Madison Museum of Fine Art is located on the town square of Madison, Georgia. The Museum is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and operates pursuant to their guidelines.
Founded in 2005 by Michele L. Bechtell, Madison Museum of Fine Art is an art history museum that features interior galleries, an outdoor sculpture garden, a continuous film corner, and a museum shop. Galleries display original works by American and European masters including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Marc Chagall, Charles Ethan Porter, and Joseph Leyendecker. From the African tradition, visitors will find hand-carved stone sculptures created by the first generation founding fathers of the Shona sculpture movement in Zimbabwe.
The art museum provides innovative multi-disciplinary education to promote visual art literacy, demonstrate how art history enhances contemporary life, build appreciation for the permanent collection, offer an extra classroom setting for the study of original objects, and enrich lifelong learning. Original programming includes lectures, film, temporary exhibitions, and special events.
