Birmingham Museum of Art
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Its collection includes more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing various cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Also known as: “Birmingham. Birmingham Museum of Art” and “BMA”
- Address: 2000 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jefferson County Courthouse and Birmingham Public Library.
Jefferson County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama is the main county courthouse of Jefferson County, Alabama. It is the county's sixth main courthouse building, and the third in Birmingham. Jefferson County Courthouse is situated 430 feet southeast of Birmingham Museum of Art.
Birmingham Public Library
Library
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birmingham Public Library is one of the largest library systems in the southeastern United States. It consists of 19 branches, with a main or central library located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham Public Library is situated 830 feet southeast of Birmingham Museum of Art.
Protective Stadium
Stadium
Photo: AD3378, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Protective Stadium is an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It is owned and operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority. Protective Stadium is situated 2,100 feet north of Birmingham Museum of Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Avondale.
Birmingham
Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 2 miles east of Birmingham Museum of Art.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Birmingham Museum of Art.
Birmingham Museum of Art
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.5222° or 33° 31′ 20″ northLongitude
-86.81009° or 86° 48′ 36″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Inception
1951Levels
2Open location code
865MG5CQ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1360138469OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Birmingham Museum of Art” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف برمنغهام للفن”
- Catalan: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Catalan: “Museu d’Art de Birmingham”
- Chinese: “伯明罕藝術博物館”
- Chinese: “伯明翰艺术博物馆”
- Chinese: “伯明翰藝術博物館”
- Danish: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Dutch: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف برمنجهام للفن”
- Esperanto: “Arta muzeo de Birmingham”
- French: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- French: “Musée d’Art de Birmingham”
- German: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- German: “Kunstmuseum Birmingham”
- Igbo: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Igbo: “Birmingham. Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Igbo: “BMA”
- Italian: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Japanese: “バーミンガム美術館”
- Japanese: “バーミングハム美術館”
- Macedonian: “Бирмингемски ликовен музеј”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Portuguese: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Russian: “Бирмингемский художественный музей”
- Slovenian: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Slovenian: “Birminghamski muzej umetnosti”
- Slovenian: “BMA”
- Spanish: “Birmingham Museum of Art”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte de Birmingham”
- Ukrainian: “Бірмінгемський художній музей”
- Ukrainian: “Художній музей”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Nghệ thuật Birmingham”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Gelf Birmingham”
- “Birmingham Museum of Art”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fourth Avenue Historic District and Morris Avenue–First Avenue North Historic District.
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Explore places such as The Museum Shop and Juniper at the Museum.
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