The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) is an institution that exists to encourage learning and curiosity through the preservation, collection, and interpretation of neon art. The first museum devoted to art that incorporates neon lighting, it exclusively exhibits art in electric media, including kinetic art and outstanding examples of historic neon signs.[1] Its location in downtown LA closed in 2011 and reopened in Glendale, California in 2016.[2] The collection includes neon signs from the Brown Derby and Grauman's Chinese Theatre.[3]
The museum was founded in 1981 by Lili Lakich[4] and Richard Jenkins.[5] For over 20 years Kim Koga was executive director, overseeing crucial moves of the institution and finding it a home in Glendale. In 2020 Corrie Siegel was appointed as executive director.[6]
In addition to exhibitions and tours, the museum offers introductory classes in glass bending held in the museum's state-of-the-art studio.[7]
References
^"The Museum of Neon Art". Museum of Neon Art. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^Ahn, Abe (February 3, 2016). "The Museum of Neon Art Switches Back on in LA". Hyperallergic. Hyperallergic. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^Cooper, Arnie (September 3, 2008). "Neon Museum Casts Its Otherworldly Glow". The Wall Street Journal. p. D9.
^Lawrence O'Toole (February 4, 1990). "Where Neon Art Comes of Age". The New York Times.
^Seidman, Lila (April 10, 2020). "Museum of Neon Arts' new director works to electrify attendees from a distance". Glendale News Press/ LA Times. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
^Womack, Catherine. "After Decades of Decline, L.A.'s Neon Light Industry Is Experiencing a Resurgence". L.A. Weekly. L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
External links
"Welcome to MONA". Museum of Neon Art. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
"Museum of Neon Art". Flickr.com. Contributed photographs ("group pool") related to the museum.
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