Tyler Museum of Art Holiday Closings
2010 Event Schedule to Include More Family Programming

TYLER, TX (December 18, 2009)—In observance of the holiday season, the Tyler Museum of Art will be closed to the public on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25. The Museum will resume its regular hours of 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, beginning Saturday, Dec. 26.

The TMA also will be closed Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1, 2008, for the New Years’ holiday. Regular hours will resume Saturday, Jan. 2.

With the arrival of the New Year, the TMA will launch a new schedule of events that features a monthly Second Saturday Family Day. “We are constantly working to increase the amount of free, educational programming we offer to the public, and we want to keep a firm focus on family-friendly activities,” says Ken Tomio, Director of Education for the Tyler Museum of Art. “Family Days have long been a favorite among our members and supporters, and we hope that by providing the event at a regular time each month, more visitors will remember to join us for free art activities and art tours.”

In addition to the Second Saturday Family Days, the TMA will continue to offer First Friday Art Tours each month. There will be no tour for January, however, as the first Friday falls on New Year’s Day. Programming at the Tyler Museum of Art includes a wide variety of opportunities for the community to interact with the institution and to learn about the visual arts world. Guest lectures, Seniors’ Days, and other events create an atmosphere of learning and excitement at the TMA.

The 2010 exhibition schedule includes a wide range of subject material including an assemblage of pieces selected from the Museum’s permanent collection. New Works: Highlights from the Permanent Collection is open in the Museum’s North Gallery December 22, 2009—May 23, 2010 and features a sampling of the TMA’s latest acquisitions. This summer, both the young and the young at heart will enjoy a whimsical take on classic works of art during Babar’s Museum of Art, a traveling exhibition comprised of original watercolors and studies by author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, which were created for the book of the same title. Later in the fall, the TMA will focus on images of the Lone Star State with L.O. Griffith: Painting the Texas Landscape.