The Foster Museum

The Foster Museum
The Foster Museum Exterior
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Established2016
Location940 Commercial Street
Palo Alto, California
Coordinates37°25′25″N 122°05′59″W / 37.42369758681669°N 122.09966616895191°W / 37.42369758681669; -122.09966616895191
TypeArt museum
Public transit accessCaltrain: San Antonio Station VTA: Line 21
Websitewww.thefoster.org

The Foster Museum is a private non-profit single-artist museum located in Palo Alto, California, United States dedicated to the watercolor wilderness Journeys of artist-explorer Tony Foster (1946–). It houses the permanent collection of the Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation and opened to the public in 2016, offering free admission by appointment.[1][2]

History

Formerly the ambulance storage facility for Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford until 2014, the 14,000 square foot building was then redeveloped to house The Foster Museum. This project was awarded LEED silver certification from the USGBC.[1][3][4] The museum opened in 2016 to unite and share complete Tony Foster Journeys, and inspire connection to both Foster's art and the natural world.[2]

Exhibitions

  • The Foster Museum Orientation, (February 2016 – current)[2]
  • Exploring Beauty: Watercolour Diaries from the Wild, (January 2017 – current)[2][5]
  • Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest, (February 2016 – current)[2][6]
  • Retrospective Exhibition: The Art of Tony Foster, (February 2016 – current)[2][6]

Archives

The museum maintains and collects the archives surrounding Tony Foster's watercolor wilderness Journeys.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bradshaw, Kate (2021). "Wilderness and watercolors: Exploring The Foster, Palo Alto's hidden museum honoring one adventurer's stunning artwork". Almanac News. Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Nonnenberg, Sheryl (January 2022). "Oasis of Calm" (PDF). PUNCH Magazine. Menlo Park, California: Sloane Citron. Retrieved May 12, 2022. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation". Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation Commercial Tenant Improvement". hyachs.com. Heather Young Architects. 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Fitch, Chris (10 June 2016). "Exploring Beauty: Watercolour Diaries from the Wild". Geographical. London, England: Syon Publishing. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b Koster, Anna (23 March 2016). "Two new galleries present fascinating shows". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose, CA: Sharon Ryan. Retrieved 5 May 2022.