MOBILE, Ala. – On Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 2 to 5 p.m., Mobile Museum of Art will host their annual Holiday Market & Open House featuring live music, food trucks, art activities, and free admission to the Museum. (more…)
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New Employee Joins MMofA Superstar Team
Mobile Museum of Art would like to welcome new Museum Mechanic, Zevin Barnes, to the Museum Facility Maintenance Team! Get to know our new Team member, and if you see them roaming the Museum, feel free to say hi. (more…)
Vintage Family Day at Mobile Museum of Art
MOBILE, Ala. – On Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 1 to 5 pm, Mobile Museum of Art will host a Vintage Family Day inspired by the popular exhibition, DECADES: Looking Back/Moving Forward (1900 – 1919).
“Vintage Family Day will be a fun way for families to take a trip back in time while exploring the art, creativity, and popular past times from the early 1900s,” said Executive Director Jon Carfagno. “From music to dance lessons to the fashion show, our team is grateful for our community partners who are pitching in to create this unique experience for our community.”
Visitors can expect a blast to the past, including popular activities from the turn of the century, including postcard making, marbles, and dancing from Starlite Ballroom. Alvin King will perform two jazz concerts in the afternoon, and a fashion show will highlight trends from the period. Lil Donut Factory will also be on hand with donuts, one of the more popular treats from the early 1900s.
Admission to the Museum will be free all day in addition to the afternoon activities.
DECADES: Looking Back/Moving Forward is an innovative series of exhibitions that visitors in the art, history, and innovations of the decades leading up to the sixties. This trip through time is scheduled in experiential exhibitions of two decades each, with the first being 1900 – 1919.
This installation focuses on changes in the world and in art. The Armory Show in New York City opened in 1913 and introduced many Americans to the first modern art they’d ever seen. The exhibition includes an homage to this show. Also included in this installment of Decades are galleries exploring the country and cities as people moved from rural to urban areas for job opportunities; the changing roles of women in society leading up to winning the Constitutional right to vote; and a glimpse into how two artists with ties to Mobile reacted to modernism.
DECADES: Looking Back/Moving Forward and related programming is funded by the J.L. Bedsole Foundation. Other Museum exhibitions and programming are supported by The Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Mobile.
For more details and a full schedule of the afternoon, visit MobileMuseumofArt.com/Vintage-Family-Day.
About the Mobile Museum of Art
Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
Closed: Monday, Sunday & all City Holidays
Langan Municipal Park | 4850 Museum Drive | Mobile, AL 36608 | 251.208.5200
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Alabama State Council on the Arts Executive Director to speak at Mobile Museum of Art
MOBILE, Ala. – On Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 6:30 pm, Mobile Museum of Art (MMofA) will host Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) Executive Director Dr. Elliot Knight for an art talk on MMofA’s collection exhibition, Contemporary Alabama. (more…)
Museum hiring Maintenance Mechanic
The Mobile Museum of Art is hiring a Museum Maintenance Mechanic. This position is a full-time position with full benefits. Under the direction of the Operations Manager for Facilities, Security and Logistics, this position is responsible for the maintenance and repair of museum facilities and equipment including mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical repair and maintenance. (more…)
MMofA to open innovative exhibitions exploring early 1900s
MOBILE, Ala. – On June 16, 2023, Mobile Museum of Art will open DECADES: Looking Back/Moving Forward (1900-1919), the first in a series of exhibitions that will immerse visitors in the art, history, and innovations of the decades leading up to the sixties when MMofA first opened. (more…)
Makers Market & Open House @ MMofA – June 10, 2023
MOBILE, Ala. – On Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 3 to 6 p.m., Mobile Museum of Art will host their annual Makers Market & Open House featuring live music, food trucks, art activities, and free admission to the Museum. (more…)
MMofA Hiring Museum Guard
The Mobile Museum of Art is hiring a full-time guard. This position is responsible for maintaining the security of exhibitions, equipment, buildings, and grounds of a city museum against unlawful or disturbing acts, building art display cases, and giving information and directions to visitors. (more…)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Receives $2 Million Grant from Art Bridges Foundation for Collection-Sharing Partnership with Southern Museums
Beginning spring 2023, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Columbia Museum of Art, Mobile Museum of Art, and Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts will co-create traveling exhibitions through spring 2026
MMofA Awarded Grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for Free Thursday Admission
Mobile Museum of Art Awarded Grant from
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for Free Thursday Admission
MOBILE, Ala. – On February 1, 2023, the Mobile Museum of Art (MMofA) received a grant from the Caring Foundation of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama to offer free general admission to all Alabamians every Thursday from March 1, 2023, through May 31, 2023.
For the past ten years, MMofA has offered free general admission on Thursdays for Mobile County residents only. With the help of The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross, the Free Thursday program will now offer residents of the state of Alabama waived general admissions fees to the Museum on Thursdays.
In the past two years, more than 5,000 Alabamians visited the Museum on Thursdays. From Fiscal Year 2021 (October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021) to Fiscal Year 2022 (October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022), MMofA saw a 40.59% increase in attendance in Alabamians on Free Thursdays.
“We are grateful to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for this opportunity to share the fantastic artwork at MMofA with more Alabamians,” Mayor Sandy Stimpson said. “We hope visitors from surrounding communities and beyond will take advantage of this program and come see the engaging and educational exhibitions on display this Spring.”
Free Thursdays for Mobile County residents are made possible with the support of the City of Mobile and Mobile County. The Museum’s exhibitions and programs are supported by The Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Mobile. For more details, visit www.MobileMuseumofArt.com.
About the Mobile Museum of Art
Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Sunday & all City Holidays
Langan Municipal Park | 4850 Museum Drive | Mobile, AL 36608 | 251.208.5200
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