The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is committed to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of nearly 5,000 works of art on a riverfront campus offers more than 95,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities.
La Florida: Crocodile
One of the earliest known depictions of Florida in art was this print by Theodor de Bry from a drawing by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. Le Moyne was part of a French Huguenot expedition in 1564 that landed at the mouth of the St. John’s River and welcomed by the Timucuan people, who lived there.
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The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs
Objects like the Durnovo Casket were often given to individuals and institutions by the Romanovs to reward them for their service.
Tsars’ Cabinet: Imperial Porcelain Factory Egg
For centuries China was the sole producer of porcelain (hence the name China) because of the large deposits of kaolin clay there, but as other deposits of this special clay were found and new production methods perfected, other countries, including Russia, began to produce this translucent and durable tableware.
By: Jr. Docents Clare and Calla
The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs
Porcelain made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory first reflected the European culture that the Romanovs were eager to acquire, but beginning in the 18th century, Russian themes began to appear as pride in a distinctly Russian culture developed.
By: Jr. Docent Sidney
Located in Jacksonville, Florida, the Museum and its award-winning education center, overlook the three acres of The Cummer Gardens on the banks of the St. Johns River.
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