunch and also has a popular weekend brunch. The restaurant is named in honor of Claire Falkenstein, an American sculptor who created the restaurant's centerpiece, Structure and Flow, a fountain with twisting latticework, which was donated to the museum in 1972.[2]
[edit] Education and Programs
The museum hosts free family artmaking workshops on the third Sunday of each month from 1pm-3pm, and hosts exhibitions of artwork made by children and students of the community in its Toyota Children's Gallery.
Since 1999, the museum has provided education through its KidsVisions Program to all fifth grade students in the Long Beach Unified School District. The program content follows the guidelines of the National, State, and Long Beach School District Standards for Visual and Performing Arts.
The museum offers Toyota Tours free of charge to all school groups (public or private). Tours are available on Fridays beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The museum schedules educator-led tours for the general public for groups of 10-15.
[edit] Past Exhibitions
- Exchange and Evolution: Worldwide Video Long Beach 1974-1999 (October 7, 2011 - February 12, 2012) highlighted key moments from the video program at the museum between 1974 and 1999 as part of The Getty Foundation's "Pacific Standard Time" initiative.
- Ray Turner: Population (June 16, 2011 - September 11, 2011) showcased the work of Pasadena-based artist Ray Turner with over 200 portraits of individuals from throughout the Southern California region.
- The Wilma and Roland Duquette Collection: World Collector's Enthusiasm (June 2, 2011 - September 11, 2011) included modern and contemporary American art, a selection of Latin American artworks, and small scale late 19th and early 20th century European prints and drawings by such artists as Henry Moore and Georges Rouault.
- The Jason Wong Estate: One Collector, Many Media (June 2, 2011 - September 11, 2011) included painting, sculpture, and works on paper, with glimpses of the fertile Southern California art scene in the 1960s and 70s.
- Port Reflections: 100 Years of Inspiration (July 7, 2011 - September 11, 2011) celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Port of Long Beach with a selection of works of art from the Port's permanent collection in the museum's Lane Ocean View Gallery, overlooking the harbor as a frame for a living portrait of the Port of Long Beach and the ebb and flow of visiting vessels.
- Art Auction XIV: Where Imagination Takes Flight (April 21, 2011 - May 21, 2011) showcased more than 150 works from over 100 Southern California artists. The roster included internationally-known artists such as ceramicist Tony Marsh as well as local Long Beach artists with contributions from Carl Aldana, Lori LaMont, and John Culqui.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Buildings and Projects of Lamb & Rich, Architects,and Related Firms, 1876-1935
- ^ "Claire's at the Museum". Long Beach Museum of Art. 2009. http://www.lbma.org/clairesStory.html. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Long Beach Museum of Art Official Website
Coordinates: 33°45′49″N 118°09′53″W / 33.7635°N 118.1648°W
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