Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
Winter Park, FL 32789-3212
Phone: (407) 645-5311
- Hours:
- Tue-Sat 9:30pm-4pm, Fri 4pm-8pm, Sun 1pm-4pm
Editorial Review for Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art – by Eyal Goldshmid
The Scene
With its exterior of sheer white walls and block architecture, this museum stands out considerably from its less monolithic Park Avenue surroundings. Inside, its many spacious chambers and dark-wood rooms provide a unique mixture of gothic appeal and family quaintness.
The Collection
The collection of Tiffany glass is the largest in the nation and includes lamps, wall hangings, furniture, murals and mosaics. Its restored Byzantine Chapel is one of the true marvels of the art world. The museum also houses the Morse family's turn-of-the-century collection, which contains portraits by Singer Sargent and company, Hudson River pieces, Rookwood Pottery, John Rogers pottery and late 19th-century impressionism. Manual light controls accompany the murals allowing guests to control the amount of light shown through them with each setting adding new depth to the pieces.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoFor more art, walk to the other end of Park Avenue and hit the equally fabulous Cornell Fine Arts Museum.
The ExtrasEach holiday season, the Morse takes out its Tiffany Christmas Murals and displays them in Central Park (one block away) for all to see.
User Reviews for Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
01/13/2003 Posted by sugarloafmt
The Morse Museum in Winterpark, Florida is one of the finest and most elegant museums in the United States. It features the fabulous glassworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the grand master of leaded glass. But this museum features much more than stained glass. It is impossible to truly appreciate the work of this great artist in just one visit! But find out for yourself...but leave plenty of time to browse both the museum and the gift shop!
01/12/2003 Posted by annapap
This museum is the perfect size for a morning or afternoon outing. I alos really enjoyed the captions under each piece of artwork with personal commentary.
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