Orange County Museum Of Art

The Orange County Museum of Art is the foremost and the most popular visual arts organization in Orange County, California, it serves a population of nearly 3 million inhabitants in one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country.

Significantly acclaimed exhibitions such as the "Picasso to Pollock: Modern Masterpieces from the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art", along with the Orange Lounge at South Coast Plaza exhibition, draw more than sixty thousand visitors yearly.

More than 15,000 children and adults contribute and take part in award winning teaching programs. The museum's compilation comprises almost 2,500 objects, with the collection having most on the art of California from the early 20th century to present.

The Orange County Museum of Art was originally built in 1918 as the Laguna Beach Art Association; the art museum grew, extended its facilities in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa into a countrywide standard program, and in the year 1996 took the name Orange County Museum of Art.

The museum is particularly famed for the organization of good exhibitions of modern art, including the first surveys of Vija Celmins, Guillermo Kuitca, and Tony Cragg, as well as major exhibitions of work by Lari Pittman, Charles Ray, Bill Viola, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Gunther Forg. There are also plenty of foreign artist who wish to showcase their art at this prestigious museum.

In the year 1984, Orange County Museum of Art Museum launched the California Biennial; this has turn out to be the leading exhibition for up-and-coming artists in the state. The museum has co-organized and set up exhibition with the Renaissance Society, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Grey Art Gallery, most of its great exhibitions of good art have traveled to more than 25 museums here and overseas over the last decade. The museum is one of the most popular ones for contemporary art and an ideal place for your next travel in Anaheim CA.

Orange County Museum Of Art Address
850 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660

Contact:
Tel: (949) 759-1122 ext. 243 Fax: (949) 759-5623
Email: info@ocma.net

Orange County Museum Of Art Hours:
Mon-Tues: Closed
Wed- Sun: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thurs: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Holiday Hours:
Christmas Eve 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day
New Year's Eve 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed New Year's Day

The Museum is closed the following holidays:
Fourth of July
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year's Day

Ticket Information for Orange County Museum Of Art:

Adults: $12
Students (w/ valid ID) & Seniors (65+): $10
Children under 12: Free
Members: Free
Second Sunday of the Month: Free

Website: http://www.ocma.net