Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
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The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is a non-profit art museum in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. It is located on the Oklahoma Baptist University Green Campus, being the campus of the former St. Gregory's University. The museum operated independently of St. Gregory's and survived its closure.[1]
The museum's collection includes over 3,500 artworks,[2] and spans over 6,000 years of art, and represents cultures from around the world including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, pre-Columbian, African, Native American, European, and American art. The museum houses the official portrait of Pope Pius X and Oklahoma's only Egyptian mummies.[3] The museum includes a gift shop that sells educational toys, publications related to their exhibitions and arts and crafts from local artisans. The MGMoA is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Museums[4] and a member agency of Oklahoma City's Allied Arts.[5] The museum hosts the annual festival Arts Trek.
History
The museum is named for Fr.
Etruscan Treasures
The museum was the exclusive United States venue to show Etruscan Treasures, an exhibit which featured Etruscan and Roman gold work, as well as artifacts from the Vatican Museums.[9] This was the first time that the gold jewelry, from the collection of Prince Fabrizio Alliata di Montereale, was publicly displayed.[10] The exhibit ran from June 1 through October 31, 2004, and was featured in a documentary produced by Oklahoma's Public Television Station.[11]
Mummy research
In August 2015, St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital performed
Collection
The museum's collection began with a gift in 1903. While Fr. Gregory Gerrer was traveling in the Holy Land, he was presented with an Egyptian scarab with the hieroglyphic goose symbol on it.[13]
The museum houses an artifact collection that includes an
Spanish Colonial art
The institute's holdings in Spanish Colonial art include retablos (small religious paintings, frequently on tin), wooden sculptures of saints, and paintings. One anonymous painting, Christ of Ixmiquilpan, dates to the early 19th century and captures a miraculous alter scene in Mexico City. A temporary exhibition of Spanish Colonial Art ran from April to June in 2010.[14] The collection was shown at the Arlington Museum of Art in Arlington, Texas in a special exhibition from April 12 to May 26, 2013.[15]
See also
- Fr. Gregory Gerrer
- St. Gregory's Abbey
- St. Gregory's University
- Benedictine Hall
- Oklahoma Baptist University
References
- ^ "Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art".
- ISBN 9781933989105.
- ^ "Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art". St. Gregory's University. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Museum Directory". Oklahoma Association of Museums. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Member Agencies". Allied Arts. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ a b Beckman, Jane (November–December 1985). "The Monk, The Mummy & Mabee". Oklahoma Today: 22–27.
- ^ Brandenburg, John (18 September 2011). "Art review: "Magical Mystery Masks" on view at Shawnee museum". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Marriott, Alice (Summer 1964). "Come Under the Umbrella". Oklahoma Today: 3–5.
- ISBN 88-88540-01-6.
- ^ "Etruscan Treasures: Nearly 50,000 have viewed artifacts". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Gallery Episodes". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ Allen, Silas (2015-08-31). "CT scans performed on 2 Egyptian mummies". Washington Times. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Father Gerrer". Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Cruz Gonazalez, Cristina (May–June 2010). "Colonial Spanish American Collections in Oklahoma". ArtFocus Oklahoma. 25 (3).
- ^ "Arlington Art Museum". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
External links
- Museum website
- Mabee-Gerrer Museum information, photos and video TravelOK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma