Birmingham Museum of Art
The Birmingham Museum of Art is one of the finest regional museums in the United States. It houses a wide-ranging collection of more than 27,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and decorative arts. The collection represents an array of global cultures including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian and Native American. Some highlights of the museum include:
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One of the Southeast’s finest and most comprehensive collections of Asian art
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A remarkable Kress collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the late 13th century to the 1750s
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A collection of 18th-century European decorative arts, which includes superior examples of English ceramics and French furniture
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A world-renowned collection of Wedgwood, the largest outside of England
Founded in 1951 and built in 1959, the 180,000-square-foot art museum is located in the heart of the city’s cultural district. Through educational programs, tours, and curated exhibitions, the museum sparks the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting all its citizens to the experience, meaning, and joy of art. The BMA proudly offers admission free of charge.
