Noyes Museum
 Front of the Noyes Museum (Oceanville site, since closed and sold) | |
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| Established | 1973 (Noyes Foundation) 1983 (museum opening to public) |
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| Location | Oceanville, New Jersey (1983–2016) Atlantic City, New Jersey Hammonton, New Jersey Galloway, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39°27′57″N 74°27′21″W / 39.46595°N 74.4558°W |
| Director | Michael Cagno |
| Website | www |
The Noyes Museum of Art is an
Since 2017, the museum is fully a part of Stockton University, a partnership which began in 2010 and expanded in 2016.
History
The Noyes Museum of Art was created largely due to the philanthropic efforts of Fred and Ethel Noyes. Fred Noyes helped create and promote the "Historic Towne of Smithville" tourist and activity site, and was the owner of the Smithville Inn restaurant.[1] Noyes was also an avid art collector, and used his own personal collection to start the museum's collection.[1] The Noyes family created their foundation in 1973 and began design of the museum in 1974, using funds from the sale of Historic Smithville. The museum eventually opened in 1983 at its Oceanville, Galloway site on Lily Lake, only 2 miles (3 km) away from Smithville.[3][4] The museum was built directly next to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.[2][4]
The Noyes Museum served as a cultural center within
The museum began to run into budgetary problems from its heating and air conditioning (
In August 2017, Stockton University took over control of the Noyes Foundation's holdings.[9] In December 2017, Stockton University took control over the final remaining assets of the Noyes Foundation, including ownership of the Oceanville property. The foundation's donated assets were estimated to be worth 2.2 million dollars.[4]
Current status
The main Galloway location was put up for sale after its closure. In 2021, the original Oceanville property was sold to a local church.[10] The Noyes Museum still exists, however, and its collection currently rotates between three sites where it is displayed: the Seaview golf club in Galloway (albeit a different location within Galloway Township than the original), the Arts Garage in Atlantic City, the Noyes Gallery at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, and at Stockton's Kramer Hall in Hammonton.[1][11]
The largest of the sites is the Noyes Arts Garage, which opened in 2013 as a new spinoff venture of the Noyes Foundation.[12] It is located in downtown Atlantic City near the edge of the Tanger Outlets The Walk outdoor mall. The building was redeveloped by Atlantic City's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) which leases the site to Noyes at no cost. The Arts Garage includes space for independent artists to set up shop and sell their own wares, although the mall section has had trouble attracting enough foot traffic to keep the stores solvent.[13][14] Kramer Hall in Hammonton is the second largest, and is used for storing much of the collection.
The Noyes collection includes 3,500 pieces of art and sculpture.[15] It includes a set of over 300 duck decoys, a personal interest of Fred Noyes that he began collecting at a young age; the decoys are now in Hammonton's Town Hall.[16][3]
See also
Gallery
References
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- ^ a b "About The Noyes Museum". Noyes Museum of Art. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Noyes Museum: A Historical Perspective". Noyes Museum of Art. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c Post, Michelle Brunetti (December 8, 2017). "Noyes Foundation donates last assets to Stockton". The Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Raynor, Vivien (September 26, 1993). "Folk Art, Decoys And Much More". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ a b D'Angelis, Martin (January 11, 2016). "Last call at the Noyes Museum: 'Just a really sad day'". The Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Noyes Museum to close Jan. 10". The Current. December 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Our view: Noyes Museum deserves a new, better location". The Press of Atlantic City. January 3, 2016. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Lai, Jonathan (August 17, 2017). "Noyes Museum becomes part of Stockton University". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Lea, Edward (April 18, 2021). "Noyes Museum of Art building to be reborn as the new LifePoint Church later this year". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "The Noyes Museum at Claridge Atlantic City". Noyes Museum of Art. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ D'Amico, Diane (November 26, 2013). "Noyes Art Garage opens at Wave parking garage in Atlantic City". The Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ D'Amico, Diane (May 23, 2015). "Arts Garage suffers on edge of The Walk". The Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "African American Heritage Museum". Arts Garage.
- ^ D'Amico, Diane (January 8, 2016). "Hurry! Just two more days to visit Noyes Museum". The Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ D'Amico, Diane (January 16, 2017). "Noyes collection moves to Hammonton, for now". The Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.