Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham

Name: Birmingham Museum of Art
Address: 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, 35203-2205, United States
Telephone: +1 205-254-2565

#6 among attractions in Birmingham

Museum, Top attraction, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. It has one of the most extensive collections of artwork in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing numerous cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American. Among other highlights, the museum's collection of Asian art is considered the finest and most comprehensive in the Southeast, and its Vietnamese ceramics one of the finest in the US. The museum also is home to a collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the late 13th century to c.1750. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1951 (73 years ago)Coordinates: 33°31'20"N, 86°48'36"W

Address

2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr BoulevardNorthside (Central City)Birmingham 35203-2205 United States

Contact

+1 205-254-2565

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Day trips

Birmingham Museum of Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, 16th Street Baptist Church, Legacy Arena.

1 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
26 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
~550 ftS
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
3 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
0.5 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
12 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
~1030 ftNW
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
5 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
13 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
0.5 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
14 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
~1280 ftN
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham
7 min walk • The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic history.
0.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Spiritual
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham
12 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
0.5 miSW
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
12 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
0.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
10 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.
0.5 miNW
Cemetery, Tudor Revival architecture
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham
12 min walk • Oak Hill Cemetery, located just north of downtown, is Birmingham, Alabama's oldest cemetery. Originally 21.5 acres on the estate of James M.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Birmingham Museum of Art open?

Birmingham Museum of Art is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Birmingham Museum of Art?

Nearby attractions include Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham (3 min walk), Linn Park, Birmingham (3 min walk), Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham (4 min walk), Legacy Arena, Birmingham (5 min walk).

How to get to Birmingham Museum of Art by public transport?

The nearest stations to Birmingham Museum of Art:

Bus

N Side of 8th Av N • Lines: 90 (1 min walk)
S Side of 8th Av N • Lines: 90 (2 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (18 min walk)