Boca Raton Museum of Art reopens with multiple exhibitions

Like many of its visitors and neighbors, the Boca Raton Museum of Art had a bit of work done. *wink wink*

After months of being closed for renovations, the museum finally opened its doors again on October 12 and museum goers will have plenty to see.

Five new exhibitions were unveiled at the re-opening.  They are:

• Valerio Adami

Adami is an Italian-born, widely recognized European painter specializing in Nouvelle Figuration, the French intellectual version of Pop Art.
The exhibition runs now through Jan.9, 2011

• Robert Cottingham: Twenty Ways to See a Star.  

Cottingham is an American photorealist painter of signs and building facades.  His exhibition is sponsored in part by the Sun-Sentinel.
The exhibition runs now through Jan. 9, 2011.

• Romanticism to Modernism: Graphic Masterpieces from Piranesi to Picasso

On display or 65 original works for masters of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries,

The exhibition runs now through Jan. 19, 2011.

• Latin American Art from the Museum's Collection

Twenty works, including sculpture, are being shown from 20th Century Latin American artists such as Rufino Tamayo and Carlos Cruz-Diez.

The exhibition runs now through May 1, 2011.

Travodor by Rufino Tamayo

• Wyland: Art and Conservation

Focuses on work of marine conservation artists.  Ocean, sea life, endangered wildlife, etc. are the subjects of the paintings.  The exhibition is running in conjunction with the "Wyland Living Green Fair."

The exhibition runs now through Nov. 7, 2010.

Museum Hours

• Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Mondays and Holidays: closed

Admission Cost

• Museum Member: Free
• Children (12 and under): Free
• Adults: $8
• Senior Citizens (65 and older): $6
• Students (with ID): $4
• Adult Group Tours (15 or more): $4
• School Group Tours (up to 60 students): Free