Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art facts for kids
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| Former name | Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art |
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| Established | 2016 |
| Location | 26 Wooster Street, New York City, New York |
| Type | Art museum |
| Accreditation | American Alliance of Museums |
| Collection size | 30,000 |
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| Owner | Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation |
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (LLMA) is a special art museum in New York City. It used to be called the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. This museum collects, saves, and shows visual arts made by LGBTQ+ artists. It also features art about LGBTQ+ themes, issues, and people.
The museum is run by the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation. It holds art shows all year long in different places. The museum owns more than 22,000 art pieces. These include paintings, drawings, photos, prints, and sculptures. It is known as one of the oldest art groups that collects and saves gay art. In 2011, it officially became a museum. By 2019, the LLMA was the only museum in the world focused on art about the LGBTQ+ experience.
The museum has a special Permanent Collection. This collection holds over 1,300 important art pieces. It includes works by famous LGBTQ+ artists. Some of these artists are David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Tom of Finland, and Robert Mapplethorpe.
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What the Museum Does
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art is a place for art to explore many different queer perspectives. It believes in the power of art to inspire and help people understand the many different LGBTQ+ experiences.
How the Museum Started
The Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation was started by J. Frederic "Fritz" Lohman and Charles W. Leslie. These two men loved collecting art. They held their first art show in their home in New York City in 1969.
They soon opened an art gallery to sell art. But this gallery closed in the early 1980s. This was during a difficult time for many people. In 1987, the men wanted to create a foundation. This foundation would help save their art collection and keep showing art.
The government at first had questions about the word "gay" in the foundation's name. This delayed their application for several years. Finally, in 1990, the foundation was officially approved.
The first home for the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation was in a basement. In 2006, the foundation moved to a larger gallery space. This new location was at 26 Wooster Street in SoHo.
Museum Programs and Activities
The museum has several main programs. It takes care of its Permanent and Study Collections. It also holds many art shows each year. Some shows are at its main building on Wooster Street. Others are in the Wooster Street Windows Gallery. There are also weekend shows and drawing workshops. These happen at its Prince Street Project Space. Guest Curators help organize the museum's art shows.
The museum also has many educational programs all year. These include talks, lectures, films, and book signings. Famous speakers like Duane Michals and Catherine Opie have given talks. The foundation also publishes a magazine called The Archive. This magazine shares news about the collection and artists.
The museum has a library with over 2,500 books about gay art. It also has files on more than 2,000 individual artists. The museum sometimes sends its art shows to other places. For example, a show about Sascha Schneider traveled to a museum in Berlin.
The museum also lends art from its collection to other organizations. It has also borrowed art from places like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.
How the Museum is Run
The Leslie-Lohman Museum is guided by a Board of Directors. It has full-time staff members. Many volunteers also help with its programs. The museum also has a Fellowship Program.
The museum gets its money from donations and a membership program. It mostly adds new art to its collection through gifts from artists and collectors.
See also
In Spanish: Museo Leslie-Lohman para niños
- LGBT culture in New York City
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The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art building.
