Oglethorpe Art Museum Participating In Museum Day

BROOKHAVEN, GA — Famed Impressionist artist Henri Matisse once noted that “art is an escape from reality.” Brookhaven residents are invited to escape on Saturday, Sept. 21, to search for their own reality at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA) as they host Smithsonian Museum Day from noon to 5 p.m.

Two new art exhibits have opened at the museum on Sept. 13 coinciding with Welcoming Week. The museum is located at Lowry Hall, 3rd Floor, 4484 Peachtree Road. NE.

OUMA is among thousands of museums and cultural institutions across the country that are taking part in the annual event. Museum Day is a celebration of “boundless curiosity” hosted by Smithsonian Magazine and OUMA is offering museum visitors free admission using tickets that will be available online. For that one day, complimentary tickets for two people may be printed or presented on a smartphone.

One of Oglethorpe Museum’s new exhibits is A Route Campagne: Impressionist Works from the Melamed Family that recently opened in The Shelley and Donald Rubin Gallery. The exhibit features more than 35 original works of art by artists such as Bonnard, Boudin, Cezanne, Chagall, Corot, Matisse, Montezin, Pissaro and Renoir, among others.

Also opening is OUMA Collects: Selections from the Permanent Collection highlighting selected works including new acquisitions of works by Romare Bearden and Raphael Soyer, plus a diverse collection ranging from 14th Century Japanese sculpture to contemporary abstract works from the 21st Century.

Both exhibits run until Dec. 15. With the exception of Museum Day, admission is regularly $5 for adults and children under 12 can get in free.