About the Birmingham Museum of Art
Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art today has one of the finest collections in the Southeast. Its collection of more than 17,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts represents a rich panorama of cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American. Among other highlights, the Museum’s collection of Asian art is considered the finest and most comprehensive in the Southeast, and its collection of Vietnamese ceramics one of the finest in the world. The Museum also is home to a remarkable Kress collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the late 13th century to c.1750, and its collection of 18th-century European decorative arts includes superior examples of English ceramics and French furniture.
The Birmingham Museum of Art is located in the heart of the City’s cultural district. Erected in 1959, the present building was designed by architects Warren, Knight and Davis of Birmingham, with a major renovation and expansion by Edward Larrabee Barnes of New York completed in 1993. The facility encompasses 180,000 square feet, including a splendid outdoor sculpture garden.
ADMISSION to the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin and to the Museum’s permanent collection is FREE.
HOURS:
Tuesday—Saturday
10am—5pm
Sundays
12pm—5pm
Closed Major Holidays
ADDRESS:
2000 Eighth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
T: 205.254.2565
F: 205.254.2714