Springfield Art Museum
Now Showing:
Storytellers: Artist Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
through September 15, 2013
David Plank: A Passion for Birds
through July 14, 2013
Recent Acquisitions
through August 25, 2013
Director's Choice
through June 2, 2013
Personal Perspectives
through June 2, 2013
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Watercolor U.S.A. 2013
June 8 - September 1, 2013
Opening reception: Friday, June 7, 5:30 PM
Julie Blackmon: The Power of Now and Other Tales from Home
September 14, 2013 - January 19, 2014
Opening reception: Friday, September 13, 5:30 PM
Artist talk: Tuesday, September 17, 5:30 PM
30th Anniversary Exhibition of the Friends of the Springfield Art Museum
September 28, 2013 - March 16, 2014
Opening reception: Friday, September 27, 5:30 PM
Admission
There is no admission charge, however donations are welcome.
Hours of Operation
Sunday: 1 PM - 5 PM
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 8 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 5 Pm
Closed on City and national holidays.
Newsletter
The Museum is the permanent home for some 8,895 art objects representing thousands of years of culture. Special collections include 19th, 20th, and 21st century American paintings, watercolor, sculpture and prints.
Pictured: George Caleb Bingham, Portrait of Fanny Smith Crenshaw, ca. 1869, oil on canvas.
Background
The Springfield Art Museum has a rich heritage of supporting the arts in the Ozarks. It operates under the authority of a nine-member board.
Incorporated in 1928, the Museum was first operated entirely by volunteers and still relies heavily on community support in a variety of ways. The Museum has had several homes along the way. The present Museum, on the edge of Phelps Grove Park, opened in 1958.
A 392-seat auditorium was completed in 1974 and extensive renovation of the Museum was completed in 1984. In 1994, the Jeannette L. Musgrave Wing with four new exhibition galleries and storage for the permanent collection was completed. In 2008, a new wing with an entry hall, galleries, gift shop and a new library was completed.
