Hotel Near Madison WI. Museum of Contemporary Art
Stay at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin while visiting the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. This museum features wonderful pieces of contemporary art that will amaze you. Three current exhibitions are: Apple Pie: Symbols of Americana, Cage and Cunningham: Chance, Time, and Concept in the Visual Arts, and From Nature: Realist Works.
Apple Pie: Symbols of Americana is a permanent exhibition at the museum. It features different works of art that reflect symbols of American life through photographs, paintings, and objects. There are cowboys and cowgirls, hamburger joints, grandma’s kitchen, corn fields, and many other artworks that reflect the many changes America has gone through in its existence from travel out West to the Harlem Renaissance and many more.
Cage and Cunningham: Chance, Time, and Concept in Visual Arts is an exhibition that captures the inspiration of lives of Merce Cunningham and John Cage. Cunningham was a choreographer and John Cage his partner. Together they pioneered a way for artists today when they brought in non-western philosophy into their blend of dance, music, poetry, and visual art.
From Nature: Realist Works is also a permanent exhibition at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. It contains many different major styles of modern art, combining realism with modern art. Some artists in this compilation include: Thomas Hart Benton, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Henri Matisse, and Andrew Wyeth.
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art also has programs for children too. In the children’s program, families make art projects together that are inspired by the current exhibitions at the museum. These are offered every second Sunday of the Month from September until May.
From Nature: Realist Works is also a permanent exhibition at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. It contains many different major styles of modern art, combining realism with modern art. Some artists in this compilation include: Thomas Hart Benton, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Henri Matisse, and Andrew Wyeth.
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art also has programs for children too. In the children’s program, families make art projects together that are inspired by the current exhibitions at the museum. These are offered every second Sunday of the Month from September until May.
After a day at this magnificent museum come back to the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel and relax by our large indoor pool, get in a workout at our fitness center, and enjoy a delicious dinner at our restaurant before turning in for the evening.
3841 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53704
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