The Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum, founded in 1914, houses a distinguished and important American art collection spanning two centuries. Its impressive Greek Revival-style building, surrounded by an arboretum and flanked by Hermon Atkins MacNeil's The Sun Vow and Allan Houser's Earth Mother sculptures, contributes to the town of Montclair's historic local color.
The Museum has a national and international reputation for its fine collection of American art and Native American art and artifacts. The quality of the museum's collection and the breadth of history and culture it encompasses, are in many ways unique. Included are more than 15,000 objects, over 600 of which represent the development of an American voice in painting from the mid-18th century to the present. Among these are examples from John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Sully, Thomas Cole Jasper F. Cropsey, and Daniel Huntington. The collection also encompasses works on paper, sculptures, and costumes. The Museum's extensive Rand Collection of Native American art and artifacts (approximately 6,000 objects) represents the cultural development of various peoples in the Plains, Southwest, California Intermountain, Northwest, and Eastern woodlands regions, with particularly distinguished examples of baskets and jewelry.
The Museum offers 17 new shows a year, plus many special events, family festivals, film screenings, and other activities. It's a friendly, spirited place that conducts its business with a great deal of enthusiasm, adding to the enjoyment experienced by visitors.
According to art critic Edward Gomez, writing in Art and Antiques, "The Montclair Art Museum...serves as a model of the best that America's regional museums have to offer today...The Montclair has become a must-see for any visitor to the New York metropolitan region who has a serious interest in American art."
Admission:
Adults $8
Seniors and students $6
Hours:
11:00 to 5:00 Tuesday - Sunday
Closed Mondays
