The Cummer Gallery of Art, built on the site of the home of Arthur Gerrish Cummer and Ninah May Holden Cummer, was dedicated at a glittering reception held on November 10, 1961, with one thousand guests in attendance, including Florida Governor C. Farris Bryant and Jacksonville Mayor Haydon Burns.
Cummer Museum Celebrates 55th Anniversary
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Art, Gardens
Nov
11
School Tours: Enhancing Creativity and Exploration in Young Minds
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Education
Oct
20
On any given weekday at the Museum you will see lines of students filing through the corridors, groups of students completing activities in the Galleries, and clusters of students wandering the Gardens with clipboards examining plants and architectural features.
Folk Couture: Translating Emotion into Wearable Art
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Art
Oct
03
What happens when you ask 13 designers to explore the American Folk Art Museum in New York and translate pieces into wearable art? You get Folk Couture: Fashion and Folk Art, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens’ newest installation, running October 7 through December 31, 2016. The designers are a mixture of…
From the Chairman of the Board
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Behind the Scenes
Aug
23
It is with surprise and sorrow that I write to let you know that Hope McMath has informed the Board of Trustees of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens of […]
What’s Blooming? Coreopsis!
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Gardens
Aug
06
Did you know that all species of Coreopsis were designated as the state wildflower of Florida in 1991? Well, now you do. The delightful Coreopsis is native to the North, […]
Wisteria Floribunda (Japanese wisteria) and the English Garden
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Education
Mar
25
Wisteria floribunda, commonly known as Japanese wisteria, is often found flourishing in the English and Olmsted Gardens in early- to mid-spring. The Japanese wisteria produces the lengthiest racemes of any […]
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