Birmingham Museum of Art Facts

The Collection:

The Birmingham Museum of Art, one of the finest regional museums in the United States, houses a diverse collection of more than 17,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts dating from ancient to modern times. The collection presents a rich panorama of cultures, featuring the Museum’s extensive holdings of Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian and Native American art.

General Information

Founding Date: 1951

Museum Facts 

Location: 3.9 acres in the heart of the cultural district
2000 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203-2278

Owner: City of Birmingham, Birmingham Museum of Art

Governed: Museum Board of the City of Birmingham

Present Building: Erected in 1959. Designed by Warren, Knight & Davis; Birmingham, AL

Major Additions: 1965, 1967, 1974 and 1980 by Warren, Knight & Davis

Major Renovation: Completed 1993; Designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes

Expansion: Edward Larrabee Barnes/John M.Y. Lee & Partners; New York, New York

Museum Facility: 180,000 gross square feet (150,000 square feet three-story structure; 30,000 square feet outdoor sculpture garden)