Amarillo Museum of Art
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| name = Amarillo Museum of Art
| image = Amarillo Texas Amarillo Museum of Art 2005-05-15.jpg| caption =
| map_type = Texas
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| map_caption = Location within Texas
| map dot label = Amarillo Museum of Art
| location = 2200 S. Van Buren Street
Amarillo, Texas
| coordinates = {{coord|35.18922|-101.844631|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1972
| type = Visual arts
| collection =
| car_park = East of the museum, on S. Van Buren Street
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| website = [https://www.amoa.org/history-mission Amarillo Museum of Art]
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The Amarillo Museum of Art is located at 2200 S. Van Buren Street on the grounds of Amarillo College in the city of Amarillo, in the county of Potter, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Museum
Designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, the Amarillo Museum of Art opened in 1972 on the grounds of Amarillo College. It is also known as the Amarillo Art Center and the Amarillo Art Museum. The {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2}} structure is owned by Amarillo College. While the college pays the salary of the director, additional funding comes from the Texas Arts Commission and various grants. An endowment fund was established by Betty Bivins Childers to bring the museum to fruition, and the facilities were dedicated to her when opened.{{cite web|title=Amarillo Art Center|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kla05|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=17 February 2012}}
In 2010, the Texas Commission for the Arts provided a $1,500 grant for the museum's Art Smart and Art for All program for residents of retirement and care facilities.{{cite web|title=2010 TCA grant|url=http://www.arts.state.tx.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=343&Itemid=16|publisher=Texas Commission for the Arts.|accessdate=17 February 2012}}
The museum features a wide variety of visual indoor art. Special days include live music and refreshments.{{cite web|title=Attractions|url=http://www.traveltex.com/things-to-do/attractions/amarillo-museum-of-art|publisher=Travel Tex|accessdate=17 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220045624/http://www.traveltex.com/things-to-do/attractions/Amarillo-Museum-of-Art|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead}} The Price Gallery of Asian Art is a permanent collection of over 300 artifacts collected and donated by Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price of Amarillo.{{cite web|title=Price Gallery of Asian Art|url=http://www.amarilloart.org/index.php?module=article&id=24|publisher=AMOA|accessdate=17 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423155323/http://amarilloart.org/index.php?module=article&id=24|archive-date=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}} An outdoor sculpture collection is provided on the museum's grounds.{{cite book|last=Little|first=Carol Morris|title=A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas|year=1996|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-76036-3|page=53}}
The museum is a member of the Texas Association of Museums.{{cite web|title=Texas Association of Museums|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lat03|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=17 February 2012}}
Hours, admission, parking
Free to the public. Parking is east of the museum on S. Van Buren Street.{{cite web|title=Hours and Admission|url=http://www.amarilloart.org/index.php?module=article&id=48|publisher=AMOA|accessdate=17 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326173827/http://amarilloart.org/index.php?module=article&id=48|archive-date=26 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1–4 p.m.
See also
References
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Category:Museums in Amarillo, Texas
Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1972