Grand Rapids Art Museum - Grand Rapids, Michigan
N 42° 57.907 W 085° 40.277
16T E 608363 N 4757797
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) is an art museum located in Grand Rapids, Michigan with collections ranging from Renaissance to Modern Art and special collections on 19th and 20th century European and American art.
Waymark Code: WMDKNB
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2012
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Its holdings include notable modern art works such as Richard Diebenkorn’s 1963 Ingleside. The museum has in its collection 5,000 works of art, including over 3,500 prints, drawings and photographs.
The museum was founded in 1910 under the name Grand Rapids Art Gallery, which was soon altered to its present name. Initially based in a residence, it moved to an historic Federal Building in 1981. In 2004, construction began on a new green museum building, which was to be the world's first LEED certified art museum. The 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) building, which features 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of gallery and exhibition space, has been certified LEED Gold. London-based Munkenbeck+Marshall Architects was appointed architect for the new building in 2002 and developed the design from initial concept to construction document phase. In summer 2004, the museum board terminated Munkenbeck+Marshall's involvement and hired architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY Architecture to complete the project.
Name: Grand Rapids Art Museum
Location:
101 Monroe Center Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Phone Number: 616-831-1000
Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency/Ownership: Private
Hours of operation:
Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 9 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm
Closed Mondays
Admission Fee: 8
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: yes
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