Fresno Metropolitan Museum

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Established	April 8, 1984
Location	Fresno, California
Director	Kathleen Monaghan
Website	[1]

The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate museum located in downtown Fresno, California. The Museum was established in 1984 and is now the largest museum between San Francisco and Los Angeles. “The Met” is housed in the historic 1922 Fresno Bee Building, and is currently undergoing its first major interior renovation in more than 25 years. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Fresno, a Spanish word for ash tree (from Latin fraxinus) is a common placename in Spanish speaking areas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... Fresno, a Spanish word for ash tree (from Latin fraxinus) is a common placename in Spanish speaking areas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the states San Joaquin Valley. ...

In August 2005, the museum began an extensive interior renovation; the first of its kind since the Museum's opening. The renovation, slated for completion in late 2007, has closed the doors of the historic Fresno Bee Building, and the museum has shifted its focus in the meantime toward new outreach programs, off-site exhibitions, and the temporary relocation of the Reeves ASK Science Center. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the states San Joaquin Valley. ...

History

In 1978, a group of Fresno civic leaders began to explore the possibility of creating a regional museum for the San Joaquin Valley. From 1981-1985, these members of the community raised more than $5.5 million to open the Met in the historic downtown site of the Fresno Bee building. The Museum opened its doors to the community on April 8, 1984. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Fresno, a Spanish word for ash tree (from Latin fraxinus) is a common placename in Spanish speaking areas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the states San Joaquin Valley. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

Since that time, the Museum has attracted more than 2 million people with its programs in art and science with diverse exhibitions including A T. rex Named Sue, Masterworks from the Albertina, Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of the Sublime, Variations on a Theme: American Prints from Pop Art to Minimalism -- A Selection from the Anderson Graphic Arts Collection and Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body.' ' Sue may refer to: Look up sue on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Georgia Totto OKeeffe (November 15, 1887—March 6, 1986) was an American artist. ... Grossology (ISBN 0-201-40964-X) is a non-fiction children’s book written by Sylvia Branzei and published by Planet Dexter in 1995. ...

In 1995, the Museum became the first organization outside the Bay Area to win Northern California's "Award for Excellence" in non-profit management from Chevron and The Management Center of San Francisco. In 1995, the Met also received a Central California Excellence in Business Award in the non-profit category as presented by The Fresno Bee. The Museum has also been named the Best Museum each year since 1999 by the readers of The Fresno Bee. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Bay Area is a common term to refer to a metropolitan area situated around a bay. ... Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Chevron may refer to: Chevron, a V-shaped pattern seen in military or police insigna, heraldry, flag design, and architectural frets Chevron, a series of bones on the underside of the tail of reptiles Chevron Corporation, a petrochemical company Chevron Cars, an advertising campaign of the Chevron Corporation including stylized... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California: The state is sometimes described as being in three main sections: Northern California (the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Valley northward), Southern California (south of the Tehachapis), and Central California (the... The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the states San Joaquin Valley. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the states San Joaquin Valley. ...

Renovation

The Fresno Metropolitan Museum under renovation, May 2007

The museum’s $20 million renovation project will bring the historic 1922 Fresno Bee Building into the 21st century, with more accessible gallery space, new restroom facilities and elevators, and remodeled fourth and fifth floors, which previously had not been opened as gallery space. The project is slated for completion sometime in late 2007. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3888 × 2592 pixel, file size: 4. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3888 × 2592 pixel, file size: 4. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the states San Joaquin Valley. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The museum's fourth floor will serve as gallery space as well as a forum for educational purposes. The fifth floor is slated to become the home for the museum's administrative offices and will also house a conference room and research library.

Temporary space/Reeves ASK Science Center

The Reeves ASK Science Center in its temporary location

During the museum’s renovation, programming and exhibitions are being held in a temporary location. The museum’s Reeves ASK Science Center moved into donated space in the fall of 2005 and will remain there through the renovation’s completion. Comedian Vic Reeves [1] {fair use} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Comedian Vic Reeves [1] {fair use} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Reeves ASK Science Center is a hands-on science education space that features rotating exhibits provided through a partnership with San Francisco's Exploratorium. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum's multi-year partnership with the Exploratorium allows for new sets of exhibits to be installed on an annual basis. An earth science exhibition entitled Earth, Wind, Inspire! is scheduled to be on view at the Reeves ASK Science Center through August 2007. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Smoke billows at the exploratorium The Exploratorium is a public science museum located in the Marina District at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California. ... Smoke billows at the exploratorium The Exploratorium is a public science museum located in the Marina District at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Educational & Community Outreach

The Met's Science Outreach program visits the classroom

The museum's outreach efforts include: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Mobile Met Science Outreach program, which visits schools, YMCA groups, day care facilities and summer school programs from Los Baños to Visalia and provides free hands-on science lessons inspired by the California Science Standards for children in kindergarten though sixth grade. This article is about the association. ... Los Banos is a city in Merced County, California, near the junction of California State Route 152 and Interstate 5. ... Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. ...

The Docent Outreach Project, which allows teachers in grades 1 through 3 to take advantage of the Met’s programming without traveling to the museum. The program's lessons are one hour long and feature hands-on art instruction.

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), which uses art to teach critical thinking, communication skills and visual literacy. These lessons are provided in English, Spanish and Hmong, free of charge to schools.

External links

• Fresno Metropolitan Museum website
• Fresno Metropolitan Museum on MySpace