Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
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Coordinates: 35°22′01″N 96°57′13″W / 35.366848°N 96.953704°W
| Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art | |
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 Location within Oklahoma
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| Established | 1919; in current building since 1979 |
| Location | 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, Oklahoma  |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Website | www.mgmoa.org |
The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art (MGMoA) is an independent, non-profit art museum located on the campus of St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. The museum works under the belief that art enriches individual lives and enhances the entire community.[1]
The museum’s collection includes over 3,500 artworks,[2] and spans over 6,000 years of art, and represents cultures from around the world including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, pre-Columbian, African, Native American, European, and American art. The museum houses the official portrait of Pope Pius X and Oklahoma’s only Egyptian mummy.[3]
The museum includes a gift shop that sells educational toys, publications related to their exhibitions and arts and crafts from local artisans.
The MGMoA is an institutional member of the Oklahoma Association of Museums.[4]
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History
It was founded in 1919, and is one of the oldest museums in Oklahoma. The museum is named for Fr. Gregory Gerrer, a Benedictine monk, who was an art collector, from whose collection the museum grew. During his travels in the United States, Europe, Africa and South America, he acquired artifacts of artistic and cultural importance to exhibit in Oklahoma. In 1919, the collection was moved to Benedictine Hall. The current museum building opened in 1979.[1]
Mission: Believing that art is for everyone, the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art enriches individual lives and enhances the entire community by empowering diverse patrons to engage with works of art from many cultures and time periods.[1]
Collection
The collection contains art and artifacts from Ancient Egypt, Mesoamerica, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and China, Europe, and America. The paintings collection includes work from Guido Reni, Tintoretto, Guercino, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Jean-Léon Gérôme, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, William Merritt Chase, Albert Bierstadt.
References
- ^ a b c "Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art". http://www.mgmoa.org/education/.
- ^ Faubion, William (2007). Treasures of Oklahoma. Medford, Oregon: Morgan & Chase Publishing, Inc.. pp. 41. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/97819339899105|97819339899105]].
- ^ "Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art". St. Gregory's University. http://www.stgregorys.edu/html/page.php?pageid=124&mainmenu=3. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Museum Directory". Oklahoma Association of Museums. http://www.okmuseums.org/museum-directory/. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
External links
- Museum website
- Mabee-Gerrer Museum information, photos and video TravelOK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma
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