Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, photo by modification by User:Disde , original by Matt Neale from UK. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Art museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Museum of Art

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is located in the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It presents traveling special exhibitions, selections from its own collection, and a theater showing foreign, independent, and classic films. Its holdings include a comprehensive collection of Chihuly glass, highlighted by the 55-foot Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower in the museum's atrium.

At a glance

The museum features traveling special exhibitions, original selections from its own collection, a theater showing a variety of foreign, independent, and classic films each week, and a restaurant. OKCMOA houses a collection of Chihuly glass among the most comprehensive in the world, including the 55-foot Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower in the museum's atrium. In 1968, when the Washington Gallery of Modern Art closed, the museum acquired that collection and has since presented exhibitions featuring the Washington Color School artists, represented in its postwar contemporary collection of paintings.

Key facts

  • Located in the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center in Oklahoma City.
  • Features traveling exhibitions and works from its own collection.
  • Includes a theater showing foreign, independent, and classic films.
  • Houses a comprehensive Chihuly glass collection with the 55-foot Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower.
  • Acquired the collection of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art after its closure in 1968.
  • Address: 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

History

In 1968, when the Washington Gallery of Modern Art closed, the museum acquired its collection. It has since presented exhibitions featuring the Washington Color School artists, represented in the postwar contemporary collection of paintings. The museum is housed in the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center.

What you see

Inside the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center, visitors encounter the 55-foot Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower in the atrium, part of a comprehensive Chihuly glass collection. Galleries present works that span from delicate glass pieces to expressive portraiture.

Practical information

  • Address: 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
  • Phone: 405.236.3100.
  • Hours: Wednesday 10 am–5 pm; Thursday 10 am–8 pm; Friday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday 12–5 pm.
  • Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays.

Getting there

The museum is located at 415 Couch Drive in Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

Nearby

    Sources

    • https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7082143
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Museum_of_Art
    • http://www.okcmoa.com/

    Hero image: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, photo by modification by User:Disde , original by Matt Neale from UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Editorial text © Cultural Heritage Online, .

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