North Dakota Museum of Art facts for kids
Exterior of the museum
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| Former name | University of North Dakota Art Galleries |
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| Location | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
The North Dakota Museum of Art (NDMOA) is the official art museum for the state of North Dakota in the United States. It is located on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This museum is a private, not-for-profit place. It has three galleries for showing art, a video room, a cafe, and a gift shop. You can visit for free!
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History of the Museum
The museum first started in the 1970s. Back then, it was called the University of North Dakota Art Galleries.
In 1981, the lawmakers in North Dakota decided that this museum would be the state's official art museum. That's when it got its current name. An old building from 1907, the West Gymnasium, was made new for the museum. In 1989, this large building became the museum's home. Artists helped design parts of the museum. For example, the gift shop and a special wall for donors were created by New York artist Barton Lidice Beneš. He made the donor wall look like his own unique "shadow box" museums. Outside, a sculpture garden was designed by Richard Nonas. The museum also had big updates recently. These included adding skylights, new floors, and new windows.
Art You Can See
The museum has a special collection of art that stays there all the time. This is called the permanent collection. It includes amazing works by artists like María Magdalena Campos Pons, Aganetha Dyck, Rena Effendi, Walter Piehl, and Kiki Smith.
Special Art Shows
The museum often changes the art it shows. These special exhibits feature contemporary artists from North Dakota, other parts of the country, and even around the world. Here are some past exhibits:
- Bugs and Such
- Lewis and Clark: Rivers, Edens, Empires
- The Plains of Sweet Regret
- Under the Whelming Tide: The 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North
Since 2013, the museum has shown a special exhibit called Barton's Place. It is a recreated version of artist Barton Beneš's apartment from New York City.
Other past art shows include:
Exhibits from 2014
- Arnold Saper: A Face to Paint
- Songs for Spirit Lake
- Mary Bonkemeyer: Decades in Paint
- Robert Rauschenberg: Four Decades of Work on Paper
- Fractured: North Dakota's Oil Boom
Exhibits from 2015
- An African Affair
- Micah Bloom: Codex
- Colorprint U.S.A.
- Armando Ramos: Something Absurd
- Jill Brody: Hidden in Plain Sight
- Fred Liang: A Bubble in a Stream
Exhibits from 2016
- Rick Bartow: Things I Know, But Cannot Explain
- Allison Leigh Holt: The Glass System
- In Our Own Words: Native Impressions
- Justin Sorensen: Stalking the Snow Leopard
- Kim Fink: Changing Nature
- Songs for Spirit Lake – Part II
Music Concerts
The museum also hosts different music concert series:
- Sunday Concerts in the Gallery Series (from October to April)
- Concerts in the Garden (in July and August)
- NDMOA Downtown at the Empire Arts Center
Programs for Everyone
The museum offers many programs for the community. These include Summer Kid's Art Camps and Family Days At The Museum. They also have classes for adults, a rural arts program, and art exhibits that travel to other places.
See also
- List of art museums
- List of museums in North Dakota
