In a smaller rural state like Alabama, sustaining interest in the arts is sometimes difficult. And, for those who would house the fine arts, it is difficult enough to creatively fund and operate a museum. But there is a place in the state that does not get nearly enough recognition for its longstanding ability to do so, and to do so in a way that showcases multiple, diverse collections across various media: The Birmingham Museum of Art.
The Birmingham Museum of Art, one of the finest regional museums in the United States, houses a diverse collection of more than 27,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts dating from ancient to modern times.