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Causes: Art Museums, Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Visual Arts
Mission: Decordova sculpture park and museum's mission is to inspire, educate, and delight with contemporary art from new england and beyond through sculptures in the landscape and museum exhibitions.
Programs: Exhibitions of art: over 80,000 people visited the park and museum during the year, to view eight exhibitions including four major exhibitions and numerous installations, exhibits, and artist projects, the details of which may be viewed on the museum website. This art includes many media: paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photography, video and more.
art education: decordova educational programs and events were accessed by more than 10,000 of our visitors, including visiting school groups, teachers, girl scouts, senior groups, alzheimer's patients, and groups of developmentally or physically disabled students and adults. The institution provided 725 free tours led by trained museum guides, more than 100 free public programs and events, and hosts an embedded preschool on its campus that serves 60 children five days per week, among other educational initiatives offered to a diverse public.
the decordova store offers merchandise directly related to the mission of the institution, including objects made by artists, art supplies, art books, creative toys and activities, and gift items. The store directly supports both local artists and the institutions programs and services. The decordova cafe serves light fare and beverages to patrons.
other: decordova membership included 1,366 memberships. Decordova's gala raised $403,196 in support of the museum's programs. The corporate program exhibits over a thousand works from regional lending artists at the offices of over a hundred corporate members who directly support the museum, with over one hundred thousand employees viewing these works of art.