North American Reciprocal Program
January 2001 - December 2003
Rules: Qualifying members become participants in the North American Reciprocal Membership Program at all museums listed. Upon presentation of a membership card from one of the listed museums, validated with a North American Reciprocal Membership sticker (to be issued by your own museum), you will be entitled to the following privileges while visiting any of the other museums:

• Free admission at all times during museum hours
• The same discount on purchase made on the premises in the art and book shops, as those offered members of that museum.
• The same discount on purchases made on the premises of concert and lecture tickets, as those offered members of that museum.

Reciprocal privileges do not include receiving mailings from any of the participating museums except for the museum with which the member is affiliated.

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ALABAMA
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Eighth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2278
(205) 254-2565
http://www.artsbma.org/index.htm

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm; first Thursday of the month until 9pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm. Closed Monday. The Museum Store is open all Museum hours. The Terrace Cafe is open Tuesday - Saturday 11am-2pm; first Sunday of the month 11am-2pm; first Thursday of the month 5pm-8pm. The Hanson Library is open Tuesday through Friday 10am-4pm.

The Birmingham Museum of Art is the largest municipal Museum in the Southeast. It has a nationally recognized permanent collection of over 18,000 works of art dating from ancient to modern times with an emphasis on European, American, African, Asian cultures. Included are renowned collections of Renaissance art, Wedgwood ceramics, 18th century French paintings and decorative arts, and the largest collection of Asian art in the Southeast. The Charles W. Ireland Sculpture Garden is the largest and most unique space for the display of outdoor art in the Southeast and is considered a work of art in and of itself. A wide range of special exhibitions, lectures, films and musical programs are offered throughout the year.

ARKANSAS
Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 277-4405
www.desmoinesartcenter.org

Hours: Open daily 11am-4pm; Thursdays and first Fridays of each month 11am-9pm; Sundays 12-4pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Library open Tuesday through Friday 1pm-5pm, appointment preferred. Art Center Restaurant open Tuesday through Saturday 11am-2pm; First Fridays 5pm-8pm. Museum Shop open during public hours.

The Art Center’s buildings are designed by three of this century’s most renowned architects: Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei and Richard Meier. The permanent collection focuses on twentieth century art, particularly contemporary, and includes numerous internationally known works of art. There is also a varied changing exhibition program, and wide-ranging lectures, workshops and classes.

BERMUDA
The Bermuda National Gallery
City Hall & Arts Centre
Church Street
Hamilton HM11
Bermuda
(441) 295-9428

Hours: Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. Closed Sunday. Tours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 1pm.

The Bermuda National Gallery opened in 1992 with a core collection of historic European paintings, now known as The Watlington Collection, willed to Bermuda by Hereward Watlington. The Gallery has since developed into the leading arts museum on the island, as well as an educational resource. Three temporary exhibitions are organized each year with works of art borrowed both locally and from abroad.  The Gallery also hosts a Wednesday lunchtime lecture series and special events relating to each exhibition.

CALIFORNIA
Asian Art Museum
Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture
Golden Gate Park (open until 10/7/2001)
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 379-8801 (recorded information)
(415) 379-8880 (membership)
(415) 379-8892 (fax)

The New Asian Art Museum
Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture
Civic Center (opening fall 2002)
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-4734
www.asianart.org
Email: Members@asianart.org

Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9:30am- 5:00pm. Closed Monday and major holidays (museum
hours are subject to change).

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. Opened in 1966 as a result of a gift to the City of San Francisco by industrialist Avery Brundage, the museum now has a collection of more than 12,000 art objects representing countries and cultures throughout Asia. The New York Times called the Asian the "uncontested art jewel in San Francisco." In fall 2002, the museum moved to a new home in San Francisco's Civic Center. 


Napa Valley Museum
P.O. Box 3567
55 Presidents Circle
Yountville, California 94599
(707) 944-0500
(707) 945-0500 Fax
www.napavalleymuseum.org

Hours: Open Wednesday through Monday, 10 am - 5 pm. Closed Tuesdays.

Interpreting the arts, culture, history and natural sciences of the world-famous Napa Valley, this museum features temporary and permanent exhibits, including the interactive exhibit California Wine: The Science of an Art and Napa Valley: The Land and People. Among the NVM collections are over sixty 19th century watercolors of native California wild flowers and the extensive Henry Evans portfolio of botanical prints. Located on the verdant grounds of the historic Veterans Home of California, the Napa Valley Museum is an architectural jewel designed by Fernau and Hartman. Weekend Community Education Programs included in Museum admission. Docent tours and group rates available upon request.

Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
34th Avenue and Clement Street, Lincoln Park
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 750-3600
www.thinker.org

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am -5:00pm. Closed Monday.

A visit to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor is an awesome experience. Set high on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Golden Gate, visitors from around the world will not want to miss this icon of the City by the Bay. The Legion presents a periodic schedule of premiere
traveling exhibits, complemented by its magnificent permanent collection representing the traditions of classical and European culture, from ancient Egypt and Greece to twentieth-century Europe. The Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts frequently changes its exhibits of works on paper, offering something different for each trip. Weekend concerts on the historic Skinner symphonic organ, a tasty light lunch menu at the Legion of Honor Café, and museum store shopping at its best ensure memories not soon forgotten.


M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
75 Tea Garden Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118

Hours: Closed on December 31, 2000. Reopening 2005.

Set in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum has been a part of San Francisco's cultural history for more than 100 years. The museum features one of the finest collections of American art in the United States as well as a significant collection of textiles. North American native and colonial artworks are exhibited along with rich collections from Latin America, Oceania and Africa. The de Young closed on December 31, 2000 to begin construction of a new landmark building in the Park. Scheduled to reopen in 2005, the new de Young is being designed by the internationally renowned architectural firm of Herzog & de Meuron.

Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 238-2200
www.museumca.org/

Hours: Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Major Holidays. Open Wed.-Sat: 10am –5pm, Sun: Noon-5pm, First Friday of the Month: 10am-9pm. Gift Shop is open all museum hours.

The Oakland Museum of California is dedicated to the art, history, ecology, and people of California. Visitors will find permanent and changing exhibitions on three levels, in addition to an active program of special exhibitions, gallery tours, lectures, symposia, classes, workshops, cultural festivals, and performing arts. The museum’s extraordinary architecture and gardens invite visitors to wander the four-block site and enjoy the views and outdoor art

San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 271-6840
(408) 294-2787
http://www.sjmusart.org/

Hours: Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-8pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Founded in 1969, the San Jose Museum of Art is located in downtown San Jose, capital of Silicon Valley, which is recognized internationally as the nexus of the high technology industry. SJMA is comprised of two wings: the Historic Wing, which was designed in 1892 by Willoughby Edbrooke, and the New Wing, which opened in 1991.

The Museum is dedicated to fostering an awareness, appreciation, and understanding of twentieth and twenty-first century art in the diverse audiences of the Bay Area. The permanent collection includes nearly 1,200 artworks, with an emphasis on post – 1980 Bay Area Artists.

The San Jose Museum of Art features rotating exhibits of regional, national, and international contemporary art. Docent tours available Tuesday through Sunday at 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Additional docent tours on Thursdays at 6:30pm. Signed tours are given at 12:30pm on the second Saturday of every month.

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www.skirball.org

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday Noon to 5pm; Sunday 11am to 5pm; closed Mondays.

Through a variety of public programs such as films, lectures, readings and concerts, as well as world-class museum exhibitions, the Skirball Cultural Center embraces visitors of every culture and origin, encouraging them to explore the relationship of their own heritage to American democratic values and theAmerican Jewish experience. We aspire to enrich the mind, touch the heart and widen the horizon.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-3138
(415) 978-2787 Tickets & Information
www.yerbabuenaarts.org

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 11am-6pm; Thursday & Friday until 8pm.

