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| Noyes Museum Of Art |
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E Lilly Lake Road & Route 9
| Atlantic City | 08231-0489
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Phone: 609-652-8848
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The Noyes Museum of Art (NMA), the only fine arts museum in southern New Jersey, is home to numerous treasures of American artistry, particularly folk art and crafts. Located just 15 minutes from Atlantic City, adjacent to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, The Noyes Museum offers a wonderful natural setting to go along with the magnificent manmade creations housed inside.
The Museum’s permanent collections, educational programs, and changing exhibitions serve as a local and national resource for schools, colleges, social and civic organizations, and for individuals who are interested in expanding their understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of American culture through its fine arts, folk arts and crafts.
Each year, the Museum hosts an eclectic lineup of exhibitions, public programs, and gallery lectures designed to appeal to a wide audience. The NMAs children’s programming ranges from hands-on creative art classes and special appearances by children’s book authors and illustrators to concerts and seasonal festivals.
Established in 1983 by entrepreneurs Fred and Ethel Noyes - founders of The Towne of Historic Smithville - The Noyes Museum today houses a portion of the Noyes’ massive collection of working decoys (originally over 3,500) and examples of fine art. In addition, it showcases contemporary and traditional folk art forms, including works by artists Daniel Garber, Dale Chihuly, Richard Anszkiewicz, Marcia Wilson, Malcha Zeldis, Minnie Evans, Albert Hoffman, and Victor Joseph Gatto.
In envisioning their museum, the Noyes family hoped to foster greater public awareness and appreciation of the American arts and crafts movement, and to emphasize works created by New Jersey artists, past and present. They saw the tradition of American decoy carving as a natural part of this artistic heritage. This vision largely originated from Fred Noyes’ interests which centered around his personal training as an artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the famed Barnes Foundation, and predilection for duck decoys, which he had begun collecting at an early age. |
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