Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens was founded in 1946 with a mission to inspire the community through art and nature while honoring those who fought for freedom.
The Museum hosts several exhibitions each year featuring work in a variety of mediums by national and international artists, in addition to annual shows highlighting art by area students. Also on display is a rotating selection of spiritual oil paintings from the Malcolm Fraser Permanent Collection in the reception gallery, and a special installation of neo-pop art by John Wilton in the stairwell gallery. Each month, OMAM engages with their community by providing free art pop-ups and other outreach events, including programs designed for underserved children, families, and veterans, as well as patients, caregivers, and survivors.
In May 2022, the museum building re-opened after an 18-month, 4-million-dollar renovation and expansion project. Built on almost the same existing museum footprint, OMAM now offers a bigger classroom, more exhibition space, dedicated meeting/office areas, and a breathtaking rooftop terrace overlooking its 2.5-acre gardens!
Every trip to the museum should include a stroll through the lush gardens, which are home to a picturesque waterfall feature, a Free Little Art Gallery, a historic cottage, a small turtle sanctuary, butterfly observations zones, and a charming gazebo with a painted floor labyrinth for walking meditations. Other opportunities for reflection in the garden include two original sculptures honoring veterans of the Korean & Vietnam Wars. Other military tributes include a plaque listing three local residents who gave their lives in World War I, which is mounted on the wall near the American flag pole inside the Granada Pavilion Courtyard, and the bronze plaque listing all Ormond residents who served in World War II, which is housed inside the Museum.
Admission is $8 for adults; $5 for seniors (65+), college students, and military with ID; and $3 for youth ages 6–17. Entry remains FREE for current museum members, U.S. veterans, and those 5 and younger.