From fine art to popular culture, from the traditional to the cutting edge, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents innovative and cross-cultural performing, visual, and media arts by local, national, and international artists, reflecting the San Francisco Bay Area's diverse cultural populations to wide audiences in attractive world-class venues. The Center is comprised of two landmark buildings on the eastern edge of Yerba Buena Gardens in the heart of downtown San Francisco, bordering Third Street between Mission and Howard Streets.


CONNECTICUT
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 438-4519
(203) 438-0198 Fax
www.aldrichart.org

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday noon - 5pm;, Friday noon - 8pm; closed Monday.

Founded in 1964, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art is one of a handful of non-collecting museums in the United States devoted exclusively to contemporary art. It has gained a reputation for supporting new artists as well as presenting emergent movements in contemporary art.

The Museum annually presents three major exhibitions and six to nine smaller exhibitions, enhanced by a variety of ground breaking educational programs for adults and children. There are docent tours available every Sunday at 2:00pm or by appointment. A rich cultural program compliments the exhibition schedule with lectures and discussions, film presentations, the Stage A music series, workshops for children and poetry readings.

The Museum is housed in an historic 18th century building located on Ridgefield's tree lined Main Street. The two-acre sculpture garden is open 365 days a year, free of charge, and functions as a public park for the town.


FLORIDA
Brevard Museum of Art and Science
1463 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32935
(321) 242-0737
(321) 242-0798 Fax
www.artandscience.org

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and Major Holidays. Museum Store is opened all museum hours

The Mission of the Brevard Museum of Art and Science is to make available to the community a comprehensive multi-disciplinary cultural facility dedicated to the advancement of science and art education through collections, collection care, exhibitions, interpretive and educational programs, lectures, demonstrations, films, tours and other programs as appropriate.

Brevard Museum of Art & Science has an active schedule of diverse temporary exhibitions, jazz concerts, artist workshops, lectures and performance-in-the-round. The Ruth Cote Clemente Science Center features hands-on exhibits for children. The Renee Foosaner Education Center
offers a wide range of studio classes for adults and children.


Center for the Arts
3001 Riverside Park Drive
Vero Beach, FL 32963-1807
(561) 231-0707
Email: info@verocfta.org
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sunday 1pm - 4:30 p.m., Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.

The Center for the Arts is the largest cultural arts facility of its kind on Florida's Treasure Coast. This recently renovated and expanded 55,412 sq. ft. arts facility features five art galleries, sculpture garden, a 250-seat state-of-the-art auditorium, museum store, an education wing that includes seven studio classrooms, an art library, seminar rooms, and a 3,800 sq. ft. outdoor studio and foundry. The museum is situated in Indian River County's 54-acre Riverside Park on the east bank of the Indian River lagoon. The accredited art museum and educational institution provides the opportunity for the cultural enrichment of the public through exhibitions, lectures, seminars, offerings in the musical, cinematic, and dramatic arts, and the collection, preservation, and presentation of important art with emphasis on American art and Florida artists. The public is encouraged to participate at the Center through an array of educational offerings ranging from casual encounters to intensive studies in the arts. Its curricula of over 150 accredited classes are offered each year to 1,500 students in conjunction with Indian River Community College.

Directions: From I-95 (Exit 68) and U.S. #1, take State Road 60 east to beachside, cross Merrill Barber bridge, turn right at first traffic light into Riverside Park.

The Center for the Arts programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council. The Center is a member of the Cultural Council of Indian River County. The Center for the Arts is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 356-6857
www.cummer.org

Hours: Open Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday 12pm – 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Art Library open for research during select hours.
Museum store featuring special gifts and gardening novelties open during museum hours.

The outstanding permanent collection surveys painting, sculpture, and decorative arts. Holdings include antiquities, Medieval, Renaissance, 19th century European and American art, plus an extensive collection of early Meissen porcelain. Art Connections, the interactive art education center, has achieved national recognition and is enjoyed by both children and adults. The formal gardens, inspired by both English and Italian design, showcase both native and exotic plantings. Fountains and statuary impart the charm of antiquity to these New World Gardens. The magnificent Cummer Oak spans more than 200 feet. Museum programming includes lectures, films, studio classes, guided tours, special events, and traveling exhibitions.


The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33124-6310
(305) 284-3535
www.lowemuseum.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am-5 pm: Thursday 12pm-7 pm; Sunday 12pm-5
pm. Closed Monday. The Museum Store is open during museum hours.

The Lowe Art Museum is south Florida's oldest museum. In addition to temporary exhibitions, the Lowe has twelve galleries devoted to its premier collection, with a collection over 11,000 art objects. This permanent collection, the only comprehensive art collection in Dade County, includes fine examples of Greco-Roman antiquities, European and American art from the 17th through late 20th century, as well as, Asian, African, and pre-Columbian art. The Lowe also features collections of Renaissance and Baroque Art, of Southwest Indian Art and Guatemalan Textiles.

Orlando Museum of Art
2416 North Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803-1483
(407-) 896-4231
(407) 896-9920 Fax
www.omart.org

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm. Sunday noon-5pm. Closed Mondays. First Thursday of each month 10am-9pm.

The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) has dedicated itself to collecting, preserving, and interpreting notable works of art; to presenting exhibitions of local, regional, national, and international significance; to developing first-rate educational programs; and to developing creative and inclusive programs that reach every segment of a diverse community. OMA’s permanent collections consist of 19th and 20th century American art, art of the Ancient Americas, and African art. Annually, OMA presents an outstanding and diverse schedule of temporary exhibitions, which are curated by OMA and/or obtained from national and international museums and private collections.

The Miami Art Museum (MAM)
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
Tel (305) 375.3000
Fax (305) 375.1725
www.miamiartmuseum.org

Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm; Saturday 12pm-5pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm; Third Thursdays until 9pm; Monday closed.

The Miami Art Museum of Dade County is committed to collect, exhibit, and interpret international art with a focus on the art of the Western Hemisphere from 1940s to the present. To complement this mission and to provide a broader historical context, MAM presents works of art outside this time frame when appropriate.

Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale (MOA)
One East Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 525-5500
www.MUSEUMofART.org

Hours: Closed Mondays and major Holidays. Open Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm; Sunday Noon-5pm. Gift Shop is open all museum hours.

One of South Florida's premier focal points for culture, the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale features a permanent rotating collection of twentieth-century European and American art highlighted by works by Picasso, Dali, Warhol, Mapplethorpe and Stella. MOA is also home to the most comprehensive collection of work by American Impressionist William Glackens; the United States' largest collection of post-World War II Northern European expressionist CoBrA art; important African, South Pacific, Pre-Columbian, and Native American art; and a burgeoning collection of contemporary Cuban art.

The Museum of Arts and Sciences
1040 Museum Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(904) 255-0285
www.moas.org

Hours: Open 9am-4pm Tuesday through Friday and Noon-5pm Saturday and Sunday. Museum store is open all museum hours.

The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-for-profit educational institution, chartered by the State of Florida in 1962 and accredited by the American Association of Museums. Museum collections and research include Cuban and Florida art, American fine and decorative arts, European fine and decorative arts, pre-Columbian and African artifacts. Permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures, classes and museum trips highlight educational programs. The Museum houses changing art and sciences exhibitions galleries, decorative arts and furniture, a prehistory of Florida Wing, Cuban Fine and Folk Art Museum, a planetarium, library, the Frischer Sculpture Garden, maintains nature trails in a 90-acre preserve in adjacent Tuscawilla Park and operates a Historic House Museum on a 150-acre preserve.

