Yes, the origin and growth of contemporary art museums is a very interesting topic. I think that there is an important distinction between museums that have a major mission to collect art (MOCA, LA, for example) or support a collection (Andy Warhol Museum)and museums that primarily show the work of contemporary artists (i.e., The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York). This has been a topic that interests me as well. And just this past week we have had interviews at my campus for the position of Director of the Neuberger Museum which has encouraged much discussion about the purpose and mission of the museum; also the past semester we had a lecture series on the architecture of new museums. These events have encouraged me to think about all these distinctions in the development of museums in the later twentieth century. Also, I also realized only recently that the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, which opened its new Zaha Hadid building in 2003, in fact, began operations in 1939, initially under the influence of the Museum of Modern Art.
Joy Kestenbaum
Art Librarian/Associate Librarian
Purchase College, SUNY
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I am thinking about the rise in number of Contemporary Art Museums since
1980. I would appreciate any thoughts or examples you may share about
such museums that have been established between 1980 and 2005. Some
examples that come to my mind include:
Dia Beacon
Andy Warhol Museum in 1993
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary art, Cleveland
Museum of Contemporary Art, Cincinnati
and others
Thanks for any input about these museums in your region!
Ray Anne Lockard
Ray Anne Lockard
Head, Frick Fine Arts Library
University Library System
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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