Philbrook Museum of Art

Statement of Purpose

Tulsa's Crown Jewel. Oklahoma's leading privately-supported art museum.

MUSEUM

30 galleries, 125,000 total square feet.

ON THE MAIN LEVEL;

• European Art: Displayed according to the schools of art and the historical periods.
• 18th-and 19th-century European (primarily French),
• early Tuscan painting,
• Venetian paintings of the 15th and 16th-centuries,
• High Renaissance and Baroque paintings of the 16th through 18th-centuries.

ON THE UPPER LEVEL;

• Collections of Asian ceramics and paintings.
• American collections, occupying 5 galleries, with emphasis given to the museum's extensive holdings of 19th-century landscape paintings, 20th-century American art, and contemporary works dating from the 1960s, contemporary craft media sculpture and decorative art works.
• Antiquities from Greek, Roman, Egyptian and other ancient cultures.
• The Works on Paper gallery is also on the upper level, featuring exhibitions from the collection of over 900 works.
• A Closer Look Interpretive Gallery where various works from the permanent collection are exhibited to illustrate themes or styles in art.

ON THE LOWER LEVEL;

• African and Native American collections.
• Waite Phillip's Santa Fe room.
• The Culture and Creativity Gallery; a participatory gallery concentrating on the Museum's non-western collection.
• Wall text panels and plaques describe individual rooms, works of art and historical features along the way.

Highlights & Collections

Restaurant, 26 acre gardens and historic Renaissance-style villa.

VILLA PHILBROOK

• The Italianate Villa and gardens were home to Waite and Genevieve Phillips from 1927 to 1938.
• Designed by architect Edward Buehler Delk (1885-1956), Kansas City, Missouri.
• Donated in 1938 by Waite and Genevieve Phillips to become the city's first art museum .
• A touch of Continental refinement to the High Plains, being mannerly on the outside and whimsical within.
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Lavish efforts have been made to restore and preserve all the baroque grandeur of the 1927 home elaborate hand-painted ceilings, wrought-iron grill work, and the music room's hand-painted murals.

ROTUNDA WING

• A 75,000 square-foot addition was completed in 1990, designed by Urban Design Group of Tulsa and Michael Lustig & Associates of Chicago.
• A Guide to The Villa and Gardens and Handbook to The Collections are on sale in the Museum Shop.

GARDENS

• 23 acres of formal gardens, natural woods and sweeping lawns.
• A classical tempietto (little temple) in the rear formal garden.
• A dusting of frontier bravura with a barbecue pit and a campfire circle.
• Landscape architect Herbert Hare (1880-1969), Kansas City, Missouri.
• Detailed information provided on plaques throughout the garden.
• Audio tapes and headphones for self-guided tours of the garden are available for rental in the Museum Shop.

SCHOOL

• Oklahoma's only museum school.
• Classes for children and adults utilize Philbrook's many resources, particularly the Museum's collections and grounds, giving insight into the nature and process of art.

OTHER

• Over 100 volunteer docents offer a variety of different tours. To schedule a tour call 748-5309 two weeks in advance.
• Museum Gift Shop, featuring an array of art-related gifts and books.
• La Villa Restaurant at Philbrook, our gallery of fine cuisine, open for lunch and Sunday brunch; Tuesday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cocktails each Thursday from 5-7 p.m.
• Chapman Research Library with a non-circulating collections of over 8,000 titles and 135 art periodicals available for reference.
• 250-seat auditorium.
• Circular conference room adjoining the restaurant.
• Wheelchair Accessible.
• Memberships begin at $40.00 per year, per person.
• Philbrook Video available for check-out from the library, or for purchase in the Shop.
• Visit often!

8,000 works make up the museum's permanent collection, nearly half of them by Native Americans.

Exhibits & Special Events

Hours:

Museum & Gift Shop Hours

• Thursdays: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Tuesdays through Saturdays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Sundays: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Closed Mondays and Major Holidays Closed July 4

la Villa Restaurant Hours

• Tuesday-Sunday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Every Thursday, drinks & hors d'oeuvres: 5-7 p.m.
• Reservations: 748-5367

Admission & Directions:

• $5.00 General Admission
• $3.00 Senior Citizens (62+), Students (with ID), Groups of 10 or more
• Free to Members and children 12 & under

Direct dial numbers

• Membership Services 748-5331
• Tours & Education 748-5309
• Museum School 748-5375
• Special Events 748-5330
• Masters Society 748-5349
• Development 748-5351
• Business Associates 748-5389
• PACERS Auxiliary 748-5384
• Museum Shop 748-5304
• Chapman Library 748-5306
• Facility Rental 748-5307
• Executive Director 748-5321
• Communications 748-5320
• Security, Lost & Found 748-5386

Key Personnel:

Marcia Y. Manhart, Executive Director

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