Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Established	1966
Location	New Brunswick, New Jersey
Type	Art
Director	Suzanne Delehanty
Public transit access	New Brunswick Station (New Jersey Transit)
Website	Zimmerlimuseum

The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum is located on the Voorhees Mall of the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was founded in 1966. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli was the mother of philanthropist Alan Voorhees.

Contents 1 Description 2 Permanent Collections 2.1 American Art 2.2 European Art 2.3 Japonisme 2.4 Russian Art and Soviet Nonconformist Art 2.5 Schimmel Rare Book Library 3 External links

Description

The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, one of the largest and most distinguished university-based museums in the nation, is located on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Zimmerli Art Museum houses more than 60,000 works, including Russian and Soviet Nonconformist Art from the acclaimed Dodge Collection, American art from the 18th-century to the present, and six centuries of European art with a particular focus on 19th-century French art. The Zimmerli is also noted for its strong holdings of works on paper, including prints, rare books, drawings, photographs, and original illustrations for children's books.

Throughout the year, the Zimmerli presents world-class exhibitions with an international focus. As an educational resource serving both the University community and audiences from New Jersey and beyond, the Zimmerli offers a lively array of programs for audiences of all ages. Elementary and secondary school teachers benefit from credit-giving training programs and interactive tours for their classes. Rutgers students and community members alike enjoy the monthly Art after Hours: First Wednesdays when the Zimmerli is open until 9pm with lectures, music and dance performances, exhibition tours, poetry slams, films, performance art and more. The Zimmerli houses the Museum Store and Café Z.The museum is large part of the Rutgers community. Many professors of the university take their students to the museum on class trips. In addition to becoming an educational aid The Zimmerli Art museum opens its doors free to the public the first Sunday of each month.

Permanent Collections

American Art

• Painting and Sculpture
• The Gordon Henderson Collection of American Stained Glass Design
• The National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) Collection at Rutgers University
• The Rutgers Archives for Printmaking Studios (RAPS)
• The Rutgers Collection of Original Illustration's for Childrens Literature
• The Martin and Harriette Diamond Archives of American Art

European Art

• French Art, Late-Nineteenth to Early-Twentieth Centuries
• European Art, 1400 to the Present

Japonisme

• Japonisme

Russian Art and Soviet Nonconformist Art

• The George Riabov Collection of Russian Art
• The Norton & Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union (1956-1986)

  Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art

Schimmel Rare Book Library

• The Herbert D. Schimmel and Ruth Schimmel Library of French Illustrated Books and Journals

External links

• Rutgers University
• Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum

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