FREE SUMMER 2011!
Cedar Rapids, Iowa—The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) is excited to announce our Free Summer! Beginning Tuesday, June 14, the CRMA will be free for all visitors thanks to our generous sponsors AEGON Transamerica Foundation, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, and United Fire Group. This special event will last through September 4, 2011.
The CRMA is a great place to spend a day having fun with your family and friends. We have eight wonderful exhibitions currently on display, so there’s going to be something for everyone to enjoy! Our current exhibitions include:
Shout Freedom: Photo League Selections from the Columbus Museum of Art
Like Mother, Like Son: The Photography of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret and David B. Heusinkveld
A Show of Hands: Ceramics from the Collection
The American Century
Grant Wood: In Focus
Art in Roman Life
Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker
Treasures from the National Collection (a National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library exhibition)
This special event would not have been possible without the help of our sponsors AEGON Transamerica Foundation, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, and United Fire Group.
We would also like to remind you that admission is now free at the Grant Wood Studio too thanks to a grant from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust! Grant Wood comes to life in this light-filled, inspirational loft known as the Grant Wood Studio located right here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa! Wood lived and worked in the Studio from 1924 through 1935, but his spirit is still very much alive as visitors observe the decorative details and craftsmanship that went into transforming the loft into a studio, performance space, and living quarters. Visitors can stand in the very spot where Wood painted some of his most famous works, including American Gothic (1930). The experience continues with a visit to the nearby Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, which houses the world’s largest collection of artworks by Grant Wood.
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hours:
Tuesday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday Noon to 8:00 p.m.
Friday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Grant Wood Studio hours through December 31, 2011:
Saturday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
For more information about the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art or the Grant Wood Studio, please visit our website at www.crma.org or call 319.366.7503. We hope to see you all this summer!
Shout Freedom! was organized by the Columbus Museum of Art and Arts Midwest. The national tour of this exhibition has been made possible through American Masterpieces support from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art. Local support has been provided in part by Bradley and Riley PC. All exhibitions at the CRMA are supported in part by the Momentum Fund of The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.
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The mission of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is to excite, engage and educate our community and visitors through our collection, exhibitions and programs. The Museum’s collection contains more than 5,600 works of art by hundreds of artists, including the world's largest collection of works by Grant Wood. For more information on exhibitions or related programs call the Museum at 319.366.7503 or visit the Museum's web site at www.crma.org. Museum Hours: noon to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday; noon to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday; 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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