GEORGIA
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 733-4400

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm; Closed Mondays and holidays. Hours subject to change during special exhibitions.

The High Museum of Art’s permanent collection features American and European paintings and sculptures, Sub-Saharan African Art, photography and decorative arts. In an innovative departure from traditional arrangements, these works are arranged thematically rather than chronologically. The High has exciting traveling exhibitions year-round as well as lectures, films, docent tours, and special events. The Museum Shop features gifts including books, cards, posters, jewelry, home accessories, and more.

High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries
30 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 577-6940

Hours: Open Tuesday though Saturday 10am-5pm; Closed Sunday; Open till 8pm on the first Thursday of every month. Admission is free.

The High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries is a showcase for the High’s permanent collection of southern Folk Art and photography from European and American masters. The galleries also host traveling exhibitions, as well as lectures, tours, and special events.

HAWAII
The Contemporary Museum
2411 Makiki Heights Drive
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 526-0232

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 12pm-4pm. Closed Mondays and Major Holidays.

The Contemporary Museum is known for the beauty of its 3.5-acre site located in scenic Makiki Heights, which includes sculpture gardens, reflecting pool and a panoramic view of Diamond Head and the Pacific Ocean. Five galleries present changing exhibitions of works in all media by artists of local, national and international reputation. A highlight of the permanent collection is David Hockney's 3-dimensional environmental installation. Docent-led gallery tours, indoor/outdoor cafe dining and unique specialty shop are available. The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street, showcases Hawaii's artists.

Volcano Art Center
P.O. Box 104
Hawaii National Park
Hawaii, 96718
(808) 967-8222 - office
(808) 967-7565 - gallery
www.volcanoartcenter.org
E-mail: vacmln@gte.net

Hours: Gallery open 9am-5pm every day of the year except Christmas Day.

The Volcano Art Center sprang from the concept that there are certain places on earth where life force, spiritual presence and physical reality come together to create a powerful attraction for artists. The Kilauea Volcano region is clearly one of these places. Founded in 1974, the Volcano Art Center is dedicated to working closely with Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to further the understanding between art, man and earth by interpreting the environment through the eyes of artists. The gallery is located in the historic 1877 Volcano House. This building, totally crafted by hand using the adz, broadax and chisels, was the first Western style building at Kilauea. Its handcrafted nature echoes the artwork within. A nearby hula platform that overlooks Halema'uma'u crater, is the site of hula kahiko performances that link art, man and earth together in ways that are both ancient and timeless. The Art Center's new 7-acre campus, right outside the Park entrance, contains superb educational facilities in an inspiring natural setting.

ILLINOIS
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
500 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 333.1861

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please call for summer hours.

Krannert Art Museum has a collection of over eight thousand works of art representing the cultures of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In addition to its permanent collection, the Museum offers outstanding temporary exhibitions including annual presentations of current work by faculty and graduate students in the School of Art and Design.

Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
1125 W. Lake Ave.
Illinois
(309) 686-7000
edustaff@lakeview-museum.org

Hours: 11am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 11am-8pm Wednesday; 10am –5pm Saturday; Noon-5pm Sunday. Free Admission to Gallery and Regular Planetarium Shows.

Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences is the largest art and science museum in down state Illinois. Lakeview Museum has more than 3,500 members in several gift categories. Our changing gallery exhibitions include national and international traveling exhibits as well as self-curated exhibits. In addition to our traveling exhibits Lakeview also offers a gallery dedicated to regional and state Folk Art. This year Lakeview Museum has been named as a Smithsonian Affiliate Museum.

IOWA

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
410 Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(319) 366-7503
www.crma.org
E-mail: crma@earthlink.net

Hours: Open Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-4pm; Thursday 10am-7pm; Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 12-5pm. Closed Monday.

The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art building opened December 9, 1989, as the new home of the nearly 100-year-old Cedar Rapids Art Association. Architect Charles W. Moore and Centerbrook Architects designed the 63,000 square foot facility, which encompasses a restored 1905 Beaux Arts building formerly housing the Carnegie Library and a newly constructed gallery addition. A Winter Garden of lush plantings and spectacular color links the two parts of the museum. Grant Wood, Marvin Cone, Mauricio Lasansky, and Malvina Hoffman provide the community with an unparalleled artistic heritage. See paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture from the museum’s distinguished collection. In addition, temporary exhibitions change on a monthly basis.

Davenport Museum of Art
1737 West 12th Street
Davenport, Iowa 52804
(319) 326-7804
www.art-dma.org

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm; Thursday 10am-8pm; Sunday 1:00pm-4:30pm. Both the Children's Center and the Museum Store are open during regular Museum hours.

Location: On Museum Hill at 12th and Division Streets, adjacent to the Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science and the picnic grounds/recreation areas of Fejervary Park.

Nestled on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, the Davenport Museum of Art is one of the largest art institutions in the state of Iowa. The Davenport Museum of Art presents approximately twelve changing exhibitions annually in its three galleries. The Museum Store is located off the Main Gallery and carries a large selection of books and gifts from around the world, as well as art and crafts by local artists and catalogs that accompany current exhibitions

Sioux City Art Center
225 Nebraska Street
Sioux City, IA 51101-1712
(712) 279-6272
www.sc-artcenter.com

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm, Thursday noon-9pm (summer 10am-9pm), Sunday 1pm-5pm. Closed Monday and major holidays. Children’s Hands On! Gallery and Atrium Gift Gallery hours same as Art Center hours. Admission is free.

A striking addition to the city’s skyline, the Sioux City Art Center, designed by the prominent Chicago firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, welcomes residents and visitors to this tri-state area. The distinctive 45,500 square foot facility includes 8,800 square feet of exhibition space and features a light-filled 50’ diameter atrium reaching three stories. The building’s grand opening, in 1997, signaled a new departure for the Art Center, which was established in 1938 under the Works Progress Administration. Each year the Art Center presents up to 20 changing exhibitions in a variety of media. Permanent Collection highlights include works by Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Salvador Dali, David Hockney and James McNeill Whistler, plus many upper Midwest artists.

Every Labor Day weekend, ARTSPLASH, a project of the Art Center, transforms the riverfront into a festival of visual and performing arts. It showcases more than 90 juried artisans, nationally acclaimed stage and strolling entertainers, festival foods, and more than 30 hands-on art projects. It has become a community favorite, with an attendance of more than 95,000.

KANSAS
Wichita Art Museum
619 Stackman Drive
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 268-4921
www.wichitaartmuseum.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Specializing in American art the Wichita Art Museum offers the opportunity to explore the richness and diversity of American culture from artists such as Edward Hopper, Mary Cassatt and Charles Russell at Kansas' largest art museum. WAM will be undergoing a $10 million construction project through 2002. The expansion will include a beautiful visitor-friendly entrance, handsome restaurant with scenic river view, a stunning 6,000 square-foot Great Hall and expanded parking. Existing galleries and the Museum Store will remain open throughout construction.

KENTUCKY
Speed Art Museum
2035 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
(502) 634-2700
www.speedmuseum.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:30am-4pm; open until 8pm on Thursday; Saturday 10:30am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm. Closed Mondays, major holidays, and the first weekends in March and May. Museum store, Café and Art Learning Center.

The permanent collection features Western art from antiquity to the present. French, Dutch, and American paintings; sculptures; and African and Native American art are areas of special interest. An extensive schedule of tours, lectures, concerts, films, Family Festivals, and special exhibitions is offered.

