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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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Eli Broad, the philanthropist whose gift financed a new contemporary-art building this year at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is planning to build another exhibition space for his vast collection.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed Wednesday to return 14 ancient treasures ranging from Etruscan jewelry to a Medieval cross that authorities say were looted or stolen from Italy.
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Published November, 20th 2008. Award-winning sculptor John Henry, known for his large-scale steel sculpture, is bringing his work to the Boca Raton Museum of Art and Mizner Park as part of a seven-city exhibition traveling throughout the state of Florida.
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A mix of paintings and mixed-media figures adorn the Fresno Art Museum for its winter exhibitions. The shows open Friday, and all but one will be on display through Feb. 1. The talks listed take place Friday at the museum, 2233 N. First St. Read comments
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