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This was our first visit to the museum. We went to visit the museum to see the HIghwaymen exhibit. The museum did an excellent job allowing for an optimum visit during this Covid crisis. We loved the spaciousness of the museum and the informative signage. The Highwaymen art and background information is very well done.…
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Date of experience: July 2020
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OK, every city doesn't have a MET or Philadelphia Art Museum (with or without Rocky!) But as I travel around the country I find art museums smaller in size but strong on quality. For me the Orlando Museum of Art was one of these. They had a thorough coverage of the Highwaymen, an informal group of self taught itinerant painters who in retrospect created colorful depictions of Florida life and scenes circa 1940 - 1960. Not only did they present a gallery of their paintings, but had a video with several of the original artists. They had several galleries on different subjects and some very engaging multimedia work. It was certainly worth our Sunday afternoon visit.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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We visited the Orlando Museum of Art to see the exhibit of Highwayman paintings. The exhibit had a large number of paintings, with helpful text for each major artist and for the overall Highwayman approach to painting. The exhibit was very informative to put these paintings into a context - most of them were painted quickly, and were sold for under $50 before 1980-1990. The Orlando Museum also had a good exhibit of Southwest and other pottery including some pieces which are over 2000 years old. These pieces were well labeled and well presented in tall lit cases for maximum visibility. The Museum has a gift shop, but no cafe. There is a large parking lot (free).…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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We are serious museum goers, lovers of classical, figurative, high art, so perhaps we expected too much. Beautiful facility, lovely area. I don’t have much to say really. Underwhelmed.
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Date of experience: January 2020
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The Orlando Museum of Art is cultural icon located in the northern section of Orlando. The OMA is a midsize museum which features an eclectic exhibit of art. During the Christmas holidays the museum features an amazing collection of Christmas trees and assorted decorations. Jolly Chriss.…
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Date of experience: December 2019
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