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Statement of Purpose:

• Collect & preserve: American and European fine, design and decorative art of all periods and, art of other cultures (as resources allow).
• Exhibit the permanent collection and maintain a vigorous schedule of temporary exhibitions which will complement the permanent collections regardless of geographic boundary or time.
• Conduct research into the permanent collection for greater understanding in order to impart that knowledge to the community.
• Maintain a vigorous and well-rounded art education program for the citizens of the Midlands and South Carolina based on the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.

Highlights & Collections:

Our permanent collection features a broad spectrum of European and American fine and decorative art from the 14th century through the 20th century. The galleries house one of the Southeast's most important collections of Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture and decorative art by the Old Masters. Some of the finest exhibitions from around the world can be seen throughout the year.

Samuel H. Kress Collection: CMA is the home of one of the most impressive collections of Baroque and Renaissance paintings, sculpture and furniture in the Southeast.

Attracting over 125.000 visitors annually, the Columbia Museum of Art contains an impressive collection of over 7,000 examples of European and American fine and decorative art representing a time period of nearly seven centuries.

Through works obtained from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and other gifts, the Museum holds one of the most significant public collections of Renaissance and Baroque art in the Southeast which includes works by such artists as Botticelli, Boucher, Canaletto, Tintoretto, and many others.

Additional galleries include nineteenth century paintings by such artists as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, and Washington Allston, as well as Claude Monet's L'lle Aux Orties, Giverny and Evelyn De Morgan's dramatic winged image of Eos. Late nineteenth and early twentieth century decorative art and sculpture are represented through the work of Antoine-Louis Barye, Thonet, Harriet Frishmuth, and a gallery highlighting the CMA's collection of Tiffany and other art glass.

• Samuel H. Kress Collection,
• Maurice B. Bradley Tiffany Glass Collection,
• SC Collection: More than 400 works of art.

Exhibits:

Our galleries feature a broad spectrum of European and American fine and decorative art from the 14th century through the 20th century. The galleries house one of the Southeast's most important collections of Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture and decorative art by the Old Masters. Painting, sculpture, stained glass, art glass, metal work, furniture and textiles are all represented in the galleries.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

www.columbiamuseum.org

Hours:

• Tuesday-Saturday - 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
• Sunday - 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Admission & Directions:

• $5 adults; $4 seniors 60 & over; $2 students
• EVERY Saturday is Free courtesy of BlueCross BlueShield.

In the heart of downtown Columbia, South Carolina at the corner of Main and Hampton streets.

Key Personnel:

Karen Brosius, Executive Director

• Todd Herman, Chief Curator
• Joelle Ryan-Cook, Director of Education
• Ellen Woodoff - Director of Marketing
• Melissa Berliner, Director of Development.

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