Minnesota Museum of American Art

Minnesota Museum of American Art
Established 1927
Location

The Pioneer Endicott 141 E. 4th Street, Suite 101

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Type art museum
Director Kristin Makholm
Website www.mmaa.org

The Minnesota Museum of American Art (MMAA), founded as the St. Paul School of Fine Arts in 1894, is an American art museum with offices in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]

History

After incorporating as the Saint Paul School of Art in 1926, the institution began collecting art in 1940 after receiving a collection of Chinese jade art pieces in a bequest. From the 1950s on, it operated under the name Saint Paul Gallery and School of Art and later the Saint Paul Art Center. It was renamed the Minnesota Museum of Art in 1969 and renamed the Minnesota Museum of American Art in 1992.

In 2009, MMAA galleries closed after losing its gallery space in the Ramsey County Government Center to redevelopment, though they maintained offices and traveling exhibitions.[2] Most of the works were put in storage. In 2012, MMAA announced they would reopen for limited hours in the Pioneer Building in Lowertown in October of that year.[3]

The museum has been housed in a variety of St. Paul locations throughout its history, including the Jemne Building, Landmark Center, and through January 2009, the West Publishing Company on Kellogg Boulevard.

References

  1. ↑ Staff report (October 28, 1894). Current news of the fine arts. The New York Times
  2. ↑ Roberts, Chris (November 21, 2008). MMAA in St. Paul to close indefinitely. MPR News
  3. ↑ Combs, Marianne (June 15, 2012). MN Museum of American Art finds a home. MPR News

Coordinates: 44°56′50″N 93°05′22″W / 44.947250°N 93.089519°W / 44.947250; -93.089519

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