Huntsville Museum of Art
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Huntsville Museum of Art is a museum in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 199 m. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gracelyn Rose sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Huntsville Museum of Art (HMA) is a museum located in Huntsville, Alabama. HMA sits in Big Spring Park within Downtown Huntsville, and serves as a magnet for cultural activities. In 1957, the Huntsville Art League and Museum Association (HALMA) was formed with the goal of growing the arts community within Huntsville and of one day having a museum. HMA was officially established by the City of Huntsville with city Ordinance No. 70-134, on August 13, 1970, which established the Museum Board of the City of Huntsville. The museum held its first exhibition in 1973 and moved to its first permanent facility at the Von Braun Center in 1975, while the rest of HALMA had to relocate to Heart of Huntsville Mall. In 1989, HALMA officially split with the museum retaining the name Huntsville Museum of Art while the rest of the organization was known as Huntsville Art League (HAL). HMA moved to its present building at Big Spring Park in March 1998 and housed seven galleries. The museum expanded in 2010 with the Davidson Center, which includes seven new exhibition galleries, the Stender Family Education Galleries, four special event facilities, and an adjacent parking lot. The museum's 75,034 square foot facility now includes fourteen galleries covering 20,000 square feet. The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program. The Huntsville Museum of Art has been awarded "Best of Bama" for Best Art Museum in the state by Alabama Magazine in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
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Dates from 1970.
Wikidata Q1638259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 199.3 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spring Park: 0.0 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.1 mi
- Community Foundation Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Huntsville Depot Museum Park: 0.5 mi
- Echols Hill: 0.6 mi
- Russell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Garth Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Panther Knob: 3.4 mi
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 0.5 mi
- Huntsville Depot: 0.6 mi
- Three Caves: 1.9 mi
- Shuttle Training Aircraft: 3.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Bell Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Lewis Buff: 12.2 mi
- Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Travelers II: 0.1 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Travelers: 0.3 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 0.5 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.1 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 0.3 mi
- 2006 School Bus Crash: 0.8 mi
- The Burger Factory: 1.3 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Early Works Museum: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 0.2 mi
- Weeden House: 0.3 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 1.1 mi
- H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 1.8 mi
- Big Spring: 0.2 mi
- Brahan Spring: 1.6 mi
- The Spring House: 2.2 mi
- Fagan Spring: 2.6 mi
- Alm's Spring: 2.8 mi
- Pavilion 1: 1.6 mi
- Pavilion 11: 1.7 mi
- Pavilion 7: 1.7 mi
- Pavilion 10: 1.7 mi
- Pavilion 9: 1.7 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 4.3 mi
- Marie's Garden: 6.1 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.9 mi
- Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Talucah Beach: 13.1 mi
- Little Nashville: 20.3 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Huntsville Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Sano Mountain | ENE 74° | 494 m | 4.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 92° | 490 m | 6.2 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ESE 104° | 483 m | 2.8 mi |
| Logan Point | ENE 68° | 481 m | 4.9 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SE 134° | 476 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sand Point | ESE 116° | 463 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jasper Point | ENE 75° | 462 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wade Mountain | NNW 345° | 455 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/59531354
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