The Huntsville Museum of Art

HOURS:
1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

The Museum's galleries are now closed to the public on Monday. The Museum Academy will continue to hold classes and facility rental will also be available on Monday.

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday

ADMISSION:
Museum members and
children under 6: FREE

Adults, non-members: $7.

Children (6-11): $3.

Seniors (60+), military,
educators and students
with a valid ID (12+): $6.

Groups of 10 or more: $5.

Thursdays from 5-8 p.m.
All Adults: $5
Children 6 to 11: $3

The Huntsville Museum of Art, North Alabama’s leading visual arts center, moved to its beautiful facility in Big Spring International Park in March 1998.

The nationally-accredited Museum fills its seven galleries with a variety of exhibitions throughout the year, including prestigious traveling exhibits and the work of nationally and regionally acclaimed artists. The Museum’s own 2,522-piece permanent collection also forms the basis for several exhibitions each year.

In addition, the Museum offers reception areas on the gallery level and in the Great Hall for weddings, meetings and other events. Visitors can also shop for local art in SPACE 300, Art for Today's Collector.

Named as one of the state’s “Top 10” destinations by the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel, the Huntsville Museum of Art is gaining a reputation throughout the South for bringing high-caliber touring exhibitions to the region. Nearly 40,000 people visited the Museum during A Taste for Splendor: Russian Imperial and European Treasures from the Hillwood Museum. Another 23,000 visited the blockbuster exhibition Land of the Winged Horsemen: Art in Poland.

In addition to its exhibitions, the Museum offers art classes for children and adults along with special programs, lectures, and musical presentations that add extra dimensions to the art work on display.

Mission Statement:
The Huntsville Museum of Art celebrates creativity by bringing people and art together through a variety of exhibitions, events, programs, educational opportunities and arts appreciation.

Current Exhibitions:

Looking at the Collection: Buccellati Highlights
May 11 - February 1, 2009

A selection of works from the world-famous collection of Buccellati silver animals designed and fabricated in Italy by the luxury jewelry firm House of Buccellati.

The Huntsville Museum of Art is home of the world’s largest collection of Buccellati silver animals thanks to the generous donation and extraordinary vision of Mrs. Betty Grisham of Huntsville. These signature silver animals replicate creatures from earth, sea, and sky in a highly realistic manner that captures details such as feathers and hair in the fine detail and exquisite workmanship of silver.

Looking at the Collection: Whimsy in 3-D
On view through May 31, 2009

This family-friendly exhibition teaches the basics for understanding the elements of art through a rotating selection of sculpture and other three-dimensional from the Museum’s permanent collection. Organized by HMA. Learn more about our exhibitions on view! These are great educational tools for teachers, homeschool groups, and anyone interested in the arts. Print yours today!

Upcoming Exhibitions:

Encounters: Shane Fero
July 13 – September 28

A showcase of accomplished work by North Carolina artist Shane Fero, best known for elevating the glassmaking technique of lampworking to a high art form.

Encounters: Lilian Garcia-Roig
October 5-November 30

This is an exhibition of dramatic by Florida artist Lilian Garcia-Roig, who specializes in creating works that are at once representational and abstract. Garcia-Roig paints on-site to capture the multi-dimensional experience of a landscape focusing in and out at various depths to recreate the experience of being in dense, tangled woods.

Artist Lilian Garcia-Roig was featured in the Huntsville Museum of Art's Red Clay Survey: 2008 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art. Her painting Fall Paths, MacDowell, New Hampshire, oil on canvas, was not only the winner and overall favorite of the People's Choice Award but also the winner of the Juror's Choice Award. This exhibition is organized by HMA.

When They Were Young: Aristocratic Children in European Portraiture
November 9, 2008-January 4, 2009

This delightful exhibition of children’s portraiture, both royal and noble, spans the late 16th to the 19th centuries. Taken from the collection of the Yannick and Ben Jakober Foundation in Majorca, Spain, the portraits depict European children from infancy to the teens in their richest and sumptuous best.

Children’s portraits include Louis XIII, XIV, XV and XVI, the young Edward VI of England, a teenage Charles I, subsequently famously beheaded, and other famous princes and princesses.
Organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, DC.

Nashville Portraits: Photographs by Jim McGuire
December 7, 2008 – February 1, 2009

This exhibition documents many of the icons of country music, photographed over a 30-year period by one of the genre’s most celebrated photographers. Included are such legends as Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Minnie Pearl, as well as contemporary stars like Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and Marty Stuart. Organized by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, MO.

Fund-Raiser

The Huntsville Museum of Art is taking an exciting step toward expansion and future growth.

Masterpiece in the Making, The Capital Campaign for the Huntsville Museum of Art, has an $11 million goal: $8 million for facility enhancement and $3 million for endowment. With your support, we are looking forward to making our Masterpiece in the Making a reality for the Huntsville community!

Visit www.hsvmuseum.org to download floor plans for the new expansion including the Masterpiece in the Making brochure and podcast.

The Huntsville Museum of Art is excited to offer you the opportunity to purchase a personalized engraved brick to be set in beautiful Big Spring International Park in downtown Huntsville, AL.

Your gift of $150 allows us to recognize you or someone you love with your special message. This is a great opportunity to celebrate a special occasion or honor your loved ones. Your gift is 100% tax-deductible and shows your support of the Museum’s mission. Please buy a brick today and help us Bring People and Art Together. For more information, visit www.hsvmuseum.org and download a Brick Payment Form.

You may also contact the Huntsville Museum of Art if you would like more information on the Capital Campaign or would like to make a pledge – 1-800-786-9095.

Mark your calendars for the Holiday Gallery Tour on December 4!