MASSACHUSETTS
The Institute of Contemporary Art
955 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-3194
(617) 266-5152
www.icaboston.org

Hours: Wednesday and Friday: 12pm-5 pm; Thursday: 12pm-9pm; Saturday and Sunday: 11am-5pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, founded in 1936, is the oldest non-collecting contemporary art institution in the United States. Its mission is to find and show contemporary art in a stimulating context that engages a wide number of communities.

Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street
Williamstown, Massachusetts
(413) 458-2303
www.clarkart.edu

Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday 10am-5pm, September through May; extended hours during the summer months. Library open Monday through Friday 9am-5pm.

A remarkable collection of French Impressionist, Old Master and American paintings, and European silver as well as notable year-round special exhibitions and a variety of public programs are featured in the handsome buildings of the Clark Art Institute -- also an internationally-renowned center of scholarly research. The natural beauty of the Clark’s surrounding 130-acre campus offers walks and stunning views. Annual Family Day and outdoor concert series in summer.

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA
(508) 799-4406
www.worcesterart.org

Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm, and Saturday 10 am - 5 pm. Admission: FREE for members; Non-members: $8 Adults; $6 Seniors and full-time college students with current ID; FREE for youth 17 and under; FREE for everyone Saturday mornings 10 am - Noon sponsored by The TJX Companies and Massachusetts Electric Company.

Opened to the public in 1898, the Worcester Art Museum is the second largest art museum in New England. Its exceptional 35,000-piece collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints and drawings is displayed in 36 galleries and spans 5,000 years of art and culture, ranging from Egyptian antiquities and Roman mosaics to Impressionist paintings and contemporary art. Throughout its first century, the Worcester Art Museum proved itself a pioneer; the first American museum to purchase work by Claude Monet (1910); and Paul Gauguin (1921); the first museum to bring a medieval building to America (1927); a sponsor of the first major excavation at Antioch, one of the four great cities of ancient Rome (1932); the first museum to create an Art All-State program for high school artists (1987); the originator of the first exhibition of Dutch master Judith Leyster (1993); and the first museum to focus its contemporary art programs on art of the last 10 years (1998).

MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids Art Museum
155 Division North
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3154
(616) 831-1000
www.gr-artmuseum.org

Hours: Daily 11:00 am – 6 :00 pm. Fridays 11:00 am – 9:00 pm. Closed Mondays. Gifts at GRAM and the Museum Café have the same hours as the museum. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $1.00 for children ages 6-17, and $2.00 for seniors and college students with ID. GRAM is free Friday evenings after 5:00pm. Admission fees may change for special exhibitions and programs.

Located in the heart of downtown, the Grand Rapids Art Museum presents exhibitions of national caliber and regional distinction. The museum collection spans Renaissance to modern art, with particular strength in 19th and 20th century paintings, prints and drawings. The collection includes 6,000 works of art: approximately 3,000 works on paper (prints, drawings, photographs, and watercolors), 2,000 design and decorative arts works (furniture, ceramics, glass, metal and textiles), and 1,000 paintings and sculptures. The collection consists primarily of European Art 1300 to the present and American Art from the Colonial era to the present. Gifts at GRAM offers unique art related gift items including jewelry, exhibition catalogs, art books and gifts for children. The Gallery in Gifts at GRAM sells original photographs and paintings by notable artists of West Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. Also available are Design Classics furniture, historically significant reproduction furniture by designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi.

MINNESOTA
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
1-888-MIAARTS General Information,
(612) 870-3131 Visitor and Member Services, and Purcell-Cutts House reservations
(612) 870-3200 24-hour information line
(612) 870-3030 Membership office
(612) 870-3132 TDD
E-mail: members@artsmia.org
www.artsmia.org

Hours: Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 12pm-5pm; Thursday evening until 9pm. Call for extended summer and special exhibition hours. Closed Monday and major holidays.

Museum building is a neoclassical landmark designed in 1915 by McKim, Mead, and White with 1974 addition by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. Permanent collection of more than 80,000 objects representing artistic traditions and treasures from prehistoric to modern times. Annual program of twenty special exhibitions, public tours, lectures, classes and films.

Purcell-Cutts House: Part of the museum's collection, this beautiful home is a significant example of Prairie School architecture; reservations required.

Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 375-7622 (Box Office and Visitor Services)
(612) 375-7655 (Membership Office)
www.walkerart.org

Hours: Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10am-5pm; Thursday, 10am-9pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm; closed Mondays and holidays. Gallery 8 Restaurant open Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30am-3pm. Walker Art Center Shop and Box Office open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm. Reference and Slide Library available by appointment.

The Walker Art Center is an internationally renowned center for contemporary art, offering exhibitions, performing arts, film/video, and education programs for audiences of all ages. The museum presents and commissions new works in all disciplines, and its permanent collection features the art of our time, including 20th-century painting, sculpture, prints, photographs, artists’ books, films, videos, and digital art. The Visual Arts Department organizes exhibitions which often tour to art centers worldwide. With the largest museum-based Performing Arts program in the country, it presents more than 2,500 artists each year, and its Film/Video Department organizes festivals, in addition to presenting classic films, retrospectives, and premieres.

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an eleven-acre urban sculpture park, features 40 sculptures, seasonal plantings, and the Cowles Conservatory. Open daily 6am to midnight.

MISSOURI
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1873
(816) 751-1ART
www.nelson-atkins.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Thursday 10am-4pm; Friday 10am-9pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm. Closed Mondays, New Year’s Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Henry Moore Sculpture Garden open year round. Museum bookstore open during museum hours. Rozzelle Court Restaurant open Tuesday through Thursday 10am-3pm; Friday 10am-4pm and 5-8pm; Saturday 10am-3:30pm; Sunday 1-3:30pm. Spencer Art Reference Library open for advanced research Tuesday through Friday 10am-4pm.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is a 1933 neo classical building designed by Thomas Wight of Kansas City. The permanent collection of over 30,000 objects, features European and American paintings, sculpture, prints and decorative arts, as well as Native-American, Indian, Oceanic and pre-Columbian art. In addition, the Museum maintains a renowned collection of Oriental art and modern sculpture.

The Museum hosts a number of changing exhibitions each year, as well as classes, lectures, performances and other special events.

The Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
1 Fine Arts Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1380
(314) 721-0072
www.slam.org

Hours: Open Tuesday 1:30-8:30pm; Wednesday through Sunday 10am-5pm. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Richardson Memorial Library open for research during select hours. Café, Snack Bar and Museum Shop open during Museum hours.

The Saint Louis Art Museum was built for the 1904 World's Fair and is located at the top of Art Hill in Forest Park. Architect Cass Gilbert designed the Palace of Fine Arts in the Beaux-Arts style, a modern interpretation and combination of Classical and Renaissance architectural elements. The Museum consistently ranks as one of the top 10 comprehensive art museums in the country. It is internationally recognized as having one of the most important art collections in the world. The diversified permanent collection is strong in contemporary, African, Oceanic and American art. An active program is offered of temporary exhibitions, lectures, classes, films and performing arts. An audio tour of the permanent collection is available.

MONTANA
C.M. Russell Museum
400 13th Street North
Great Falls, Montana 59401
(406) 727-8787
(406) 727-2402 Fax
www.cmrussell.org

Hours: Summer Hours: (May 1 - September 30) Mon. - Sat., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun., 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Winter Hours: (October 1 - April 30) Closed Monday; Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun., 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

The C.M. Russell Museum has garnered international acclaim as the only museum focusing primarily on America's "Cowboy Artist," Charles M. Russell, and has the most complete collection of his works and personal objects in the world. The Russell home, built in 1900, and Charlie's original log cabin studio, built in 1903, are also part of the Museum complex. The studio remains much as Russell left it, with his paints, brushes, easels and other materials on display, along with his personal collection of cowboy and Native American artifacts. The house and studio are a National Historic Landmark. The Museum's extensive collection also includes works by other renowned western artists such as J.H. Sharp, John Fery, Winold Reiss, Olaf Wieghorst, among others, and the Browning Firearms Collection. The recent expansion of the Museum has allowed permanent exhibits of Russell artworks and artifacts to almost double in size; additional new galleries include contemporary western, Native American art and artifacts, and cowboy art and gear, as well as an impressive new gift shop. Plans are ongoing for an atrium espresso bar and an outdoor sculpture garden.

