The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens- Jacksonville Fl

The Cummer Museum is a fantastic gem of Jacksonville nestled on the St Johns River in the Riverside neighborhood. It was founded in 1961 after the death of Ninah Cummer who donated her gardens and her personal collection of art to the new museum. The museum still contains her original garden designs and all of her art collection. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and currently sits at number 3 on the top attractions in Jacksonville for Trip advisor.

The Cummer has long been a photographer’s dream. There have been weddings performed on site for decades. It remains one of the most picturesque spots in all of Jacksonville. The flower gardens are quite amazing with the oldest dated back to 1903.

Some of the main collections of the museum include:

• The Constance I. and Ralph H. Wark Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain– Ralph Wark began collecting Meissen porcelain in 1922. Over the years, he acquired a collection of over 700 pieces. Wark and his sister Constance moved to St. Augustine and donated the collection to the Cummer in 1965.
• The Eugène Louis Charvot Collection– Over 200 works produced by Eugène Louis Charvot, a French doctor and army officer as well as a painter.
• Joseph Jeffers Dodge Collection– 230 works by American realist artist Joseph Jeffers Dodge.
• The Dennis C. Hayes Collection of Japanese Prints– A collection of 190 Japanese prints that encompass the 19th and 20th centuries.
• The James McBey Collection– One of the largest collection of James McBey’s works outside of his native Scotland, this collection spans his entire career.
• Permanent Collection Archives and Rare Books– A collection of archival materials and rare books that supplement the other special collections, which includes a portion of the Cummers’ personal library.

You can find more information by checking out the Wikipedia entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummer_Museum_of_Art_and_Gardens

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