Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art

Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art opened in 2003. It is located near the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. The museum owners renovated an old Western Union Telegraph Building. It has six floors and has five galleries for exhibits. There are also a few permanent collection galleries. The museum is closed on Mondays. Tuesday to Wednesday, Friday to Saturday the museum is open 10am to 4pm. On Thursday the museum is open from 10am to 8pm. Sunday the hours are 12pm to 4pm. They also have an art walk which is open 5pm to 9pm on certain days.

The museum is closed on all major holidays. Tickets are $8 for adults, and $5 for children and seniors. University students are free with ID and children 2 or younger are also free. Each year there are different exhibits that come traveling through the Museum of Modern Art. Current exhibits include 'The Art of Seating', 'Edge of Your Seat', and 'Fusion'. These exhibits will end mid 2011.

The permanent collection provides more than 800 pieces of work with sculpture, paintings, photography, and prints. The collections include work from artists like Alexander Calder, Hans Hoffman, Alex Katz, and Robert Longo.