Montclair Art Museum

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The Montclair Art Museum, locally referred to as MAM, is located in Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States

The museum focuses on 19th century- through contemporary American and Native American Art. One of the primary features of the museum is a collection of over 5,000 objects of Native American art and over 10,000 objects of American art. It also features the work of local painter George Inness, who settled in Montclair in 1878, as well as sculptor William Couper, who lived in Montclair until his death.

The museum opened its doors in 1914, thanks to the donations of artwork and funding of its two founders, William T. Evans, art collector and Montclair resident, and heiress Florence Osgood Rand Lang, also of Montclair. Architect Albert R. Ross, who designed many Carnegie libraries, the Pueblo County Courthouse in Colorado, and contributed to the design of McKim, Mead & White's Milwaukee County Courthouse, was hired by museum trustee Michel le Brun to design the beaux arts building. The museum underwent renovations in 1924, 1931 and 2000-2001. The recent renovation doubled the museum's square footage, with architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle at the helm. Currently, the curator of the Museum is Gail Stavitsky.