Museum of Art - DeLand, Florida, Visual arts museum in DeLand, United States.
The Museum of Art - DeLand occupies a 23,000-square-foot arts facility completed in 1991, next to the Evans C. and Betty Drees Johnson Children's Art Center, which opened in 2010. In 2013 it added 2,970 square feet of modern gallery space and a 2,239-square-foot Museum Store at 100 N. Woodland Boulevard in historic downtown DeLand.
The museum was established in 1951 by the American Association of University Women. A 23,000-square-foot arts facility was completed in 1991, the adjacent Evans C. and Betty Drees Johnson Children's Art Center opened in 2010, and in 2013 the museum added 2,970 square feet of modern gallery space and a 2,239-square-foot Museum Store at 100 N. Woodland Boulevard in historic downtown DeLand.
The museum was founded in 1951 by the American Association of University Women, a fact reflected in its volunteer and lecture tradition. Its 2013 exhibition "Forging an Identity: Contemporary Latin American Art" brought works by Fernando Botero, Tomás Sánchez and Roberto Matta to DeLand. Gallery talks, receptions and master artist workshops run alongside the shows.
The museum's main arts facility covers 23,000 square feet, with the Evans C. and Betty Drees Johnson Children's Art Center next door. A second site with 2,970 square feet of gallery space and a Museum Store stands at 100 N. Woodland Boulevard in historic downtown DeLand, so check which building holds the exhibition you want before setting out.
The museum's 2013 exhibition "Forging an Identity: Contemporary Latin American Art" showed works by Fernando Botero, Tomás Sánchez and Roberto Matta. Its past shows also featured Mateo Blanco, Sandro Chia and Stephen Althouse, and a 2013 display of Haitian flags from Candice Russell's collection.
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