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Coordinates: 39°11′37″N 106°49′00″W / 39.19361°N 106.81667°W / 39.19361; -106.81667
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Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum Building designed by architect Shigeru Ban
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Established1979 (1979)
Location637 E. Hyman Avenue
Aspen, Colorado
United States
Coordinates39°11′37″N 106°49′00″W / 39.19361°N 106.81667°W / 39.19361; -106.81667
TypeArt museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums.[1]
Websitewww.aspenartmuseum.org

Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Aspen, Colorado, United States. AAM exhibitions include drawings, paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations and electronic media.[2]

Building

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Previously housed in a converted hydroelectric plant at 590 North Mill Street, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) opened its new facility to the public at 637 East Hyman Avenue on August 9, 2014, .[3] The building is designed by architect Shigeru Ban, recipient of the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize.[4] It is Ban's first US museum to be constructed. The 33,000-square-foot, four-level facility houses eight exhibition spaces: six gallery spaces, a rooftop sculpture garden, and an outdoor commons. There are five main architectural features within the building's design plan: Grand Stair, Moving Glass Room Elevator, Woven Wood Screen, Wood Roof Truss and Walkable Skylights.[5]

Accreditation

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The Aspen Art Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.[6] The museum is a member institution of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), which represents directors of art museums throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[7] In March 2009, the AAM joined other Aspen area businesses through becoming certified under a jointly run City of Aspen Environmental Health Department and Canary Initiative “ZGreen” program. Environmental efforts undertaken by the AAM through the ZGreen program include recycling, composting, and zero waste events.[8]

Residency programs

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The AAM's Distinguished Artist in Residence Program was first established in 2006. The Aspen Art Museum’s annual artist in residency program brings artists to Aspen, Colorado, to work on creating a new body of work, which will ultimately be exhibited in the AAM galleries. Artists in residence hold a gallery walkthrough and a lecture as part of their residency.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Alliance Accredited Institutions" (PDF). American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ^ Sobel, D. (2004). One Hour Ahead: The avant-garde in Aspen 1945 – 2004. Aspen, CO: Aspen Art Press.
  3. ^ "Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens". Dezeen.com. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Shigeru Ban | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
  5. ^ Kelly Crow (July 17, 2014), Aspen Art Museum Readies New Building The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ "Alliance Accredited Institutions" (PDF). American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. ^ American Association of Museum Directors. (July 2011). AAMDMembershipList7-11.pdf. Retrieved from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2012-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Pitkin County. (2012). Aspen Art Museum. Retrieved from "Aspen Art Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  9. ^ "Haegue Yang at the Aspen Art Museum | Artist Focus". Wall Street Journal. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  10. ^ Oksenhorn, S. (August 20, 2012). Yang at Aspen Art Museum: Moving Parts, Travel Logs. The Aspen Times. Retrieved from http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20110820/AE/110819824
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