Birmingham Museum of Art
Oscar Wells Memorial entrance to the museum | |
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| Established | April 1951 |
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| Location | 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. North (formerly 8th Avenue North) Birmingham, Alabama, US |
| Coordinates | 33°31′18.8″N 86°48′36.7″W / 33.521889°N 86.810194°W |
| Type | Municipal art museum |
| Director | Graham Boettcher |
| Website | www |
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Its collection includes more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing various cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American. The museum is also home to some Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the late 13th century to c. 1750.
The Birmingham Museum of Art is owned by the City of Birmingham and encompasses 3.9 acres (16,000 m2) in the city's cultural district. Erected in 1959, the present building was designed by architects Warren, Knight & Davis, and a major renovation and expansion by Edward Larrabee Barnes of New York was completed in 1993. The facility encompasses 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2), including an outdoor sculpture garden.
The museum is part of the Monuments Men and Women Museum Network, launched in 2021 by the Monuments Men and Women Foundation.