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The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is the official art museum of the state of Nebraska. The museum is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and is administratively affiliated with the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The official charter of MONA makes it home to the Nebraska Art Collection, which is home to works by artists who were born in Nebraska, have lived in Nebraska, or have some connection to Nebraska. MONA also hosts regular rotating exhibitions by living or historic artists who have some connection with the state of Nebraska. Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Area Ranked 16th - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 0. ...
Kearney is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. ...
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History The Nebraska Art Collection was first created in 1976 but initially lacked a permanent home. In 1985 a state-appointed commission settled on a historic post office building in Kearney which was built in 1911 but was badly outmoded and slated for demolition. The Neoclassical architecture, marble interiors, and spacious, well-lit rooms attracted the attention of museum officials, who purchased the disused building and refitted it. In 1986 MONA opened in its new permanent location, where it has now remained for over two decades. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Collection The Nebraska Art Collection covers over 175 years of art and art history. Many historic artists with Nebraska connections have their work in the permanent collection, such as Alice Eliza Cleaver, Robert Henri, and Frank Rinehart. MONA is also home to works by more modern artists, like Thomas Hart Benton, Wright Morris, and Leonard Thiessen, as well as living artists such as Jun Kaneko and Jane Golding Marie. Robert Henri, by Gertrude Kasebier (1900) Snow in New York 1902, oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Robert Henri (June 25, 1865 - July 12, 1929) was an American painter notable for his teaching and leadership of the Ashcan School movement in art. ...
Chiricahua Apache, Hattie Tom, photograph by Frank Rinehart, 1898. ...
Thomas Hart Benton is a name shared by the following American men: Thomas Hart Benton (senator) (1782-1858) Thomas Hart Benton (painter) (1889-1975) Thomas H. Benton (higher education columnist) (1968-) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Wright Morris (born January 6, 1910 in Central City, Nebraska; died April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. ...
Additionally, the Collection includes works by artist explorers who documented early Native American life and natural history in Nebraska, including George Catlin, John James Audubon, and Karl Bodmer. Exhibitions of these artists are often supplemented with art and historical artifacts from other Nebraska museums, including the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer , Joslyn Art Museum, and the University of Nebraska State Museum. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...
Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ...
George Catlin (1796 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – December 23, 1872 in Jersey City, New Jersey) was an American painter who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. ...
John James Audubon John James Audubon[1] (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ...
Karl Bodmer, (February 6, 1809-October 30, 1893), was a Swiss painter of the American West. ...
The museums tiled Fountain Court The museums main atrium (seen here from the south) contains a café and gift shop. ...
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MONA and the Nebraska Art Collection also play host to rotating exhibitions by currently active Nebraska artists who are building reputations but do not yet have their work in permanent collections. Though the permanent collection tends to be aesthetically conservative, the rotating exhibitions are often very modern, progressive, and challenging. Notable exhibition participants have included polymer artist Sandra Williams, photographer Roger Bruhn, and sculptor Elizabeth Kronfield.
Special Programs In addition to its role as a museum, MONA is host to several special programs. As a subsidiary of the University of Nebraska system it cultivates close relationships with public schools and frequently has students in for art viewing, hands-on art-making events, and summer art camps. MONA also has periodic art-making classes for adults, usually in the summer. The museum usually participates in Christmas activities put on by downtown Kearney merchants, and has hosted evening fairs where Nebraska artists and artisans sell small art objects. University of Nebraska seal The University of Nebraska is the main public higher education outlet of the State of Nebraska in the United States. ...
MONA is host to ARTreach, a program of touring art exhibitions throughout Nebraska. Host organizations pay a nominal fee and are permitted to host an exhibition for four to six weeks. The exhibitions are drawn from the permanent collection, not the rotating exhbitions. Most ARTreach exhibitions are organized around themes, including Women Artists from the MONA Collection , Images of Land, and Afro Psalms.
In recent years MONA has also played host to the Reynolds Readers and Writers Series, organized by Charles Fort (poet). This series brings writers, novelists, and storytellers to Nebraska for public readings and classes. The series is primarily organized and funded by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and the visiting artists participate in creative writing classes on campus in addition to their evening readings at the museum. This article needs to be wikified. ...
Visitor Information MONA is located at 2401 Central Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska. Its central location is right of U.S. Route 30 and only minutes from Interstate 80. It is open Tuesday through Satuday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. The museum is sometimes open long hours for special programs; call the museum at (308)865-8559 for updates. U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ...
Route across the United States Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ...
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