Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery, Art museum in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery is an art museum on the campus of Jacksonville University in Florida. It hosts rotating exhibitions of contemporary art across a range of media and formats.
The museum is named after Alexander Brest, its primary benefactor, and is housed in the Phillips Fine Arts Building on the Jacksonville University campus. Its holdings include carved ivory, Pre-Columbian artifacts, Steuben glass, Chinese porcelain, Cloisonné, Tiffany glass and Boehm porcelain. In 2023 the gallery appointed artist and curator Zakriya Rabani as its first Gallery Director.
The museum is named for its primary benefactor, Alexander Brest. Its permanent holdings span carved ivory, Pre-Columbian artifacts, Steuben glass, Chinese porcelain, cloisonné, Tiffany glass and Boehm porcelain. The 2,300-square-foot Brest Gallery shows artists working in various media alongside Jacksonville University student artists and designers; artist and curator Zakriya Rabani became its first Gallery Director in 2023.
The museum sits on the Jacksonville University campus and is easy to reach on foot from the main buildings. It is worth checking ahead for current events or workshops, as the program changes regularly.
The gallery's 2,300-square-foot exhibition space is named for benefactor Alexander Brest, and its collections include carved ivory, Pre-Columbian artifacts, Steuben glass, Chinese porcelain, cloisonné, Tiffany glass and Boehm porcelain. Artist and curator Zakriya Rabani became its first Gallery Director in 2023.
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