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Paul R. Jones Museum
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2308 Sixth Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 United States Get Directions
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 United States Get Directions
205-345-3038
Current Exhibition
Resound: Sound and Stillness in Black Community Building
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May 28 through July 24, 2024
Resound is a curatorial project by University of Alabama students in History 406: Museums and Historic Sites, who have selected works from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama to highlight historic soundscapes of Black life. The class is led by Dr. Julia Brock. The public is invited to a reception on Friday, June 7, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. during Tuscaloosa’s First Friday Art Walk.Upcoming Exhibition
Picture This: The Story Quilts of Yvonne Wells
August 2 through September 27, 2024
Picture This: The Story Quilts of Yvonne Wells is being held in conjunction with the release of the new book The Story Quilts of Yvonne Wells by the artist and University of Alabama professor of American Studies Dr. Stacy Morgan. A reception and book signing with remarks by Wells and Morgan will be held in the Jones Museum during Tuscaloosa’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, September 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with the author talk beginning at 5:30 p.m.Past Exhibitions
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Eugene Martin: The Creative Act – An Exhibition from the LSU Museum of Art
March 1 through May 3, 2024
The Paul R. Jones Museum is pleased to present “Eugene Martin: The Creative Act – An Exhibition from the LSU Museum of Art,” from March 1 through May 3, 2024. The public is invited to a reception during Tuscaloosa’s First Friday Art Walk on April 5, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.WITHIN: Portrait Responses to the Paul R. Jones Collection
January 17 through February 16, 2024
The Paul R. Jones Museum is pleased to present WITHIN: Portrait Responses to the Paul R. Jones Collection, January 17 through February 16, 2024, featuring Central High School students participating in the long-running PRJCAA K-12 Outreach Program. The public is invited to a reception on Friday, February 2, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. during Tuscaloosa’s First Friday Art Walk.Thai Art in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama
October 18 - December 12, 2023May 1970: The Gibbs-Green Tragedy at Jackson State College - Photographs by Doris Derby
August 4 - September 29, 2023Lasting Impressions: Responses to the Paul R. Jones Collection by Printmaking 321
May 5 - July 28, 2023Michael C. Thorpe: Nonsensical Formalism
March 3 - April 28, 2023![](https://art.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/prjmuseum_horsepower_202209-crpd-194x300.jpg)
Patterns of Creativity: A Collaboration with Alberta School of Performing Arts
January 23 - February 24, 2023
Cedric Smith: Horsepower
October 7 - December 9, 2022
November 3, Artist Lecture, Camellia Room, Gorgas Library, 4:30 p.m.Recent Acquisitions: Additions to the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama 2015 – 2022
August 5 - September 23, 2022
Current and Past Exhibitions at the Paul R. Jones Museum
Visiting the Museum
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About the Museum
The Paul Jones Museum, located in the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa, presents a year-round schedule of exhibitions of works from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama as well as hosts guest exhibitions.![](https://art.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PaulRJones-228x300.jpg)
The Collection
The Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama includes one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of 20th-century African American art in the world, amassed over decades by Paul Raymond Jones, who has been described by Art & Antiques magazine as “one of the top art collectors in the country.” Jones donated the 1,700-plus piece collection valued at more than $10.3 million to the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama in October 2008. An additional 300 works were added in 2013, bringing the total to over 2,000 works. The collection includes art in a variety of media from more than 600 artists.Museum Staff
Daniel White, Director | Emily Bibb, CuratorNews & Exhibitions
View press releases and news articles about the museum, collection and lecture series. Browse an archive of past exhibitions held at the museum. The Paul R. Jones Collection and Museum are featured in WVUA 23’s Spirit of Alabama with Mike Royer The Paul R. Jones Museum is featured in this video (below) by Tuscaloosa Tourism.
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