Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), formerly known as the Madison Art Center, is an art museum located in Madison, Wisconsin. The museum is part of Overture Center for the Arts. It features 2 large galleries as well as the smaller Henry Street Gallery. Other highlights include a rooftop terrace and the Fresco restaurant, and enlarged museum store. A 3-story glass "icon" on the corner of State and Henry streets serves as the museum's main staircase, as well as its architectural landmark.
The museum opened on April 23, 2006, as the final part of Overture Center.
Admissions and funding
The museum is free to the public. It gets most of its funding through voluntary membershiping and private gifts. Much funding also comes from organizing the Art Fair on the Square.
External links
* [http://www.mmoca.org/ Madison Museum of Contemporary Art]
* [http://www.foodfightinc.com/fresco.htm Fresco's Website]
* [http://www.mmoca.org/events/artfair/index.html Art Fair on the Square]
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