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Appleton Museum of Art
	Location within Florida
Established	1987
Location	4333 East Silver Springs Boulevard; Ocala, Florida
Type	Art museum
Director	Dr. John Z. Löfgren
Curator	Ruth Grim
Website	Appleton Museum of Art

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The Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 East Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida. It contains European, American and Contemporary sculptures and paintings, plus African, Asian, Islamic and pre-Columbian artifacts and antiquities.^[2]^[3] The museum was founded by Arthur I. Appleton, a Chicago electrical supply magnate turned Ocala thoroughbred horse breeder.

References

^ MuseumsUSA. "Appleton Museum of Art of Central Florida Community College", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2008.
^ Appleton Museum of Art "Collections", Appleton Museum of Art website, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2008.
^ Appleton Museum of Art (1987). The Appleton collection. Ocala, Fla.: The Museum. ISBN 0-8552-0434570-3. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid prefix (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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[MuseumsUSA-1] MuseumsUSA. "Appleton Museum of Art of Central Florida Community College", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2008.

[About_the_Museum-2] Appleton Museum of Art "Collections", Appleton Museum of Art website, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2008.

[3] Appleton Museum of Art (1987). The Appleton collection. Ocala, Fla.: The Museum. ISBN 0-8552-0434570-3. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid prefix (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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+The '''Appleton Museum of Art''' is located at 4333 [[Florida State Road 40|East Silver Springs Boulevard]], [[Ocala, Florida]]. It contains European, American and Contemporary sculptures and paintings, plus African, Asian, Islamic and pre-Columbian artifacts and antiquities.<ref name="About the Museum">Appleton Museum of Art [http://appletonmuseum.org/collections.shtml "Collections"], ''Appleton Museum of Art website'', 2008. Accessed July 27, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Appleton Museum of Art | first = | coauthors= Myra Engelhardt | title =  The Appleton collection | publisher = Ocala, Fla.: The Museum | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-8552-0434570-3 }}</ref> The museum was founded by Arthur I. Appleton, a Chicago electrical supply magnate turned Ocala thoroughbred horse breeder.
-=== History of the Appleton ===
-The '''Appleton Museum of Art''', founded in 1982, was a gift from [[Arthur I. Appleton]], a Chicago electrical supply magnate turned Ocala thoroughbred horse breeder, to the [[Ocala]] community.  The City of Ocala donated the 44 acre site for the home of the museum, construction began in 1984 and the museum opened to the public in 1987.<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=Appleton Museum of Art|url=www.appletonmuseum.org/about/history/}}</ref> Originally built to display and preserve Mr. Appleton's extensive art collection, the Appleton Museum today is one of the South's premier art museums and the leading cultural institution in [[Marion County]].
-Since opening day, the museum's mission has been to consistently exhibit works of fine art and artifacts for the public and provide educational programming for visitors.  Since 2004, governance of the museum has been through the [[College of Central Florida]] and the CF Foundation.
-=== Masterpiece in Marble: About the Building ===
-The Appleton Museum of Art is the focal point of the Appleton Cultural Center, a complex east of downtown Ocala on Silver Springs Boulevard/State Road 40 which also includes the [http://www.ocalacivictheatre.com/ Ocala Civic Theatre] and the [http://www.pioneergardenclub.org/ Pioneer Garden Club of Ocala, Inc.].<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=Appleton Museum of Art|url=www.appletonmuseum.org/about/history/}}</ref>
-Tampa architect Dwight Holmes designed the '''Appleton Museum of Art''' based on a sketch made on a cocktail napkin by Appleton.  The design one the 1987 American Institute of Architects Florida Award for Excellence.<ref name=Awards>{{cite web|title=Holmes Architects|url=http://holmes-architects.com/Awards/Awards.html}}</ref>
-The museum is a contemporary two-story [[travertine]] marble structure commanding a small rise fronted by a reflecting pool and fountain, and surrounding by 11.3 wooded and landscaped acres.  The building features five permanent galleries, a 250-seat auditorium and café arranged in a quadrangle surrounding a landscaped open air courtyard.
-The 20,000-square-foot Edith-Marie Appleton Wing opened in 1996 and houses 4,000 square feet of exhibition space, three classrooms, an interactive video classroom, an art library containing more than 2,000 art reference books and videos, an art workshop, offices and storage space.<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=Appleton Museum of Art|url=www.appletonmuseum.org/about/history/}}</ref> A 2,662-square-foot collections storage facility was added in 2009, expanding the museum's current overall size to a total of 81,610 square feet.<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=Appleton Museum of Art|url=www.appletonmuseum.org/about/history/}}</ref>
-=== The Collection ===
-The Appleton's permanent collections of approximately 16,000 objects include [[European art|European]], [[American art|American]], [[Asian art|Asian]], [[African art|African]], [[Contemporary art|Contemporary]] and [[pre-Columbian]] art and artifacts, and a series of temporary traveling exhibitions are presented throughout the year.<ref>{{cite book|last=Englehardt|first=Myra|title=The Appleton Collection|year=1987|location=Ocala, FL|isbn=0-8552-0434570-3}}</ref>  The museum is also building a collection of works of Florida artists which relates directly to the history and cultural heritage of our Central Florida community.
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 [[Category:Museums in Marion County, Florida]]
 [[Category:Pre-Columbian art museums in the United States]]
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