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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | 216 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°08′37.5″N 118°15′17″W / 34.143750°N 118.25472°W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | neon art |
| Director | Corrie Siegel |
| Website | www |
The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) in Glendale, California, United States, is an educational art museum that exists for the preservation, collection, and interpretation of neon art. The first museum devoted to art that incorporates neon lighting, it only exhibits art in electric media, including kinetic art and outstanding examples of historic neon signs.[1] The collection includes neon signs from the Brown Derby and Grauman's Chinese Theatre.[2]
For over 20 years, Kim Koga was executive director, overseeing crucial moves of the institution and finding it a home in Glendale. In 2020, Corrie Siegel was appointed as executive director.[3]
In addition to exhibitions and tours, the museum offers introductory classes in glass bending held in the museum's state-of-the-art studio.[4]
- ^ "The Museum of Neon Art". Museum of Neon Art. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Cooper, Arnie (September 3, 2008). "Neon Museum Casts Its Otherworldly Glow". The Wall Street Journal. p. D9.
- ^ Seidman, Lila (April 10, 2020). "Museum of Neon Arts' new director works to electrify attendees from a distance". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Womack, Catherine. "After Decades of Decline, L.A.'s Neon Light Industry Is Experiencing a Resurgence". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 8 December 2016.