Ceramic Museum Nyc

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Ceramic museum nyc.

Double take is an exhibition drawn from the permanent collection of the alfred ceramic art museum including preliminary sketches by artists who worked with primal screen designers to produce the museum s virtual reality exhibition full capacity. The museum of ceramic art new york moca ny was founded to advance the appreciation understanding and enjoyment of ceramics through exhibitions hands on experience research education and scholarship. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. Shih and lum converse on a wide range of topics discussing art politics community culture and legacy.

Housed within the city s former united states post office this beaux arts style building is listed on the national register of historic places. The museum is operated by the ohio history connection and the museum of ceramics foundation. Our intention is to create a world class museum devoted to ceramics in a world class city. Met museum ceramic collections september 27 2011 founded in 1870 in new york the metropolitan museum of art is one of the world s largest and finest art museums.

The alfred ceramic art museum at alfred university houses nearly 8 000 ceramic objects ranging from small pottery shards recovered from ancient civilizations to modern and contemporary ceramic art. Its collection includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. Join us for a special engagement with new york based ceramic artist stephanie h. Shih and mei lum 5th generation owner of new york based wing on wo and the founder and director of the w o w.

Terms of use 2011. Ceramics is the first museum exhibition to focus on the ceramic works of los angeles based artist sterling ruby. Roger gerry of nearly three hundred japanese export ceramics places the entire collection among the most comprehensive in the country. We hold one of the earliest collections of korean objects in the united states making the museum premier venue for the presentation of korean art and culture.