Cummer_Museum

Cummer Museum The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens was started by Ninah M.H. Cummer in 1959. With more than 4,000 objects in its permanent collection it is the largest fine arts museum in northeast Florida. Its artifacts cover tapestries, porcelain, painting and sculpture from the Middle Ages all the way through to the 20TH century. Since it covers so much time with its collection, the museum covers many diverse styles of art including Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Impressionism art. These special styles are viewed through about nine or ten different galleries depending on when you go and which exhibits are showing. The Museum is located on the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville. Closest to the banks are two large gardens covering about two and a half acres. In the middle of the property is a gigantic oak tree called the Cummer Oak. The gardens are intertwined with many statues and monuments, some dating back to last century. The gardens are influenced by two different tastes, Italian and English. All of the flowers are beautiful because of their bright colors and maybe the perfect lawn covering between the garden and their small ponds. The gardens “hardscape”, or what one, museum, art, dodge, cummer, because, very, painting, man, portrait, gardens, two, much, left, dogs, white, time, styles, sitting, playing, picture, picasso, painted, make, looks, great, gallery, first, different, collection, attention, after, works, woman, window, way