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Overview The International Museum of Cartoon Art opened to the public on March 10, 1996, drawing crowds of people from all over the
world. It is the only Museum of its kind with cartoonists represented from over 50 countries. Its collection of over 160,000 original drawings includes every genre of the art: animation, comic books, comic
strips, gag cartoons, illustration, editorial, cartoons, greeting cards, caricature, graphic novels, sports cartoons, and computer-generated art. The collection also includes over 10,000 books on cartoons and a
thousand hours of film and tape of animated cartoons, interviews, and cartoon documentaries.
Currently, the first floor of the Museum's 52,000-square-foot facility is open to the
public. There are galleries, classrooms, a theater, sculpture garden, gift store and café for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Changing feature exhibits are mounted throughout the
year. Past feature exhibits have included Garfield: 20 years and Still Kicking and In Line with Al Hirschfeld and50 Years of PEANUTS: The Art of Charles M. Schulz.
The Museum also has a comprehensive membership program. Benefits
include unlimited free admission and a subscription to the Museum's quarterly magazine, Inklings. The Museum provides additional services to the public including facility rental, birthday parties, Delbo Cartoon Camp and group tours.
Primarily, the Museum exists to collect, preserve and display the world's
most popular art form. The Museum believes that cartoons are as intellectually and critically charged as any art form that exists. Cartoons
contain art, humor, stories, philosophy, political and social comment, and their characters reflect the way the average person lives and thinks. They are
a valuable asset in recording human events and social changes.
The International Museum of Cartoon is a private, non-profit 501 (C) 3 corporation. Annual funding for the Museum is derived from admissions,
earned revenue, membership, as well as corporate, foundation and individual philanthropic support. |