Since our founding in 1901, the Toledo Museum of Art has earned a
global reputation for the quality of our collection, our innovative and
extensive education programs, and our architecturally significant
campus.
More than 30,000 works of art represent American and European
painting, the history of art in glass, ancient Greek, Roman, and
Egyptian works, Asian and African art, medieval art, sculpture,
decorative arts, graphic arts, and modern and contemporary art.
To accommodate the ever growing collection and demand for art education, the Museum
campus has grown
exponentially since its founding. From its humble first exhibition
space in two rented rooms, the Museum has grown to cover approximately
36 acres with
six buildings.
The main Museum building interior contains four and a half acres of
floor space on two levels. It has 45 galleries, 15 classroom studios,
the 1,750-seat Peristyle concert hall, the 176-seat Little Theater
lecture hall, the Resource Center for Educators, the Family Center, the
Visual Resources Collection, the Museum Café, and the Museum Store
featuring Collector’s Corner.
The Glass Pavilion has five galleries, a glass study room,
classrooms, two hotshops, a multipurpose GlasSalon, public and private
courtyard space, and a coffee bar.
Thanks to the benevolence of its founders, as well as the continued
support of its members, the Toledo Museum of Art remains a
privately-endowed, non-profit institution and opens its collection to
the public—free of charge—six days a week, 309 days a year. We are
closed on Mondays and major holidays.
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