The 2008 Art of Conservation exhibition will be launched in September 2008 at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum (HBAM) – one of the world's leading museums for nature and wildlife art – situated half an hour from New York City. The HBAM will host this four-month, inaugural exhibition along with some exciting associated events, including a special weekend reception.

The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum was established in 1957 by the Blauvelt Demarest Foundation, a legacy of the late Hiram Blauvelt, philanthropist, conservationist and collector. Through the contribution of his private wildlife art and big game collections, he hoped to promote the cultural value of wildlife art and the need for the conservation of its subjects.

Located in an 1893 cedar shingle and turret style carriage house in Oradell, NJ, the museum is one of only five museums in the United States dedicate solely to wildlife art. The Blauvelt's collection, while focusing on the works of contemporary artists, also includes works from deceased masters, and an Audubon folio.

The entrance to the museum is through a curving stone and slate terrace, framed by large oak trees and other indigenous foliage, which serves as a natural sculpture garden. A natural history section is housed in a special area on the second floor of the museum. An Artist-in-Residence program offers demonstrations in wildlife painting, lectures and artist round table discussions.

The Blauvelt museum is 45 minutes by car from downtown Manhattan, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airports, and 90 minutes from John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum
705 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, New Jersey 07649
201-261-0012

Email: hbam@verizon.net

Web: www.blauveltmuseum.com

The Hiram Blauvelt Museum is funded by the Blauvelt - Demarest Foundation.
Member of New Jersey Association of Museums, Mid. Atlantic Association of Museums, American Association of Museums.