A Very Andy Show & Tell with Donald Warhola
Next month, we will be celebrating our very own Andy Warhol Museum's 30th anniversary. Did you know there is another museum dedicated solely to the artist over 4,500 miles away in Slovakia? Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce (MMUAW) opened in 1991, making it the first museum in the world to be dedicated entirely to the Pop artist. MMUAW focuses its galleries on the life and work of Warhol as well as other contemporary artists who personally knew him such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michell Basquiat. Amongst authentic artifacts like Andy's snakeskin jacket, prayer book, and cassette player, the museum's most valuable piece is the Warhol brothers' authentic baptismal gown, which Andy and both of his brothers wore during their baptisms.
In 2016, The Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art celebrated its 25th anniversary and Donald Warhola, Andy Warhol's nephew, visited the museum with his family on this special occassion. Zoom in on April 25 at 7 p.m. to hear about Donald's experience at MMUAW along with his personal stories about Uncle Andy -- all in celebration of The Andy Warhol Museum's 30th anniversary this May!
We hope to "see" you there!