Art museum celebrates the work of Matisse

  • 2014-06-12
The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is mounting a greatly-anticipated exhibition of the works of French modernist Henri Matisse.

The exhibit is entitled ‘Matisse: Life in Color, Masterworks from the Baltimore Museum of Art’, and comprises nearly 100 of the influential artist’s sculptures, paintings, and paper-based works.

The SAMA is housed in the former Lone Star Brewery complex, which was renovated in the 1970s and opened to the public in 1981. The museum emphasizes art from both North and South America, including pre-Columbian, Latin American folk art, and Spanish Colonial works. It also includes paintings from Europe and the United States, spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries. Other permanent collections at SAMA include Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Asian art, including Chinese ceramics.

The museum will limited the number of people admitted to the exhibition to 80 per half hour throughout the stay of the artworks in San Antonio. Tickets for the Matisse exhibit are $15, which is in addition to regular museum admission charges. However, children aged ive and under, and museum members, can see the exhibit free of charge.

Running from June 14 to September 7, the museum could work with brochure printers to create a booklet about the Matisse exhibit. Such a publication might feature photos of the works and descriptions of them, and be offered for sale at the gift shop.