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- EIN 04-2450813
- (413) 298-4100
- 9 Glendale Rd Stockbridge MA 01262-9702 USA
- www.nrm.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Art Museums, Arts & Culture
Mission: Norman rockwell museum presents, preserves and studies the art of illustration and is a world resource for reflection, involvement and discovery inspired by norman rockwell and the power of visual images to shape and reflect society. The museum advances social good through the civic values of learning, respect and inclusion and is committed to upholding the rights and dignity of all people through the universal messages of humanity and kindness portrayed by norman rockwell.
Programs: Collection care / exhibitions housed and maintained the museum's core collections: over 17,000 piece collection including paintings, drawings, sculptures and artist ephemera; an archive of over 300,000 photographs, negatives, personal correspondence, tear sheets, and other ephemera; the physical structure and contents of norman rockwell's historic stockbridge studio. Completed digitization of over 50,000 negatives of reference photos for preservation and online public access purposes continued digitization and cataloguing of the museum's archives. Successfully completed a nine year, 18-city tour of american chronicles: the art of norman rockwell, the museum's traveling retrospective. Developed muti-city international tour of enduring ideals: rockwell, roosevelt & the four freedoms. Traveled nine other exhibitions across the country. Curated four illustration exhibitions with publications and curricula. Published illustrated catalogues and video documentary for exhibitions. Created interactive digital displays. Build awareness and scholarship through the rockwell center for american visual studies including fellowships, collarborations, online research tools and collections access to support exploration of the relationship between images, their creators, and our culture. Exploration of the relationship between images, their creators, and our culture.
education offered hundreds of educational programs targeted to schools, families, adults, seniors, and artists aimed at deepening visitors' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the art of norman rockwell and american illustration art. Provided lectures, performances, symposia, workshops, and guided visits by experienced museum staff, as well as guest curators, scholars, and professional artists. Launched berkshire county student passport program providing full 360 - leaning opportunity for local elementary schools.
merchandise sales through the museum store and an enhanced online store, offered a wide array of norman rockwell and american illustration art merchandise, including books, prints, limited edition signed prints, and keepsakes, as well as exhibition-related items used store proceeds to support exhibitions, programs, and art acquisitions