Museum of Monterey

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Museum of Monterey
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Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center
Museum of Monterey
Established1971
Location5 Custom House Plaza
Monterey, California, US
Coordinates 36°36′09″N121°53′34″W / 36.602593°N 121.892859°W / 36.602593; -121.892859
TypeHistory museum
Website https://montereyhistory.org/stanton-center

The Monterey History and Art Museum, also known as the Monterey Museum and the Stanton Center, is a fine arts and history museum located on the Custom House Plaza adjacent to Monterey State Historic Park in Monterey, California. It was originally named the Monterey Maritime Museum. Permanent exhibits feature works by renowned local artists Jo Mora, Ferdinand Burgdorff, E. Charlton Fortune, Paul Whitman, and Carmel Art Institute cofounder and Carmel Art Association president Armin Hansen. Other exhibits explore facets of local history, i.e. the Rumsen people, the fishing industry and author John Steinbeck.

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History

The Monterey History and Art Association (MHAA) was founded in 1931 to preserve the unique historical, architectural and artistic heritage of California's earliest capitol. A founding member and the first president was Col. Roger S. Fitch, a Rough Rider and commanding officer of the Presidio of Monterey and Fort Ord.

The maritime museum began in 1971 as the Allen Knight Maritime Museum. It was located in the basement of the Monterey Museum of Art, and principally housed the collection of Allen Knight, who briefly worked as a sailor in 1916, and collected artifacts and memorabilia related to maritime activities throughout his life. [1]

The proposal for a new maritime museum was approved in 1982, but funding was not fully acquired until 1991. On July 15, 1991, construction began on the new Maritime Museum on Custom House Plaza. The new museum opened on October 31, 1992. [2] In 2016, the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association acquired the Allen Knight collection. [3]

In 2017 the museum began displaying the works of surrealist Salvador Dali, who had lived and worked in the area during and after World War II. In 2021 the MHAA's Board of Directors decided to focus the museum's displays to more closely align with the association's mission.


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References

  1. ↑ Monterey Maritime & History Museum at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-06-23)
  2. ↑ Monterey Maritime Museum at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-03-13)
  3. ↑ Stephen Canright and Kristen Kvam (2016). "Acquiring the Knight Collection". San Francisco Maritime National Park Association. San Francisco, California. p. 10. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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