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“bringing art & people together”
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is committed to serving a diverse audience and cultivating a wide range of partnerships that inspire creative ways to link objects and ideas for the education and enjoyment of all. The Museum preserves, documents, interprets, and makes accessible its collections for the benefit of current and future generations of museum visitors. By providing wide access to original works of art from different cultural traditions and time periods, the Museum connects audiences with art of the past and helps them explore new directions in contemporary art. Since its founding in 1973, the Museum has been open to all free of charge. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in Cornell University opened in 1973. Designed by I. M. Pei & Partners, the Museum is named for benefactor Herbert F. Johnson, a distinguished graduate of Cornell’s Class of 1922, the late president and chairman of S C Johnson of Racine, Wisconsin, and a Cornell University trustee. Since its beginning the Museum has been open to all without charge. Given Cornell University’s Land Grant status and its mandate to play an important role in the community, the Johnson continually seeks to fulfill its cultural and educational responsibility to serve a broad and diverse audience. More than 80,000 visitors come to the Museum each year. Today, the Museum’s permanent collection numbers more than 35,000 works, spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures. Nearly 22,000 works of art are currently accessible to the public through Cornell University’s Luna Insight online image database. Among the strengths of the collection are the holdings of Asian art; more than 22,000 prints, drawings, and photographs ranging from the fifteenth century to the present; modern and contemporary painting and sculpture; European art from ancient times to the present, African sculpture and textiles, and pre-Columbian sculpture and ceramics. The collections are the foundation for all Museum initiatives in teaching, research, and the development of projects to connect people, art, and ideas in creative ways.
Fabulous museum to check out when you are in Ithaca No admission fee. There are some parking spots out front for visitors. Free on the weekend but you need to pay Monday through Friday for 6... Read more
The museum building is beautiful with impressive views of the Cornell campus and Cayuga Lake from the 5th floor windows. There is limited parking available immediately in front of the museum, but... Read more
Make time for this amazing museum when you visit the Cornell campus. I only had 1 hour today, and that's not enjoy at all. I can easily spend 2-3 hours in this museum and visit all exhibitions. 1L... Read more
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