The Board of Trustees of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens announced today that it has accepted the retirement notice submitted by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, PhD, the George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director and CEO. Her retirement will be effective May 1, 2025. The Cummer Museum’s current chief financial officer, Kimberly Noble, MBA, CFM will serve as interim director and CEO while a national search is conducted for a permanent successor.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents Knowing the West, the first major traveling exhibition to embrace and explore the American West as a place shaped by people of many nations and life experiences. Knowing the West will be on view from March 28, 2025 until August 31, 2025.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens invites the community to explore Black History Month during February through works on view year-round in its galleries.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens invites the community to gather in celebration of the impactful life, work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of free admission, creativity and dynamic programming. Sponsored by The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida’s Presidential Grants Program, events and activities will be presented throughout the day.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens announced today the appointment of three new members to its staff: Amy Pierce as Chief Development Officer, Mary Mantey as the Doolittle Family Director of Gardens & Horticulture, and Brianna Sharpe as the Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole Associate Curator, a position named in honor of the Jacksonville native and internationally renowned educator, scholar and transformational leader.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies and to the museum-going public. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has been accredited since 1975.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens invites the community to celebrate the holiday season through an array of special events and unique promotions.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents Spirit in the Land, an exhibition of 30 contemporary artists exploring humanity’s connection to nature and how cultural diversity and biodiversity are both essential to our survival. Spirit in the Land is on view from November 9, 2024 until February 9, 2025.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents The Mysteries that Remain, a survey of works by Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, one of Australia’s most acclaimed Indigenous artists.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents the River Blossom Jamboree, a bluegrass garden concert on the riverfront of the St. Johns featuring performances by Jake Eddy & Band, Larry & Joe and Low Ground. Bring your family, your friends, and your overalls to celebrate the end of summer with boots, brews, and banjos.