What You'll Get
Art is in the eye of the beholder, whereas swollen retinas are in the eye of the bee holder. Get soul-stung by provocative and powerful art with today's Groupon to the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach. Choose from the following options:
- For $6, you get one-day admission (a $12 value)
- For $49, you get a one-year family membership (a $100 value), which includes admission to all exhibits for up to six people
Explore The Orange County Museum of Art's recently opened 2010 California Biennial exhibit, which displays more than 150 works and installations created by 45 visual artists residing in California in a wide range of styles and mediums including painting, film, performance, dance, and potato chips that vaguely resemble celebrity scientists.
The Orange County Museum of Art has grown to earn a reputation as one of the contemporary art movement's leading exhibitors, unlike a guy selling velvet Elvis paintings outside of a liquor store. Family membership holders also receive special event and opening invitations, discounts at the museum store, and free admission to the Cinema Orange film series.
Reviews
Yelpers give the Orange County Museum of Art an average of four stars, and three Yahoo! Travelers give an average of 4.5:
- …OCMA is a great place and definitely worth a visit. I'm really excited to see how the museum (and its surrounding art scene) will evolve in the future and will definitely be back to see. – Sienna K., Yelp
- For being a hidden little museum, it was actually much larger than I thought. – Hazel Q., Yelp
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Nov 2, 2011. Amount paid never expires. May purchase multiple. Valid only for option purchased. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About Orange County Museum of Art
Orange County Museum of Art's director and CEO, Todd Smith, takes pride in the artists California has produced from the 20th century to the present. He and his staff showcase a diverse range of modern and contemporary Californian artists as well as art from around the world in an array of exhibitions and a permanent collection. Each exhibition uncovers a different facet of the art world. Current exhibitions include highlights from OCMA's permanent collection with works by Josef Albers, John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Mary Heilmann, Helen Lundeberg, John McCracken, Catherine Opie, and more. Additionally, the museum is currently showcasing paintings by Shanghai-based artist Shi Zhiying in her first solo museum exhibition in the United States.
Staffers also immerse visitors in their collections through after-hours events and guided tours of the museum's galleries. They also host events for families, during which kids can make artwork in the style of the exhibited artists or attend monthly programs with short films, music exploration, and live entertainment.