Yellowstone Art Museum
401 North 27th Street
Billings, Montana 59101-1290
(406) 256-6804
www.yellowstone.artmuseum.org

Hours: Open 10am-5pm Tuesday through Saturday; 10am-8pm Thursday; and 12-5pm Sunday. In addition to the museum store, the museum offers lectures, films and other public programs Thursday evenings and Gallery talks and lectures on weekend afternoons.

The newly renovated and expanded Yellowstone Art Museum spans more than 14,000 feet of galleries showcasing a unique merging of contemporary and Western traditional art. Visitors will view the largest single collection of Will James paintings, drawings, books, photographs and memorabilia in the world, as well as works by internationally celebrated artists such as John Buck, Deborah Butterfield, and Rudy Autio. Most notably, the museum’s collection traces the development of modernist art in the northern Rockies and Great Plains area, focusing on an older generation whose influence began to be felt following World War II, their students and followers, and younger, contemporary artists working in Montana and Wyoming today. The museum presents approximately 12 special exhibitions each year.

NEBRASKA
Joslyn Art Museum
220 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1292
(402) 342-3300
www.joslyn.org

Hours: Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 12-4pm. The Café is open 11am-3:30pm. Library is open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm.

A premier center for the visual arts since it opened in 1931, Joslyn Art Museum features works from antiquity to the present with a special emphasis on 19th and 20th century European and American art. You will find impressive works by El Greco, Veronese, Monet, Degas, Grant Wood, and Jackson Pollock among others. In addition, the Museum is world-renowned for Karl Bodmer’s watercolors and prints, which document his 1832-1834 journey to the Missouri River frontier. The Museum presents approximately 12 special exhibitions each year as well as offers year round music, film, and educational programs. The original building itself is one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the nation, and in 1994 Joslyn opened a 58,000 square foot addition.

NEW JERSEY
The Montclair Art Museum
3 South Mountain Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
(973) 746-5555.

Hours: Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Reference Library hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. Museum Store open during Museum hours. Note: The Museum closes to the public from time to time for renovations or exhibition installations. Please call in advance to confirm public hours, (973) 746-5555, or consult the MAM website, www.montclair-art.org

The Museum has a national and international reputation for its fine collection of American art and Native American art and artifacts. 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. Of particular interest are 19th century American landscapes, Hudson River School works and American Impressionist paintings, including works by John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Sully, Thomas Cole, Jasper Cropsey, and Daniel Huntington. The collection 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 a variety of public programs for children and adults. Exhibitions from the collection and loan exhibitions change throughout the year.

The Newark Museum
Washington Street
Box 540
Newark, NJ 07101-0540
(973) 596-6550
www.newarkmuseum.org

Location: The Newark Muse is located on Washington Street at Central Avenue in the Cultural District of downtown Newark (a 15 minute ride from Newark International Airport). The Muse is convenient to PATH, Amtrak and NJ Transit rail and bus lines.

Hours: The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday noon-5pm and Thursdays noon-8:30pm.

Parking: Attended parking is available in the Museum’s adjacent Edison Park Fast lot, corner Central and University Avenues.

Museum Shops and Café: Unusual selection of posters, jewelry, gift items, art books, and publications and note cards are available at the Museum Shops. The Museum Café offers lunch, afternoon coffee, dessert and other gourmet offerings Wednesday through Sunday noon-3:30pm.

Established in 1909, The Newark Museum boasts more than eighty beautifully galleries designed by world-famous architect Michael Graves. These galleries house art and science collections including eighteenth to twentieth century American Painting and Sculpture; Decorative Arts; tibeta, Native American, African, Pacific and Asian Art; Classical antiquities; and Numismatics. Part of the Museum complex is the 1885 Ballantine House, a National Historic Landmark with two floors of period rooms and decorative art galleries. The Museum is also home to a mini Zoo, the Dreyfuss Planetarium, a 1784 Schoolhouse and the Newark Fire Museum.

NEW MEXICO
SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 989-1199
(505) 989-1188 Fax
Email: sitesantafe@sitesantafe.org
www.sitesantafe.org

Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 10:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $2.50 for students, seniors and teachers, and free for SITE Santa Fe members. Fridays are free to the public all day, which is made possible by a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc., Houston.

SITE Santa Fe is a private not-for-profit contemporary arts organization committed to enriching the cultural atmosphere in Santa Fe, New Mexico, by providing an ongoing venue for regional, national and international exhibitions and interdisciplinary programs.

Envisioned as an art exhibition space similar to the European kunsthalle, it is not SITE Santa Fe's mission to build a permanent collection. This gives the institution more flexibility, enabling it to stage major exhibitions and institute a wide range of interdisciplinary programs. Although exhibitions are programmed year-round, SITE Santa Fe's international biennial is a major focus. The biennial format involves choosing a curator who in turn proposes a thematic exhibition of international stature provides a view of some of today's most advanced contemporary art.

NEW YORK
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12210
(518) 463-4478
www.albanyinstitute.org

Hours: Public hours to be determined. Please call for information or visit the web site prior to visiting.

The Albany Institute will celebrate its grand opening in September 2001 after a three-year construction and renovation project. The Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is home to four centuries of objects reflecting the art and culture of the Upper Hudson Valley region. AIHA is famous for its significant Hudson River School paintings, the broad scope of its collections also includes fine arts, decorative arts, 19th century sculpture, personal and societal objects, documents, manuscripts, photographs and personal papers. The museum and library holdings form one of the best collections in the United States documenting the life and culture of our region from the late 17th century to the present day. Visitors to the museum will enter a new three-story glass atrium and view renovated galleries, which will showcase AIHA’s nationally significant permanent collection, as well as changing exhibitions from around the world. Visitors will also enjoy an increase in educational programs for all ages, as the new museum includes a 50% increase in education space with a new auditorium, Museum Explorers Center and studio/classroom space. An expanded Museum Shop will offer a wide variety of gifts and reproductions and a unique selection of books on art and related topics. The completed renovations will also allow for full accessibility to all public spaces.

Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 882-8700
www.albrightknox.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 11am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is the sixth oldest public arts organization in the United States and is regarded internationally as having one of the most important collections of modern and contemporary European and American art in the United States. The collections of more than 5,000 works of art dates from 2800 B.C. to the present, with more than half of the works dating after 1945.

Special exhibitions, docent tours, lectures, Gallery talks, and special events are regularly scheduled.

The Garden Restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch from 11am-3pm and for desserts and cappuccino bar from 3pm-4pm. Sunday brunch is served from 11am-3pm by reservation only. The Gallery Shop is open during Gallery hours.

The Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021-5088
(212) 288-6400

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 11am-6pm; Thursday 11am-8pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm.
Museum, bookstore and gift shop.

The Asia Society offers a series of internationally renowned art exhibitions featuring objects from Asia as well as masterpieces from American collections. The permanent collection has a fine selection of Indian and Southeast Asian bronzes, as well as Chinese and Japanese ceramics and paintings. A continuous program of public tours, lectures, concerts, films, and performing arts is offered.

