Long Beach Museum of Art, Art museum on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, United States
The Long Beach Museum of Art is a coastal museum displaying a collection of about 4,000 works including paintings, drawings, sculptures, and decorative objects. The galleries are arranged so visitors can move through different artistic styles and time periods.
The house was built in 1912 as a winter home for Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, heir to the Milbank fortune, by the Milwaukee Building Company, the firm later known as Meyer & Holler. In 1926 it became Long Beach's first social, athletic and beach club, Club California Casa Real. From 1929 to 1944 it belonged to oil pioneer Thomas A. O'Donnell, and during World War II it housed the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer's Club. The City of Long Beach bought it in 1950 for a Municipal Art Center and designated it the Long Beach Museum of Art in 1957.
The place focuses on artworks from different eras and emphasizes California artists, particularly those working in early and mid-20th century modernism. Visitors can see the various artistic movements that shaped the region's creative identity.
The museum sits directly on the coast and is easily reached via Ocean Boulevard. Walking access is straightforward, and its waterfront location makes it simple to combine a visit with other seaside activities.
The museum completed a special project documenting and cataloging over 500 works by nearly 300 female artists working in California since the middle of the 20th century. This effort made visible the often-overlooked contributions of women artists to regional art history.
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