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Museums

Montclair Art Museum

Essex County art museum focused on American and Native North American art, with changing exhibitions and studio classes.

3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 07042 · Montclair, NJ

About Montclair Art Museum

The museum in Montclair holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. Its holdings center on American art and Native North American art. Visitors can see current shows such as a first large U.S. solo exhibition for a Canadian Indigenous artist, an immersive installation in a stairway, and a long-running display of Indigenous works. The museum also runs art classes, workshops, summer camps, tours, and family programs for different age groups.

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#American art
#Native American art
#Indigenous art
#contemporary art

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