Burchfield-Penney Art Center
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222-1095
(716) 878-6011
www.burchfield-penney.org
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am - 5pm and selected Wednesday evenings until 7:30pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays. The Metcalfe Rooms are open to the public, with guided tours during museum hours (reservations required).

The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art and design of Western New York. The Center collects, exhibits, and interprets the work of Charles E. Burchfield and other artists who have lived or worked in Western New York. Major collections include the world's most comprehensive art and archival collections relating to Burchfield, Beaux-Arts bronze sculpture by Charles Cary Rumsey, Arts and Crafts era artifacts by Roycroft artisans, and twentieth century craft art. Lectures, workshops, concerts, performances, and special events compliment the exhibition schedule. Tours of exhibitions are available by appointment. The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is part of the Elmwood Museum District and is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue
Huntington
Long Island
New York, 11743-7702
(631) 351-3250
www.heckscher.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Thursday 10am-5pm; Friday 10am-8:30pm; Saturday and Sunday 1pm-5pm. Closed Monday

Housed within its Beaux Arts architectural structure, (listed on national, state and local historic registers) is a prestigious permanent collection spanning western art history from the Renaissance to the present. The Heckscher Museum of Art is the only Museum on Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties) that can make the claim. Highlighting the collection is strength in 19th century American landscape paintings. The Museum's newly established Center for Arthur Dove Studies on Long Island is an ongoing research facility, devoted to documenting the work of Arthur Dove in this region. Docent guided tours are conducted on Saturday at 2:30 and 3:30; Sunday at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Docents are also in the galleries from 1 to 3 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Complimentary gallery guides aid families with young children to fully enjoy their museum experience.

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-6464
museum@cornell.edu

Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Johnson Museum is housed in a ten-floor building designed by I.M. Pei in 1973, and offers spectacular views over Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, and the surrounding countryside. Its permanent collection features paintings, sculpture, works on paper, ceramics and other decorative arts from around the world, with strengths in Asian art, prints, drawings, and photographs, and 19th and 20th century American art. The Museum offers 20-25 special exhibitions each year, plus lectures, visiting artists, concerts, films, and education workshops. Special or group tours are available on request at least two weeks in advance.

The Parrish Art Museum
25 Job's Lane
Southampton, New York 11968
(631) 283-2118
(631) 283-7006 Fax

Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM. Sunday, 1PM-5PM. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Open Tuesday and Wednesday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Museum is closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Internationally recognized for its holdings of William Merritt Chase and Fairfield Porter, The Parrish Art Museum's permanent collection concentrates on 19th and 20th Century American artists including William Sidney Mount, Martin Johnson Heade, Childe Hassam, Charles Burchfield, John Sloan and John Marin. The Museum is increasingly focused on artists who, since the 1950s, have maintained studios on the East End of Long Island, such as Larry Rivers, Roy Lichtenstein, Chuck Close, Jane Freilicher, Jane Wilson, Eric Fischl, and April Gornik.Throughout the year, the Museum presents stimulating temporary exhibitions and a rich array of lively public programs including lectures, films, concerts, art classes for young people, and school programming.

NORTH CAROLINA
The Ackland Art Museum
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill NC 27599
(919) 966-5736
(919) 406-9837 – recorded information
www.ackland.org

Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday, 1pm – 5 pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Ackland, on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has a permanent collection that includes the art of Africa, Europe, America and Asia (the only one of its kind in North Carolina) with works ranging from ancient times to the 21st century. In addition to displaying it’s permanent collection, the Ackland hosts 10-12 special exhibitions and an assortment of public programs throughout the calendar year. The Ackland offers highlight tours to groups of 8 or more with four weeks’ advance notice. Sign language, oral or cued speech interpreters are available for all tours and public programs when requested four weeks in advance. An assistive listening system will be in operation at all public programs.

Mint Museum of Art
2730 Randolph Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28207
(704) 337-2000
www.mintmuseum.org

Hours: Tuesday 10am - 10pm; Wednesday-Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 12pm - 5pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays. The Museum Shop is open during Museum hours. Accoustiguides now available and reference libraries open to the public (Ceramics Art and Media/Slide).

With a focus on Art in the Americas, including other influential regions, the Mint Museum of Art invites you to explore the cultural fibers of visual arts from pre-Columbian through Colonial America to the present day. The museum's permanent collection hosts a festival of sights including American paintings, drawings, photographs and decorative arts, 19th and 20th century African art, traditional and contemporary North Carolina pottery, pre-Columbian art spanning the regions of Mexico, Central America and South America and the internationally-renowned Delhom gallery featuring early 18th century European ceramics. Several galleries are also devoted to traveling exhibits rich in a variety of subjects and public interest.

Mint Museum of Craft + Design
220 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 337-2000
www.mintmuseum.org

Hours: Open Tuesday 10 am - 10 pm; Wednesday - Saturday 10 am - 5pm; Sunday 12pm - 5 pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays. The Museum Shop is open during museum hours. Call for docent-led tour guide schedule. The Education Resource Center offers educational materials including literature, a hands-on learning center and interactive web-based activities.

The Mint Museum of Craft + Design allows visitors to experience the creative evolution of craft. Today's relationships between craft and related disciplines result in exciting new objects reflecting the spirit of our age. The museum's permanent collection documents contemporary studio craft, tracing the movement's historical roots in the 19th century and its relationship to traditional decorative arts and industrial design. The techniques and inspiration of artists throughout the world are showcased in collections of ceramics, fiber, glass. metal and wood. Venture into the vast landscape of craft past and present through unique works ranging from teapots, sculpture and jewelry to tapestry, furniture and vessels.

North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607-6494
(919) 839-6262 General information
(919) 715-5923 Museum box office
www.ncartmuseum.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Friday until 9 p.m.); Sunday 11a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Monday. The Museum shop closes 15 minutes before the Museum closes. Blue Ridge, the Museum Restaurant, is open Tuesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Friday dinner, 5:30-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday brunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

The North Carolina Museum of Art's collection spans 5,000 years of artistic heritage, from Egyptian funerary art to 20th-century masterpieces. The Museum features the finest collection of European Old Master paintings in the Southeast. The Museum also has noteworthy collections of American art, Ancient American art, African art and Oceanic art, as well as a unique gallery of Jewish ceremonial art. The internationally acclaimed Museum Park includes an outdoor sculpture by Barbara Kruger, spelling out the phrase "PICTURE THIS" in 80-foot-long letters. The Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Theatre in the Museum Park presents seasonal concerts and hosts a "Movies on the Lawn" film series on one of the largest screens in the Southeast.

OHIO
Akron Art Museum
70 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
(330) 376-9185
(330) 376-1180 Fax
www.akronartmuseum.org

Hours: Open daily 11-5. Closed major holidays.

An intimate museum with a world-class reputation, the Akron Art Museum is devoted to the art of the past 150 years. Its collections and programs foster discovery and creativity in a sociable setting. For families, the Museum presents workshops and summer hands-on exhibitions. Gallery hours are extended every Thursday evening during the summer months for concerts in the Museum's beautiful sculpture courtyard. We invite you to spend an afternoon with us. On-site parking is available and admission is free.

The Butler Institute of American Art and the Beecher Center
524 Wick Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44502
(330) 743-1107
butler@cisnet.com

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm, Sunday 12pm-4:00pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Two branch facilities located in Howland and Salem, Ohio.

The Butler, founded in 1919, is a visual arts museum presenting a comprehensive collection of American art. Also temporary exhibitions are presented. A new high tech wing, the Beecher Center, opened in January 2000. Programs include lectures, presentations and education for children and adults.

Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1596
(513) 639-2995
www.cincinnatiARTmuseum.org

Hours: Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 A.M.-5 P.M.; Sunday Noon - 6 P.M.; closed Monday; July Fourth, Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and Christmas. Museum Shop open Tuesday - Saturday 10 A.M.- 5 P.M.; Sunday Noon - 6 P.M. Museum Café open Tuesday - Saturday 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.; Sunday Noon - 4 P.M. The Mary R. Schiff Library open Tuesday - Friday 10 A. M. - 4:45 P.M.; open Saturday 10 A.M.- 4:45 P.M. September - May.

Located in beautiful Eden Park, the Cincinnati Art Museum is one of the country's oldest visual arts institutions. The permanent collections span 6,000 years of art and includes artifacts from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; Near and Far Eastern art and works by Titan, Frans Hals, Thomas Gainsborough, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Claude Monet, Amedeo Modigliani, Thomas Cole, John Copley, Andrew Wyeth, Edward Hopper and Mark Rothko. The Museum holds the only collection of ancient Nabataean art outside of Jordan as well as the renowned Herbert Greer French collection of old master prints.  Along with an exciting special exhibition schedule are lectures, tours, educational programs plus an extensive library collection of books, catalogues, periodical and videos covering a broad range of visual art objects

Columbus Museum of Art
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Museum Offices (614) 221-6801
24-Hour Information Line (614) 221-4848
www.columbusart.mus.oh.us

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5:30pm; Thursday 10am-8:30pm. Closed Mondays.

Visitors will discover the Columbus Museum of Art’s nationally known collections and photography galleries in its Renaissance-revival building, as well as special exhibitions and sculpture garden that is open for outdoor dining in Spring and Summer. The Museum’s many programs provide reasons for making the Museum a destination for continuous enjoyment and education for both children and adults.

The Museum also features the Palette Café, two museum shops (one especially for children) with crafts, cards, books, specialty gifts and educational materials, as well as space for meetings and special events.

Reciprocal privileges are not extended between the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Columbus Museum of Art.

Wexner Center for the Art
The Ohio State University
1871 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43210-1393
(800) 678-6264
www.wexarts.org

Hours: Galleries closed Monday. Bookshop Monday 10am to 4pm.
Galleries and Bookshop hours: Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10am to 6pm.; Thurs. 10am to 9pm; Sun. 12pm to 6pm.

The Wexner Center is a vital showcase for contemporary art, architecture, film, video, dance, music, and theater from around the world. Tours, lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities for children and families complement the changing array of exhibitions, performances, and film screenings. Frequent artist’s residencies and commissioned projects support artistic investigation in many disciplines and offer audiences firsthand exposure to creativity in action. Designed by Peter Eisenman, the Wexner Center building is internationally recognized as a landmark of postmodern architecture.

Reciprocal privileges are not extended between the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Columbus Museum of Art.

OKLAHOMA
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
1900 West MacArthur Drive
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804-2403

Hours: Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Gift Shop: A selection of fine art books, cards, folk art and gifts for adults and children is available.

Founded in 1915, the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is the oldest museum in the state of Oklahoma. Father Gregory Gerrer, for whom the Museum is named, was a Benedictine monk of considerable artistic talent who collected many of the objects in the Museum’s collections.

The Museum’s permanent collections include Egyptian, Greek and Roman objects: Art from the Renaissance through the early 20th century; and large holdings of Native American, African/Oceanic and Eastern cultural artifacts. In addition, the Museum offers special exhibitions throughout the year.

PENNSYLVANIA
The Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4444
(412) 231-3169
www.mattress.org
Email: info@mattress.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Closed the month of August.

The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that presents art you can get into--room-sized environments, created by artists-in-residence. The museum provides living and working space to artists from around the world as they create new installations in residency at the Mattress Factory. Since 1982, the Mattress Factory has commissioned and presented new installation and performance works by more than 120 artists, and the permanent collection has grown to include 14 works. The museum's permanent collection includes work by James Turrell, Yayoi Kusama, Rolf Julius, Bill Woodrow and Winifred Lutz. Located in the historic Mexican War Streets of Pittsburgh's North Side since 1977, the Mattress Factory is one of few museums of its kind anywhere.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Museum & Gallery at Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29614-0001
T: (864) 770-1331
F: (864) 770-1306
www.bjumg.org

Hours: The galleries and gift shop are open Tuesday through Sunday from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., closed Mondays and major holidays.

The BJU M&G houses one of the most important collections of Baroque art in America. The Gallery permanently displays European sacred art from the thirteenth through nineteenth centuries, which includes important works by such artists as Tintoretto, Titian, Veronese, Reni, Cranach, Murillo, Ribera, Van Dyck, Rubens, Honthorst, and Dore. In addition to Old Masters, the collection exhibits Russian icons, furniture, tapestries, vestments, and antiquities from the Holy Lands. Tours, events and programs are available.

TENNESSEE
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens
4339 Park Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
(901) 761-5250

Hours: 10am-5pm. Tuesday through Saturday; 1pm-5pm. Sunday. Museum closed Monday and Gardens open with half-price admission.

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, which is the bequest of the late Margaret and Hugo Dixon, is a specialized Fine Art museum. The Georgian-style residence and gallery complex is surrounded by seventeen acres of beautiful gardens consisting of formal English gardens, open vistas and woodland areas. Highlights of the Dixon's permanent collection include French and American Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings, as well as the Stout collection of 18th century German porcelain, one of the finest in the world. In addition, the Dixon maintains a diverse schedule of special exhibitions drawn from some of the finest private and public art collections in the world. Not reciprocal within the Memphis area.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts
209 10th Avenue South, Suite 134
Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 244.3340, Ext. 205
(615) 244.3339 Fax
cfisher@fristcenter.org

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is a brand new arts organization which will celebrate its grand opening on April 8, 2001. The Frist Center will be located in the former downtown Nashville post office building, a beautiful and historic Art Deco landmark, converted to include 25,000 square feet of gallery space. The Center has a mandated commitment to education and outreach, its mission to bring the world of art to children and the traditionally underserved. The Frist Center will not maintain a permanent collection, but rather, will bring a host of exhibitions to Nashville.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Overton Park
1934 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38104-2765
(901) 544-6200
www.brooksmuseum.org

Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 am - 4 pm*; Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 11:30 am - 5 pm*; First Wednesday of every month 10 am - 9 pm. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Museum Store, Restaurant and outdoor dining terrace.

The Brooks permanent collections include Mediterranean Antiquities, Italian and Northern Renaissance, and Baroque paintings, 18th and 19th century English and American art, French Impressionists, 18th, 19th and 20th century decorative arts, 20th century and contemporary art, and the art of Africa, Asia and the Ancient Americas. Major traveling exhibitions throughout the year.

The Tennessee State Museum
Fifth and Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1120
(615) 741-2692

Hours: Open Tuesday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm. Closed Monday, New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Tennessee State Museum collects and preserves the historical and material culture of Tennessee and provides exhibits for the enrichment of the public.

In doing this, the museum has amassed extensive collections of historic Tennessee silver, paintings, ceramics, textiles, furniture and firearms. Its Civil War holdings of uniforms, battle flags and weapons are among the best in the nation.

The exhibits begin with prehistoric Indian artifacts from 15,000 years ago and go through the early 1900s. There are six areas: the first Tennessee’s frontier life, Age of Jackson Ante-bellum, the Civil War, and the early 1900s.

The State Museum offers changing exhibits on art and culture three to four times a year.

TEXAS
Amon Carter Museum
(The Carter Downtown)
500 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 738-1933
www.cartermuseum.org

Amon Carter Museum
3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(Please call for hours and information – (817) 738-1933.)

Hours: Open Tuesday through Wednesday 10:30am-5pm; Thursday through Saturday 10:30am-8pm; Sunday noon to 5pm; closed Monday and major holidays. Admission is free.

