Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Orlando

Located on the Rollins College Campus, the Cornell Fine Arts Museum holds one of Florida’s oldest art collections. The 6,000 item collection spans the Italian Renaissance to 19th and 20th century American and European artwork.

The museum came into existence in 1941 when Jeanette Morse Genius, wife of Dr. Hugh McKean, donated the money needed to build the Morse Gallery of Art. Some of the museum’s collections come from the donations of local residents such as Francesco de Mura, George H. Sullivan, and June and Jack Meyers.

The museum’s collections were further enriched by a one million dollar donation from George and Harriet Cornell in 1976. This donation helped to create the George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Center and to convert the Morse Gallery of Art into the Cornell Fine Arts Museum.

The permanent exhibitions feature the works of Albert Bierstadt, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Cosimo Rosselli, Henri Matisse, Ed Ruscha, Thomas Moran, Pablo Picasso, and many others. One of the jewels of the museum is the Tiffany glass collection donated by the McKean family.

The museum shop sells books, toys posters, and catalogs. They are open Tuesday: 10 am- 7 pm; Wednesday through Friday: 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 12 pm - 5 pm .