…I was curious, what else was happening? Beyond and within government programs and private endeavors, what technological advances were pushing industry along, not only processes but what was new?
Scotch tape was new, originally…
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is committed to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of nearly 5,000 works of art on a riverfront campus offers more than 95,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities.
by Cummer Museum Admin, Director of Art Education in Art, Education
Nov
25
…I was curious, what else was happening? Beyond and within government programs and private endeavors, what technological advances were pushing industry along, not only processes but what was new?
Scotch tape was new, originally…
by Amber Sesnick, Marketing Manager in Gardens, Programs
Apr
04
Join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening of our Olmsted Garden. The Member Opening will take place on Wednesday, April 10th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and…
by Cummer Museum Admin, Director of Art Education in Gardens
Apr
03
Be sure to join us April 11 as we unveil the newly-restored Olmsted Garden.
by Cummer Museum Admin, Director of Art Education in Gardens
Mar
22
In case you weren’t able to join us last night for the Garden Month lecture, “The Olmsted Garden,” here’s what you missed.
by Cummer Museum Admin, Director of Art Education in Behind the Scenes, Community
Jun
17
In the early 1930s, the Cummer family reorganized the property in their compound. After the death of Ada Cummer in 1929, her three heirs—siblings Arthur, Waldo, and Mabel—decided to tear down their mother’s house and divide up the property among them, although Mabel Roe elected to live a few blocks away.
by Cummer Museum Admin, Director of Art Education in Behind the Scenes, Community
May
27
While Arthur and his brother Waldo led the Cummer Lumber Company, their wives masterminded the gardens surrounding their homes. Those gardens are now one of the glories of the Museum.
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