MISSION: enriching lives through the visual arts

About OKCMOA

About OKCMOA

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is located in the heart of Downtown Oklahoma City's Arts District. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Museum serves 170,000 visitors annually from all fifty states and over forty foreign countries and hosts special exhibitions drawn from throughout the world. The Museum is home to an extensive permanent collection of European and American art, including the most comprehensive collection of Dale Chihuly glass in the world, and the Midwest's premiere repertoire cinema, which presents the finest international, independent, and classic films. Amenities include the Museum's Library Resource Center, Museum Store, and Museum School, which offers classes for students of all ages as well as fall, winter, and summer camps for youths. The Museum is also home to the Museum Cafe, whose French-fusion cuisine is complemented by a full-service bar complete with cocktails, specialty coffees, and afternoon tea.

Museum hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday (and Friday through October), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The Museum is closed on Monday and major holidays. (405) 236-3100.

Cafe hours are Sunday Brunch, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (405) 235-6262.



  Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center
Consisting of three floors of galleries, the Museum School, Noble Theater, and Museum Cafe, the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center is located in the Arts District of downtown Oklahoma City between Hudson and Walker Avenues on Couch Drive. The Museum in the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center opened in 2002 and was designed by Allen Brown Architects.  

Library Resource Center
Open to the public and located on the mezzanine level of the Museum, the Library Resource Center features a collection of 7,500 non-circulating books and periodicals and provides circulating teaching aids for educators to use in their classrooms.

Noble Theater
Incorporating the original 1947 Centre Theatre as a preservation/reconstruction, the 250-seat Noble Theater offers state-of-the-art projection systems.

Museum School
Offering year-round classes for all ages and camps for children, Museum School offers three classrooms, located on the ground floor of the east side of the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center, and includes an entry hall exhibiting student art work.

Lobbies
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has two lobbies, one at the atrium entrance to the building's west, near Walker Avenue, and the second at the theater box office to the building's east, near Hudson Avenue. Each features grand scale installations of Chihuly sculpture.

Atrium Lobby
The Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower, created by Dale Chihuly, was commissioned by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in 1999. This monumental sculpture was created for the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center atrium entrance in memory of Museum founder, the late Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick.

Theater Lobby
The Waterford Crystal Chandelier, one of two Chihuly Waterford Crystal Chandeliers in the world, is comprised of 203 individual blown lead crystal parts, each etched by Waterford artisans. The Chandelier is 9 ft., 7 inches in height, 5 ft., 5 inches in diameter, and weighs 2,000 pounds. It is mounted in the Noble Theater lobby in front of a fully mirrored wall. It may be viewed from the ground floor lobby or from the mezzanine lobby, which overlooks the theater lobby.

Roof Terrace
The Roof Terrace is open to the public on Thursday evenings from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for Cocktails on the Skyline. The Roof Terrace is a gathering place for downtown workers, adventurous suburbians, pre-concert and film goers, and the art crowd. Located atop the 3-story Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center, the Roof Terrace offers a spectacular view of downtown Oklahoma City. Admission is FREE FOR MEMBERS and free with general admission.



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