KMAC Museum
KMAC Contemporary Art Museum is an American art museum that "connects people to Art and Creative Practice". The museum is a 501c3 organization located in the West Main District of downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
History
The museum[1] was founded in 1981 as the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation to build interest in the state's craft heritage which quickly led to a one of a kind collection of American Folk Art from the region.[2] In 2001, the organization relocated to its current home, a four-story historic cast iron structure. At that time, the organization changed its name to the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, still focusing on contemporary Kentucky artisans. The new building provided more gallery space for exhibitions and educational programs.
In 2016, after closing nearly for a year, the organization completed a $3 million renovation and restoration[3] of the Main Street building by Christoff: Finio Architects, NY., formally changed the name to KMAC Contemporary Art Museum and achieved sponsorship of free daily admission. The museum now offers free programming for 100,000 students, community members and tourists, alike. KMAC Museum is currently enrolled in the American Alliance of Museums accreditation program.[4]
The museum is in close proximity to the Kentucky Science Center, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, the Frazier History Museum and the Muhammad Ali Center, which gives the nickname of the area as "Museum Row".
See also
References
External links
- Official website
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- Kentucky Folk Art Center
- KMAC Museum
- Museum of the American Quilter's Society
- Speed Art Museum
- University of Kentucky Art Museum
- Bill Monroe Museum
- General George Patton Museum of Leadership
- Muhammad Ali Center
- Rosemary Clooney Museum
- U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
- Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum
- Adsmore
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- Bardstown Historical Museum
- Barthell Coal Mining Camp
- Big Sandy Heritage Center
- Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp
- Bluegrass Heritage Museum
- Civil War Museum
- Coal Miners' Museum
- David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum
- Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
- Federal Hill
- The Filson Historical Society
- F.M. Stafford House
- Frazier History Museum
- Harland Sanders Café and Museum
- Highlands Museum and Discovery Center
- Historic Locust Grove
- Hunt–Morgan House
- Jeffersontown Historical Museum
- Kentucky Coal Museum
- Lexington History Center
- Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
- Mary Todd Lincoln House
- McCreary County Museum
- Mountain Homeplace
- Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
- Portland Museum
- Riverside, The Farnsley–Moremen Landing
- Samuel May House
- Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
- Thomas Edison House