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Boise Art Museum

Boise Art Museum
Entrance of BAM in 2016
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Established1937 (1937)
Location670 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°36′36″N 116°12′22″W / 43.609968°N 116.206243°W / 43.609968; -116.206243
TypeArt museum
Collection size3,500 works[1][2]
DirectorMelanie Fales
CuratorNicole Herden [3]
Websitewww.boiseartmuseum.org
Boise Art Museum
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Former namesBoise Gallery of Art
General information
Architectural styleArt Deco, Egyptian Revival, Postmodern
Construction startedFebruary 24th, 1934
Completed1937
Renovated1972, 1988, 1997
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tourtellotte & Hummel (1937); Trout Architects and Mark Mack (1988); CSHQA (1997)

The Boise Art Museum (BAM) is located at 670 Julia Davis Drive in Boise, Idaho, and is part of a series of public museums and cultural attractions in Julia Davis Park. It is the permanent home of a growing collection of contemporary realism,[4] modern and contemporary ceramics,[2] as well as the largest public collection of works by acclaimed Idaho outsider artist and bookmaker James Charles Castle.[5] The museum also features major traveling exhibitions and installations throughout the year.

The museum began as the Boise Gallery of Art, opening in 1937 through a partnership between the Boise Art Association, the City of Boise and the Federal Works Progress Administration[6] as a space for people living in the Boise area to see local artists, traveling exhibitions and artwork on loan. The museum's original Art Deco and Egyptian Revival building was renovated in 1972 and again in 1988 when the name was changed to the Boise Art Museum and the museum increased focus on the development of a permanent collection and educational programming. In 1997, the museum was expanded again to include larger administrative offices, storage, a sculpture court and educational studios.[7][8]

Today the Boise Art Museum is the only AAM accredited museum collecting fine art in Idaho[7] and functions as a center for fine arts in the Treasure Valley.

  1. ^ "BAM's Longtime Curator of Art, Sandy Harthorn, Announces Retirement". Boise Art Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ a b The Idaho Statesman, Boise Art Museum turns 75 (Boise, Idaho) 11 December 2011
  3. ^ Olanddoland, Dana (2015-12-30). "Boise Art Museum announces its new curator of art". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. ^ The Idaho Statesman, Going Contemporary (Boise, Idaho) 21 May 2000, Pg. 1E, 6E
  5. ^ Ignacio Villarreal. "Boise Art Museum Opens James Castle's Tying it Together". Artdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. ^ The Idaho Statesman, Julia Davis Park: A Timeline, (Boise, Idaho) 17 June 2007, Pg. 04.
  7. ^ a b "About BAM". Boise Art Museum. 2016-04-23. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  8. ^ "Boise Art Museum | Idaho Architecture Project". Boisearchitecture.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

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