The 'Baltimore Museum of Art' in
Baltimore, Maryland, was founded in
1914. It is located between the
Charles Village and
Remington neighborhoods, immediately adjacent to the Homewood campus of
Johns Hopkins University, though the museum is an independent institution not affiliated with the University.
The highlight of the museum is the
Cone Collection, works by
Matisse,
Picasso,
Cézanne,
Manet,
Degas,
Gauguin,
van Gogh, and
Renoir, brought together by Baltimore sisters Claribel and Etta Cone.
The building was designed by architect
John Russell Pope.
Since Sunday,
October 1,
2006, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the
Walters Art Museum have had free admission year-round as a result of grants given by Baltimore City and Baltimore County, excepting for special exhibitions.
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The Baltimore Museum of Art is the site of Gertrude's Restaurant, owned and operated by chef
John Shields.
Cone collection
The Cone collection, housed at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, is one of the most important art collections in the world. It was the work of two Baltimore sisters—Claribel and Etta Cone, who in the early 20th century set out to acquire as much as they could of the work of artists such as Matisse and Picasso especially, and also Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Renoir, and others who are now the acknowledged giants of the era.
See also
★
Walters Art Museum, a private art gallery in Baltimore
★
Claribel Cone, donator, Cone Collection
References
1. FREE ADMISSION AT BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART AND WALTERS ART MUSEUM BEGINS OCTOBER 1
Further Reading
★ Flam, Jack. ''Matisse in the Cone Collection'', Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001 ISBN 0-912298-73-1
★ Dackerman, Susan ''Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color in Northern Renaissance and Baroque Engravings, Etchings, and Woodcuts'', Baltimore Museum of Art, 2002 ISBN 0-271-02235-3
External links
★
Baltimore Museum of Art Website
★
Baltimore Museum of Art: the Cone Collection
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