The museum's collection includes over 3,500 artworks,[2] and spans over 6,000 years of art, and represents cultures from around the world including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, pre-Columbian, African, Native American, European, and American art. The museum houses the official portrait of Pope Pius X and Oklahoma's only Egyptian mummies.[3] The museum includes a gift shop that sells educational toys, publications related to their exhibitions and arts and crafts from local artisans. The MGMoA is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Museums[4] and a member agency of Oklahoma City's Allied Arts.[5] The museum hosts the annual festival Arts Trek.
The Egyptian gallery showcases a sarcophagus, a Roman era Egyptian mummy and the mummy of a woman named Tutu who died approximately 332 BCE.
The museum is named for Fr. Gregory Gerrer, a Benedictine monk of St. Gregory's Abbey, who was an art historian and art collector. During his travels in the United States, Europe, Africa and South America, he acquired art and artifacts to exhibit in Oklahoma. In 1919, the collection moved to Benedictine Hall where it was called St. Gregory's Abbey Art Gallery and Museum.[6]G. Patrick Riley visited the museum as a child in the early 1940s, and credits these visits as his inspiration to become an artist.[7] Starting in 1962, the Gerrer collection was on long-term loan to the Oklahoma Science and Arts Foundation in Oklahoma City.[8] St Gregory's Abbey built a new building as a permanent home for the collection with matching funds from the Mabee Foundation. The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art opened in 1979. The building was designed by Chadsey/Architects from Tulsa, Oklahoma.[6]
Etruscan Treasuresedit
The museum was the exclusive United States venue to show Etruscan Treasures, an exhibit which featured Etruscan and Roman gold work, as well as artifacts from the Vatican Museums.[9] This was the first time that the gold jewelry, from the collection of Prince Fabrizio Alliata di Montereale, was publicly displayed.[10] The exhibit ran from June 1 through October 31, 2004, and was featured in a documentary produced by Oklahoma's Public Television Station.[11]
Mummy Researchedit
In August 2015, St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital performed CT scans on the two Egyptian mummies in the museum's collection. The mummies previously visited the same hospital in 1991 for X-rays. The scans showed that Tutu's organs had been individually mummified and placed back inside her stomach and chest cavity before she was wrapped in linen.[12]
Collectionedit
The museum's collection began with a gift in 1903. While Fr. Gregory Gerrer was traveling in the Holy Land, he was presented with an Egyptian scarab with the hieroglyphic goose symbol on it.[13]
The institute's holdings in Spanish Colonial art include retablos (small religious paintings, frequently on tin), wooden sculptures of saints, and paintings. One anonymous painting, Christ of Ixmiquilpan, dates to the early 19th century and captures a miraculous alter scene in Mexico City. A temporary exhibition of Spanish Colonial Art ran from April to June in 2010.[14] The collection was shown at the Arlington Museum of Art in Arlington, Texas in a special exhibition from April 12 to May 26, 2013.[15]
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The Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art is a non profit art museum in Shawnee Oklahoma USA It is located on the Oklahoma Baptist University Green Campus being the campus of the former St Gregory s University The museum operated independently of St Gregory s and survived its closure 1 Mabee Gerrer Museum of ArtLocation within OklahomaEstablished1919 in current building since 1979Location1900 W MacArthur Shawnee OklahomaCoordinates35 22 01 N 96 57 13 W 35 366848 N 96 953704 W 35 366848 96 953704TypeArt MuseumWebsitewww mgmoa orgThe museum s collection includes over 3 500 artworks 2 and spans over 6 000 years of art and represents cultures from around the world including ancient Egyptian Chinese pre Columbian African Native American European and American art The museum houses the official portrait of Pope Pius X and Oklahoma s only Egyptian mummies 3 The museum includes a gift shop that sells educational toys publications related to their exhibitions and arts and crafts from local artisans The MGMoA is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Museums 4 and a member agency of Oklahoma City s Allied Arts 5 The museum hosts the annual festival Arts Trek Contents 1 History 1 1 Etruscan Treasures 1 2 Mummy Research 2 Collection 2 1 Spanish Colonial Art 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Egyptian gallery showcases a sarcophagus a Roman