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- EIN 22-1487582
- (973) 746-5555
- 23 S Mountain Ave Montclair NJ 07042-1747 USA
- www.montclairartmuseum.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Art Museums, Arts & Culture, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness
Mission: The museum collects, preserves and presents american and native american art. Its innovative exhibitions and educational programs interpret and explore relationships between these two evolving artistic traditions. The museums exhibitions offer groundbreaking scholarship, fresh thematic approaches, first-time presentations of under-recognized artists, examinations of little-known aspects of major artists careers, and an ongoing commitment to the artists and culture of new jersey.
Programs: Curatorial:the montclair art museum inspires and enriches the lives of over 72,100 visitors through exhibitions held at the museum or self-organized nationally traveling special exhibitions. The museum's publications often accompany these exhibitions. The department also manages the display, preservation, and growth of the museum's permanent collection of over 12,000 american and native american works of art, as well as loans of selected works to exhibitions in the united states and abroad.
education:the museum offers a diverse schedule of programs designed to engage a broad range of audiences. Through an active schedule of lectures, gallery tours and interdisciplinary presentations of music, dance, film and literature, the museum provides visitors with accessible and unique opportunities to learn about art. The museum also offers a variety of classes and camps in art studio processes which often relate to collections and exhibitions.
membership:the montclair art museum includes more than 3,000 member households. Members have access to exclusive programs and events and also enjoy discounts from the art school. The museum also enjoys the active service of nearly 300 volunteers who make profound contributions by working as interns, special events assistants, and donors, together providing more than 12,000 volunteer hours annually.
museum store:the store at mam offers a wide variety of well-designed merchandise that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Items related to the museum's collections of american and native american art are available as well as hand-crafted jewelry, and glassware, ceramic objects and decorative home accents of the highest caliber. In addition, the store at mam offers a well-edited selection of art-related gifts for children including books, art implements, toys, games and fun collectibles. In 2015 the store at mam launched its first e-commerce site to extend its unique shopping experience to a wider audience and relocated to a boutique location near the front entrance.