Smithsonian Museum Day 2019

Smithsonian Museum day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum day acts...

Event Series New Docent Training

New Docent Training Help visitors to "See the South"

An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to "See the South." Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations...

Event Series New Docent Training

New Docent Training Help visitors to "See the South"

An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to "See the South." Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations...

Art for Art’s Sake Celebrate Exhibition Openings

Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Ogden Museum’s latest exhibitions Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry and Level Artist Collective.  Admission to the Museum will be free during Art for Arts’ Sake from 6 – 9 p.m. /// William Christenberry, Gourd Tree Near Akron, Alabama (detail), 1981, Dye-transfer print, printed 1981, Exhibition print,...

Event Series New Docent Training

New Docent Training Help visitors to "See the South"

An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to "See the South." Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations...

O What a Night!

Join the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for its annual O What a Night! Gala, an exciting evening celebrating the art and culture of the American South. This elegant black-tie event will be an evening filled with cocktails, cuisine, music and dancing, plus chances to bid on works by great Southern artists in the Gala’s Silent and Live Auctions. Be among the hundreds of art enthusiasts to attend the O What a Night! Gala, a critically important benefit that raises funds to support the Ogden Museum’s mission to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South.

Veterans Day Recognizing Our Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day, retired and active duty service members receive complimentary admission to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Come See the South at the O! /// Artwork by WWII Veteran Kendall Shaw: Sunship, for John Coltrane (detail), 1982, Acrylic and mirrors on canvas, Gift of the artist

Event Series New Docent Training

New Docent Training Help Visitors to "See the South"

An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to “See the South.” Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations...