Toledo Museum of Art
(Admission is Free)

OPEN YOUR EYES TO ART  

Venture to the Toledo Museum of Art to experience one of the finest and most diverse collections of artwork in the country. Discover treasures ranging from ancient Egypt to contemporary art, including glass, sculpture, European and American painting, African and Asian art, graphic arts, and decorative arts. 

ADMISSION
Admission to the Museum is FREE. Some special exhibitions or events may require purchased tickets. 

TOURS
The Museum schedules free public tours weekly. Visit www.toledomuseum.org for times and topics.
To schedule a special group  tour for 10 or more people, call 419-255-8000, ext. 7352. To tour at your
own pace, try Soundtrack, our audio guide to the collection.

SHOPPING
The Museum Store offers a variety of art books, stationery, posters, apparel, and gifts, as well as original works by regional artists. 

DINING
The Museum Café offers daily delectable lunch fare, as well as dinner service on Friday evenings. 

PARKING
Parking is free for members and $3 for non-members. 

ACCESSIBILITY
The Museum galleries are wheelchair accessible. Strollers are allowed in galleries. 

HOURS
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Monday and major holidays. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION
419-255-8000 (tdd) or 800-644-6862 (tdd)
www.toledomuseum.org
information@toledomuseum.org

Upcoming Exhibitions through April 2006:

February 2 – April 30, 2006
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages 
 

HISTORY & FACT SHEET 

The Toledo Museum of Art was founded April 18, 1901. More than a century later, the Toledo Museum of Art is considered one of the finest Museum’s in the country, both for quality and the comprehensiveness of its collection. Thanks to the benevolence of its founders, as well as the continued support of its members, the Toledo Museum of Art remains a privately-endowed, non-profit institution and opens its collection to the public—free of charge—six days a week. 

The TMA collection transcends temporal, geographical, and cultural boundaries. More than 30,000 works of art represent American and European painting, the history of art in glass, ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, Asian and African art, medieval art, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic arts, and Modern and contemporary art. To accommodate the ever-growing collection and demand for art education, the Museum campus has grown exponentially since its founding. From its humble first exhibition space in two rented rooms in the Gardner Building, the Museum has grown to cover approximately 32 acres with six buildings. 

QUICK FACTS
 

• The Museum is located just west of the downtown business district and one block off I-75 (exit designations are posted).
• Admission is free to the public.
• The Museum is open Tuesday through Thursday & Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.- 10 p.m.;
• Sunday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. The Museum is closed Mondays and major holidays.
• The Museum is accessible to the handicapped; wheelchairs and strollers are available.
• The Museum interior contains four and a half acres of floor space on two levels.

·         The Museum has 45 galleries, 15 class studios, the 1,710-seat Peristyle concert hall, the 176-seat Little Theater lecture hall, the Community Learning Resource Center, the Family Center, the Visual Resources Collection, the Museum Café, the Museum Store, and Collector’s Corner, which sells original artwork. 

MILESTONES 

1901—Toledo Museum of Art is founded. The Museum has 120 members and a collection consisting of a mummified cat and two paintings.

1912—The Museum’s new Monroe Street building opens. The classical Greek style of the Museum architecture employs Ionic columns on the entrance façades.

1919—The Museum creates the School of Design and provides traditional studio art classes and practical design classes to adults and children.

1933—The Peristyle concert hall and the two new wings open with a gala featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra.

1962—The Studio Glass Movement is born at a workshop in a garage on Museum grounds, proving that glass could be worked in a studio setting.

1992—The University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts opens. This 51,000 square-foot building was designed by renowned architect Frank O. Gehry. The CVA houses the UT Department of Art, studios, an art reference library, and gallery space.

February 2001—The Museum renovates the Professional Arts Building at Parkwood Avenue and Monroe Street. This Art Deco style building houses the Toledo Symphony Orchestra offices and the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.

June 2001—The Museum dedicates the Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden in front of the Museum on Monroe Street. Twenty-two sculptures and landscaped green spaces expand the Museum experience to the outdoors.

April 2004—Construction begins on the 76,000 square foot Glass Pavilion on Monroe Street facing the Museum. The exterior walls of the finished building, designed by Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA, Inc., will be made entirely of glass. The structure will house the Museum’s extensive collection of glass art, as well as state-of-the-art glassmaking facilities, meeting spaces, and a café. 

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