Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Art museum in Ogunquit, United States.
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art is an art museum on the Maine coast that spans three acres and displays works by American artists. The facility includes multiple exhibition halls and outdoor sculpture areas that together create a blend of indoor and outdoor spaces.
The museum was founded in 1953 and developed into an institution dedicated to collecting and displaying American artworks. Its establishment in Ogunquit helped the town become a cultural center in Maine.
The museum maintains rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary American art, with works by Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Walt Kuhn.
The museum sits on the coast in Ogunquit and is open from May through October, with visitors able to walk comfortably through the garden areas. The grounds are easy to navigate on foot and designed to accommodate visitors of different mobility levels.
The museum's collections focus on 20th-century American artists like Marsden Hartley and Yasuo Kuniyoshi, whose works show connections to New England. These regional artists form the core of the collection and reflect a strong local art movement.
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