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Appleton Museum of Art

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Appleton Museum of Art


Phone Number: (352) 291-4455
Fax Number: (352) 291-4460


4333 NE Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, FL 34470-5000


The Appleton Museum of Art is located in the North Central Florida city of Ocala, seven miles east of I-75 on SR 40 (Exit 352) and 62 miles west of I-95 on SR 40 (Exit 268).


The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon to 5 p.m.

The museum has a wide collection which includes african, american, ancient, asian, contemporary, european, islamic and pre-columbian art objects.
The European collection is particularly significant. The premium item in the European collection is an item from William Adolphe Bouguereau, French ~ Jeune Bergere (Young Shepherdess), 41 3/4 X 31 inches, Oil on Canvas, Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.


Notable examples from the African collection are a Mand Bamana stool from Mali, a rare Senufo side-blown trumpet from Upper Volta, and a rare Yoruba Gelede mask from the Republic of Benin.



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