American Visionary Art Museum – Virtual Tour

The American Visionary Art Museum specializes in the preservation and display of outsider art, also known as “intuitive art,” “raw art,” or “art brut.” Congress has designated it as America’s National Museum for Visionary Art.

The museum’s facilities feature three floors of exhibition space, a Sculpture Barn and Wildflower Garden, and event spaces.

The museum has a permanent collection of about 4,000 pieces. Its exhibitions, rather than focusing on specific artists or styles, focus on themed shows.

The museum’s list of educational goals include:

Expand the definition of a worthwhile life
Engender respect for and delight in the gift of others

The American Visionary Art Museum sponsors artistic events, including art car events, the Kinetic Sculpture Race, workshops, awareness events, and fundraisers.

Highlights of the American Visionary Art Museum

The Cabaret Mechanical Theatre of London collection – an interactive display of automata
The Tall Sculpture Barn exhibits
Kinetic Sculptures from the museum’s annual race
Leonard Knight’s “Love Balloon”
DeVon Smith’s “World’s First Robot Family”
Adam Kurtzman’s “Giant Golden Hand”
Outdoor Movie events
East Coast Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race
Themed annual “mega-exhibitions”