era Egyptian mummy and the mummy of a woman named Tutu who died approximately 332 BCE The museum is named for Fr Gregory Gerrer a Benedictine monk of St Gregory s Abbey who was an art historian and art collector During his travels in the United States Europe Africa and South America he acquired art and artifacts to exhibit in Oklahoma In 1919 the collection moved to Benedictine Hall where it was called St Gregory s Abbey Art Gallery and Museum 6 G Patrick Riley visited the museum as a child in the early 1940s and credits these visits as his inspiration to become an artist 7 Starting in 1962 the Gerrer collection was on long term loan to the Oklahoma Science and Arts Foundation in Oklahoma City 8 St Gregory s Abbey built a new building as a permanent home for the collection with matching funds from the Mabee Foundation The Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art opened in 1979 The building was designed by Chadsey Architects from Tulsa Oklahoma 6 Etruscan Treasures edit The museum was the exclusive United States venue to show Etruscan Treasures an exhibit which featured Etruscan and Roman gold work as well as artifacts from the Vatican Museums 9 This was the first time that the gold jewelry from the collection of Prince Fabrizio Alliata di Montereale was publicly displayed 10 The exhibit ran from June 1 through October 31 2004 and was featured in a documentary produced by Oklahoma s Public Television Station 11 Mummy Research edit In August 2015 St Anthony Shawnee Hospital performed CT scans on the two Egyptian mummies in the museum s collection The mummies previously visited the same hospital in 1991 for X rays The scans showed that Tutu s organs had been individually mummified and placed back inside her stomach and chest cavity before she was wrapped in linen 12 Collection editThe museum s collection began with a gift in 1903 While Fr Gregory Gerrer was traveling in the Holy Land he was presented with an Egyptian scarab with the hieroglyphic goose symbol on it 13 The museum houses an artifact collection that includes an ancient Egyptian mummy and sarcophagus ancient Egyptian animal mummies Roman glass ancient Greek pottery ancient Chinese terracotta figures European ivory and icons Venetian armor Mesoamerican stone carvings shrunken heads Spanish colonial paintings and African masks and bronzes The paintings collection includes work from Guido Reni Tintoretto Guercino Bartolome Esteban Murillo Jean Leon Gerome William Adolphe Bouguereau William Merritt Chase Albert Bierstadt and Robert Priseman Spanish Colonial Art edit The institute s holdings in Spanish Colonial art include retablos small religious paintings frequently on tin wooden sculptures of saints and paintings One anonymous painting Christ of Ixmiquilpan dates to the early 19th century and captures a miraculous alter scene in Mexico City A temporary exhibition of Spanish Colonial Art ran from April to June in 2010 14 The collection was shown at the Arlington Museum of Art in Arlington Texas in a special exhibition from April 12 to May 26 2013 15 See also editFr Gregory Gerrer St Gregory s Abbey St Gregory s University Benedictine Hall Oklahoma Baptist UniversityReferences edit Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art Faubion William 2007 Treasures of Oklahoma Medford Oregon Morgan amp Chase Publishing Inc p 41 ISBN 9781933989105 Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art St Gregory s University Retrieved 20 December 2011 Museum Directory Oklahoma Association of Museums Retrieved 20 December 2011 Member Agencies Allied Arts Archived from the original on 25 October 2009 Retrieved 20 November 2012 a b Beckman Jane November December 1985 The Monk The Mummy amp Mabee Oklahoma Today 22 27 Brandenburg John 18 September 2011 Art review Magical Mystery Masks on view at Shawnee museum The Oklahoman Retrieved 24 November 2015 Marriott Alice Summer 1964 Come Under the Umbrella Oklahoma Today 3 5 Buranelli Francesco 2004 Etruscan Treasures From the Cini Alliata Collection Rome Italy Crisalide ISBN 88 88540 01 6 Etruscan Treasures Nearly 50 000 have viewed artifacts The Oklahoman Retrieved 19 November 2012 Gallery Episodes Archived from the original on 2 August 2013 Retrieved 19 November 2012 Allen Silas 2015 08 31 CT scans performed on 2 Egyptian mummies Washington Times Retrieved 5 September 2015 Father Gerrer Retrieved 20 November 2012 Cruz Gonazalez Cristina May June 2010 Colonial Spanish American Collections in Oklahoma ArtFocus Oklahoma 25 3 Arlington Art Museum Retrieved 7 June 2013 External links editMuseum website Mabee Gerrer Museum information photos and video TravelOK com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art amp oldid 1167739046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
