Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery
1 Museum Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117, USA
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The architecture of the Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery attracts tourists with its uniqueness and preservation of the style and spirit of the time: you seem to plunge headlong into the very times when these buildings were erected.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery was founded in 1930. Its exhibition is about four thousand different works that capture the times of American art, starting from the eighteenth century. The permanent collection of the museum also consists of engravings representing the art of Europe, porcelain and unique Chinese glass, samples of art of England and many other countries. The art gallery of the museum is visited annually by more than 60,000 tourists from all over the world.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are traveling artists who present their collections on the territory of other museums or educational institutions, because art education is one of the main tasks of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Museum staff and invited artists conduct master classes and teach art lessons to children and adults.
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts enjoys government support because it is one of the region’s leading cultural institutions. Year after year, attendance is growing, and the educational programs provided by the museum are becoming more and more. Every year, employees of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts organize interesting family events that can be attended by everyone.
Educational activities are held in the form of seminars and training master classes, lectures, excursions and other activities that include both theoretical and practical knowledge. 160 thousand visitors annually come not only from their native country, but also from near and far abroad to get to these courses.
The museum has its own library, which consists of more than 4,000 volumes, periodicals of different authors, videotapes and CDs, which are always available for those who want to get any necessary information.