The Nerman Museum is named for donors Jerry and Margaret Nerman. It opened in October 2007, succeeding the college's former Gallery of Art. The building was designed by Korean architect Kyu Sung Woo.[1]
Construction of the approximately $15 million Nerman Museum was realized through Johnson County Community College funding, with support from the Nerman Family, the M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Marti & Tony Oppenheimer, Richard I. & Jeanne S. Galamba, Barton P. & Mary D. Cohen, Dean E. Thompson, Irma Starr, Carl & Lee McCaffree, Jim & Mary Tearney, and Joseph & Margery Lichtor.[1]
The museum building is clad in Kansas limestone. Throughout the museum's two levels are ten expansive galleries for temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection. Additionally, the museum houses the 200 seat Hudson Auditorium, Café Tempo, two classrooms, a Museum Store, a New Media Gallery, and art storage and preparation spaces. The museum boasts two lobbies – the Cantilever Entrance (featuring a 60,000 white LED installation by artist Leo Villareal) and the glass and metal Atrium Lobby.[1]
The Nerman Museum's permanent collection consists of works gifted by the Oppenheimers and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation. It also includes art from Johnson County Community College's Permanent Collection.[1]
Recognition
Frommer's cited the Nerman Museum as a significant cultural attraction when they listed Kansas City as one of their top 10 world travel destinations for 2012.[2]
In April 2006, Public Art Review magazine named JCCC one of the top 10 university/college campuses for public art in America, citing the outdoor sculpture and the paintings, ceramics, photography and works on paper installed throughout the campus.[3]
References
^ abcd"About". Nerman Museum. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
^Eckert, Amy S. "Top Destinations 2012: Kansas City". Frommer's. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
^. Johnson County Community College. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
nerman, museum, contemporary, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum that is part of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park Kansas Nerman Museum of Contemporary ArtEstablished2007Location12345 College BlvdOverland Park KansasCoordinates38 55 30 N 94 43 37 W 38 92500 N 94 72694 W 38 92500 94 72694TypeArt museumWebsitewww wbr nermanmuseum wbr orgThe Nerman Museum is named for donors Jerry and Margaret Nerman It opened in October 2007 succeeding the college s former Gallery of Art The building was designed by Korean architect Kyu Sung Woo 1 Construction of the approximately 15 million Nerman Museum was realized through Johnson County Community College funding with support from the Nerman Family the M R amp Evelyn Hudson Foundation the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Marti amp Tony Oppenheimer Richard I amp Jeanne S Galamba Barton P amp Mary D Cohen Dean E Thompson Irma Starr Carl amp Lee McCaffree Jim amp Mary Tearney and Joseph amp Margery Lichtor 1 The museum building is clad in Kansas limestone Throughout the museum s two levels are ten expansive galleries for temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection Additionally the museum houses the 200 seat Hudson Auditorium Cafe Tempo two classrooms a Museum Store a New Media Gallery and art storage and preparation spaces The museum boasts two lobbies the Cantilever Entrance featuring a 60 000 white LED installation by artist Leo Villareal and the glass and metal Atrium Lobby 1 The Nerman Museum s permanent collection consists of works gifted by the Oppenheimers and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation It also includes art from Johnson County Community College s Permanent Collection 1 Recognition EditFrommer s cited the Nerman Museum as a significant cultural attraction when they listed Kansas City as one of their top 10 world travel destinations for 2012 2 In April 2006 Public Art Review magazine named JCCC one of the top 10 university college campuses for public art in America citing the outdoor sculpture and the paintings ceramics photography and works on paper installed throughout the campus 3 References Edit a b c d About Nerman Museum Retrieved August 24 2012 Eckert Amy S Top Destinations 2012 Kansas City Frommer s Retrieved October 26 2011 JCCC Facts Johnson County Community College Archived from the original on August 13 2012 Retrieved August 24 2012 External links EditOfficial website This article related to an art display art museum or gallery in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Kansas museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art amp oldid 1088034637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