Visitors may view exceptional works of American art from one of the country's premier collections at the Carter Downtown. In addition to the paintings, sculpture, photographs, and works on paper in the gallery, the space includes a store.

Contemporary Art Museum-Houston
5216 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77006
(713) 284-8270
www.camh.org

Hours: Open Tuesday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-9pm; Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday noon-5pm. Closed Mondays Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Independence Day.

The Contemporary Art Museum is a non-profit institution dedicated to presenting the art of our time to the public. As a non-collecting museum its mission is to provide a forum for art with an emphasis on the visual arts of the present and recent past; to document new directions in art through changing exhibitions and publications; to engage the public in a lively dialogue with today’s art and to encourage a greater understanding of contemporary art through educational programs.

Dallas Museum Of Art
1717 North Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 922.1200
www.dm-art.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday 11am to 5pm, Thursday evening until 9pm. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Collections include art from antiquity to the present, with major holdings in ancient American, African, Indonesian, and contemporary art, as well as American decorative arts. Gallery talks, tours, lectures, concerts, films, and special exhibitions are scheduled regularly. See also Sculpture Garden, Gateway Gallery for children, art reference library, and Museum Store.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
1309 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 738-9215
www.mamfw.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Friday 10 am–5 pm; Saturday 11 am–5 pm; Sunday 12 pm–5 pm. Closed Monday and holidays.

The oldest museum in Texas, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth focuses on masterworks of modern and contemporary American and European art. The Modern’s more than 3000-piece permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and photographs. The museum is host to a continual program of special exhibitions, lectures, child and adult workshops, docent tours, and special events. A museum store features books, posters, and gift items.

The Modern is located in Fort Worth’s celebrated Cultural District, within easy walking distance of other local attractions such as the Kimbell Art Museum, the Amon Carter Museum, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

A new facility for the Modern Art Museum, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, opened in 2002. The Modern’s new home in Fort Worth’s Cultural District featuresa significant increase in exhibition space, a restaurant, a state-of-the-art auditorium, and additional classrooms and studios.

The Modern at Sundance Square
410 Houston Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 335-9215

Hours: Open Monday through Thursday 11 am–6 pm; Friday and Saturday 11 am–10 pm; Sunday 1pm–5 pm. Closed holidays.

The Modern at Sundance Square is located on the ground floor of the historic Sanger Building in downtown Fort Worth, and serves as an additional venue for the Modern’s extensive permanent collection and special exhibitions. This location features a large museum store that offers a wide range of unique gift ideas.

WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 639-1700
www.corcoran.org

Hours: Open Wednesday, Friday through Monday 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-9pm. Closed Tuesday. Café des Artistes at the Corcoran open Wednesday, Friday through Monday 11am-4:30pm; Thursday 11am-8:30pm. Afternoon tea is served Wednesday through Monday 2:30pm-4:30pm. Sunday brunch is available 11am-2:30pm.

Gallery tours, lectures, concerts, films, music, and special events are scheduled regularly: continuous program of special exhibitions; permanent collection of American and European masterpieces; gift shop.

National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave, NW
Washington DC, 20005
(202) 783-5000
www.nmwa.org

The Museum is located at the corner of New York Ave and 13th Street, two blocks north of Metro Center station.

Hours: Open Monday through Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday noon-5 pm. The Museum Shop is open during Museum hours. The Mezzanine Café is open Monday through Friday 10:30 am-2:30 pm.

Located in a spectacular 1908 landmark building just a few blocks from the White House, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is the first museum dedicated solely to celebrating the diverse artistic achievements of women. Since opening its doors in 1987, the museum has presented over 150 solo and thematic exhibitions. Its permanent collection contains approximately 2700 works from the 16th century to the present, created by over 800 artists, including Judith Leyster, Mary Cassatt, Camille Claudel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Elizabeth Catlett, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler and Louise Bourgeois, along with special collections of 18th- century silver tableware and botanical prints. The Museum’s education programs include tours, role model workshops, family festivals, and literary, music, and film series. The Museum’s Library and Research Center (LRC) contains unique resources about women artists of all periods and nationalities, as well as a collection of artists’ books, which are exhibited periodically.

The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 387-2151
www.phillipscollection.org

Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday noon-7pm. The Museum Café is open Tuesday-Saturday 10:45am-4:30pm; Sunday noon-6:30pm. The Museum shop is open during regular museum hours. Join us for Artful Evenings every Thursday from 5pm-8:30pm.

The Phillips Collection is America’s first museum of modern art. Founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips, the museum has a permanent collection of over 2,500 works of art including some of the finest by Renoir, Matisse, Van Gogh, Rothko, Cezanne, O’Keeffe, Eakins, Whistler, Degas and Monet.

Special exhibitions, tours, concerts, lectures, gallery talks, and events are regularly scheduled.

The Textile Museum
2320 S Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008-4088
(202) 667-0441
www.textilemuseum.org

Location: A fifteen-minute walk from Dupont Circle, the museum is located near Embassy Row in the historic home of the founder. Also open during museum hours are spacious gardens behind the Museum and a gift shop that offers numerous books, rugs, jewelry, and hand-made items from around the world.

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm. Closed Federal holidays and Christmas Eve. The Arthur D. Jenkins Library is open Wednesday through Friday 10am-2pm and by appointment; please call ahead.

The only museum of its kind in the United States, The Textile Museum is devoted to the preservation, study, and exhibition of handmade textiles. The Museum’s collections number over 17,000 textiles and carpets that date from 3,000 BC to the present. Founded in 1925, the Museum presents changing exhibitions, which highlight the richness and diversity of the textile arts such as Oriental carpets, weavings from both Eastern and Western Hemispheres, archaeological textiles, contemporary fiber art, and American quilts. The Textile Learning Center provides an opportunity for visitors to learn about how textiles are made and the importance of their cultural and artistic significance.

CANADA
McCord Museum
690 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal (Québec)
H3A 1E9
(514) 398-7100
www.mccord-museum.qc.ca

Hours: Open Tuesday through Friday from 10am-6pm; Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm; also open Mondays from 10am-5pm for the months of July and August. Museum Boutique and Cafe. Location: Located in the heart of downtown Montreal.

The McCord Museum houses a rich and diversified collection that makes it one of the foremost history museums in Canada. The McCord collects and displays a wealth of aboriginal artifacts, costumes, decorative arts, paintings and historical photographs, which bare witness to the precious heritage of Montreal and Québec.

McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Islington Avenue
Kleinburg, Ontario
LOJ 1CO
(905) 893-1121
www.mcmichael.on.ca
Email: info@mcmichael.on.ca

Hours: Open June 1 to October 31, 10am-5pm daily; November 1 to May 31 10am-4pm. Closed Mondays in winter.

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection offers outstanding Canadian paintings in the wilderness setting that inspired them. Through this natural stone and log building, you’ll see landscapes by the famed Group of Seven, as well as First Nations and Inuit art, and works by contemporary Canadian artists. There are also 100 acres of secluded conservation land for you to explore. Enjoy fun-filled weekend programs, lunch at Tanglewood, the gallery Restaurant, and browse through the Gift Shop. All within a half hour drive from downtown Toronto.

The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre
231 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON
M5J 2G8 Canada
www.thepowerplant.org
Email: powerplant@harbourfront.on.ca


Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12pm-6pm; Wednesday 12pm-8pm; Closed Mondays. Wheelchair accessible.

The Power Plant, Canada's leading public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary art, has won world-wide attention for consistently presenting the highest level of contemporary art activity. Our exhibitions celebrate the diverse tendencies of visual art practice as it evolves: including painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, installation and other media."