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If you’re looking to take in a little culture while visiting Orlando, don’t forget to add what the state if Florida has called one of the top major art museums in the state to your agenda. The Orlando Museum of Art is noted for the excellence exhibited in its programs, its national demonstration of leadership in the art museum arena, and the positive impact it has had statewide.

The Orlando Museum of Art has a little something for everyone, and covers a vast array of cultures, times in history, and takes a look at what tomorrow could bring for our world. Through some of the most intriguing and inspirational art in the entire southern United States, the exhibits at this museum will quench your visual as well as mental thirst for art.

You’ll be able to see a collection of African textile art traditions that include brilliantly colored cloth, and aprons and animal skins that are hand-embossed with beads from different regions of Africa. For those of you that are concerned about your carbon footprint on the planet, there’s an exhibit that taps into the wonders, and mysteries, of the unknown with regard to the future of our planet and how they impact us and the animal we co-exist with. But, there’s much more to be seen at the Orlando Museum of Art.

Take a peek into the rarely seen life and culture of different civilizations that existed in the North, Central and South Americas as far back as 3,000 years ago. See masterfully created artwork by Elizabeth Peyton and Dennis Oppenheim, among many others. View some of the most exquisite pieces of glass art, and more than 65 original watercolor illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney.

The Orlando Museum of Art has been honored with uninterrupted national accreditation by the American Association of Museums. Considering that only 774 museums out of 17,500 in the United States are accredited, that’s quite an impressive accomplishment.

The Orlando Museum of Art is located at 2416 North Mills Avenue, and is a must for the visitor that wants to take in some fine art while they’re on vacation.

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