# Art Complex Museum

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Art_Complex_Museum
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Art_Complex_Museum.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Complex_Museum
> Source revision: 1356157039
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Arts center in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox museum
| name               = 
| logo               = 
| logo_upright       = 
| logo_alt           = 
| logo_caption       = 
| image              = Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA.jpg
| image_size         = 
| image_upright      = 
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| map_type           = 
| map_relief         = 
| map_size           = 
| map_caption        = 
| map_dot_label      = 
| coordinates        = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} -->
| former_name        = <!-- or |former_names= -->
| established        = 1971 <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| dissolved          = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| location           = 189 Alden Street, [Duxbury, Massachusetts](/source/Duxbury%2C_Massachusetts), US
| type               = Arts center
| accreditation      = [American Alliance of Museums](/source/American_Alliance_of_Museums) (AAM)
| key_holdings       = 
| collections        = American art, [Shaker](/source/Shakers) artifacts, prints, Asian art
| collection_size    = 8,000<ref name="Collection"/>
| visitors           = 
| founder            = 
| executive_director = 
| leader_type        = 
| leader             = 
| director           = 
| president          = 
| ceo                = 
| chairperson        = 
| curator            = 
| architect          = 
| historian          = 
| owner              = 
| employees          = 
| public_transit     = 
| parking            = On-site <!-- or |car_park= -->
| website            = {{URL|www.artcomplex.org}}
| network            = 
| embedded           = <!-- or |nrhp= -->
}}
The '''Art Complex Museum''', located in [Duxbury, Massachusetts](/source/Duxbury%2C_Massachusetts), {{convert|33|mi}} south of [Boston](/source/Boston), serves as a regional [arts center](/source/arts_centre) and houses the collection of [Carl A. Weyerhaeuser](/source/Carl_A._Weyerhaeuser) (1901–1996) and his wife Edith Greenleaf Weyerhaeuser (1912–2000).<ref name="Collection">{{cite web |title=Collection |url=https://artcomplex.org/collection/ |website=Art Complex Museum |publisher=The Art Complex Museum |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> The museum is free and open to the public, with support from the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Family Charitable Trusts and friends of the museum.<ref name="MOB">{{cite web |title=The Art Complex Museum |url=https://museumsofboston.org/portfolio-item/art-complex-museum/ |website=Museums of Boston |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref>

==Description==
The museum, situated on over {{convert|13|acre}} of woodland and open fields, opened in 1971.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://artcomplex.org/about/history/ |website=Art Complex Museum |publisher=The Art Complex Museum |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> The master site planning was done by G2 Collaborative, of [Waltham, Massachusetts](/source/Waltham%2C_Massachusetts).<ref name="G2">{{cite web |title=Art Complex |url=http://www.g2cla.com/art-complex |website=G2 Collaborative |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> Works of sculpture are displayed on the grounds.<ref name="Sculpture">{{cite web |title=Sculpture: On the Grounds |url=https://artcomplex.org/exhibitions-2/sculpture-on-the-grounds/ |website=Art Complex Museum |publisher=The Art Complex Museum |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> 

The museum features a gallery for rotating objects from the permanent collection, as well as temporary exhibition spaces that feature painting, sculpture, prints, and craft objects created by [contemporary art](/source/contemporary_art)ists. A permanent Founders Room gallery portrays the background of Weyerhaeuser, his collection, and the building of the museum.<ref name="Founders">{{cite web |title=Founders Room |url=https://artcomplex.org/founders-room/ |website=The Art Complex Museum |publisher=The Art Complex Museum |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> The building also houses a reference library with over 5,000 publications.<ref name="History"/> The museum specializes in [Shaker](/source/Shakers) objects, American paintings, Asian art (particularly Japanese ceramics), and works on paper. 

==Tea hut==
thumb|left|upright=.55|Wind in the Pines Tea Hut
A [Japanese tea hut](/source/Chashitsu) located on the site is used for formal [Japanese tea ceremonies](/source/Japanese_tea_ceremony) several times per year, which may be observed by the public.<ref name="Tea">{{cite web |title=Japanese Tea Ceremony |url=https://artcomplex.org/programs/japanese-tea-ceremony/ |website=Art Complex Museum |publisher=The Art Complex Museum |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> The tea hut was designed by Sano Gofu.
{{clear|left}}
==See also==
* [Ture Bengtz](/source/Ture_Bengtz), founding museum director
{{commonscat|Art Complex Museum}}
==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.artcomplex.org/ Official website]

{{coord|42.0440|-70.6873|type:landmark_region:US-MA|display=title}}

{{authority control}}

Category:Museums in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Category:Art museums and galleries in Massachusetts
Category:Duxbury, Massachusetts
Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1971
Category:1971 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Asian art museums in the United States

{{US-art-display-stub}}
{{Massachusetts-museum-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Art Complex Museum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Complex_Museum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Complex_Museum?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.