On July 17, the Monterey Museum of Art also will open our exhibition: Painters at the Press: Selected 20th Century Prints. From Matisse to Rauschenberg and Armin Hansen to Nathan Oliveira, the Museum’s vast and strong collection of prints encompasses the world of many noted regional and international artists, for whom biographical information is available. This exhibition will present a selection of exemplary works from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The Monterey Museum of Art is celebrating the opening of these exhibitions during its monthly Third Thursday Open House; this month on July 17, which takes place from 5-7 pm at 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, Ca. Admission is free, and guests are welcome to enjoy an evening of art, conversation, live music, wine, courtesy of Blazer Wilkinson, LP; and hors d’oeuvres catered by Naanva Tea. 

About The Monterey Museum of Art
The Monterey Museum of Art collects, preserves, and interprets the art of California from the nineteenth century to the present day, within a national and international context. In this way, we expand the appreciation of our evolving artistic legacy and inspire a passion for the visual arts. The Monterey Museum of Art was established in 1959 as a chapter of the American Federation of the Arts. The permanent collection of 14,000 objects includes paintings, photographs, works on paper and Asian ceramics, and significant holdings of California paintings by artists such as Armin Hansen and William F. Ritschel, in addition to world-renowned photographers including Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. The Monterey Museum of Art has two locations: 559 Pacific Street and 720 Via Mirada, Monterey, CA, 93940. The Museum is open: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 to 4 pm. Admission: $5 general, $2.50 student and military. Museum members and children under 12 are free. For more information, please visit www.montereyart.org or call 831.372.5477.