Trout Museum of Art

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Trout Museum of Art
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Front of the building
Former name
Appleton Art Center
Established1960 (1960)
LocationAppleton, WI
TypeArt Museum
Website troutmuseum.org

Trout Museum of Art is an American art museum located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin.

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History

The Trout Museum of Art (formerly Appleton Art Center) was founded in 1960. The first location was established at 130 North Morrison Street, Appleton in 1972. [1] [2] The building currently housing the Trout was originally built in 1922 to house a furniture company, but it was donated to the museum in 2002. In 2010, the Trout family gifted the museum their art collection and established a 1-million-dollar trust to maintain it, at which time the museum was renamed to the Trout Museum of Art. [3] [4] Also in 2010, the building's front atrium addition was donated and built by the Boldt Company. [2] In 2022, the museum began searching for a new location, originally planning on building a new building on the Ellen Kort Peace Park. [4] [5] However, because of local outcry and an unfavorable environmental site inspection, the museum abandoned these plans. [6] In 2024, the museum announced plans to build a new location in conjunction with Lawrence University, which is planned to be completed in the fall of 2025. [7] [8]

Exhibits

The museum hosts an annual exhibit designed to showcase art from around Wisconsin, called the "TMA Contemporary". [1] [9] In addition, the museum hosts between 12-18 other exhibits per year, both from its private collection, and works on loan. [2] [10] [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "TMA Contemporary - Trout Museum of Art". troutmuseumart.org. October 4, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 TMA (January 9, 2019). "About TMA". Trout Museum of Art. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Monroe E. Trout Obituary 2024". Wichmann Funeral Homes. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Behnke, Duke. "Appleton's Trout Museum of Art wants to relocate to a new building at Ellen Kort Peace Park". Bears Wire. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Meyer, Brady; Ruffin, Molly (October 5, 2022). "Appleton Common Council decides to move forward with Trout museum relocation". Fox 11 News WLUK. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ News, Brady Meyer & Molly Ruffing, FOX 11 (March 1, 2023). "Trout Museum of Art abandons plans for relocation to Ellen Kort Peace Park". WLUK. Retrieved August 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Embracing Art and Community: Trout Museum of Art's Exciting Journey to a New Home - Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region". Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region -. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Loroff, Rebecca. "City leaders break ground on new Trout Museum of Art and Lawrence building". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Highlights from the TMA Contemporary Exhibition at the Trout Museum of Art". fsm. An independent journal for the arts. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Trout Museum of Art new exhibit focuses on diversity". WeAreGreenBay.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ Dirr, Alison. "Origami meets math in new Trout Museum exhibit". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ Nyman, Shane. "There's work by Andy Warhol (and other famous artists) at the Trout Museum of Art". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

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