GeorgiaThe Brenau University Galleries are the art galleries of Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, comprising five exhibition spaces on and around the historic campus and a permanent collection of more than 4,500 works. The university's first permanent art collection was installed in 1986 through the efforts of then-president John S. Burd, building on a tradition of artistic study that stretches back well over a century. Holdings include drawings, paintings, and sculpture by internationally recognized artists such as Eugène Delacroix, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, and Clyde Connell, with a highlight being Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting "Girl on a Path." Serving as a free cultural and educational resource for Northeast Georgia, the galleries offer public programming and rotating exhibitions across venues from the Simmons Visual Arts Center to spaces near the downtown Gainesville square.
Brenau University Galleries
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Brenau University Galleries is a museum in Gainesville, Hall County. It is one of 4 museums documented in Hall County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.3021, -83.8220 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brenau University (college & university), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Northeast Georgia History Center, Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler, and Bailey-Harper House--Doctors Building.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Brenau University Galleries are the art galleries of Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, comprising five exhibition spaces on and around the historic campus and a permanent collection of more than 4,500 works. The university's first permanent art collection was installed in 1986 through the efforts of then-president John S. Burd, building on a tradition of artistic study that stretches back well over a century. Holdings include drawings, paintings, and sculpture by internationally recognized artists such as Eugène Delacroix, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, and Clyde Connell, with a highlight being Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting "Girl on a Path." Serving as a free cultural and educational resource for Northeast Georgia, the galleries offer public programming and rotating exhibitions across venues from the Simmons Visual Arts Center to spaces near the downtown Gainesville square.
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