Trout Museum of Art is an American art museum located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin.
 Front of the building | |
Former name | Appleton Art Center |
|---|---|
| Established | 1960 |
| Location | Appleton, WI |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Website | troutmuseum |
History
editThe 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
editThe museum hosts an annual exhibit designed to showcase art from around Wisconsin, called the "TMA Contemporary".[9][10] In addition, the museum hosts between 12-18 other exhibits per year, both from its private collection, and works on loan.[2][11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "TMA Contemporary - Trout Museum of Art". troutmuseumart.org. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b c TMA (9 January 2019). "About TMA". Trout Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Dr. Monroe E. Trout Obituary 2024". Wichmann Funeral Homes. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ a b Behnke, Duke. "Appleton's Trout Museum of Art wants to relocate to a new building at Ellen Kort Peace Park". Bears Wire. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Meyer, Brady; Ruffin, Molly (2022-10-05). "Appleton Common Council decides to move forward with Trout museum relocation". Fox 11 News WLUK. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ News, Brady Meyer & Molly Ruffing, FOX 11 (2023-03-01). "Trout Museum of Art abandons plans for relocation to Ellen Kort Peace Park". WLUK. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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 -. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Loroff, Rebecca. "City leaders break ground on new Trout Museum of Art and Lawrence building". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "TMA Contemporary - Trout Museum of Art". troutmuseumart.org. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Highlights from the TMA Contemporary Exhibition at the Trout Museum of Art". fsm. An independent journal for the arts. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Trout Museum of Art new exhibit focuses on diversity". WeAreGreenBay.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Dirr, Alison. "Origami meets math in new Trout Museum exhibit". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Nyman, Shane. "There's work by Andy Warhol (and other famous artists) at the Trout Museum of Art". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2024-08-19.