Address
2233 North First Street Fresno CA 93703
Museum Store Hours
Wednesday- Friday
12pm-4pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am-4pm
Thank you for supporting The Fresno Art Museum!
FAM Store hours (online store purchase pickup times are during these hours as well):
Thursday-Sundays 10am-4pm.
The online Museum Store only offers store pick up (with the exception of event tickets and memberships).
It’s a Pirate Ball & Casino Night at The Fresno Art Museum!
Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Doors open at 6pm
Price (will call list at door): $100 per person
What's included:
Doors open at 6 pm for guests to arrive in style! Pirate garb or cocktail attire is the perfect choice for this wildly fun night! A warm pirate’s welcome awaits, as you are bestowed with your pirate’s funny money from around the globe.
·Buffet from 6 to 8 pm | Visit our gourmet buffet to partake of savory and sweet morsels, catered by Classic Catering.
·Cocktails from 6 to 9:30 pm | no-host Pirate Bar for wine, beer, cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks.
·Games of Chance from 6 to 9:30 | Cash in funny money for poker chips and have fun and good luck, as you circumnavigate the blackjack, craps, and roulette tables. (Never fear, if lady luck doesn’t visit you the first time, you can purchase more funny money in The Museum Store if you wish.)
·Enter Raffle Prize Drawings from 6 to 8:30 pm | Trade your chips for raffle tickets to enter the Prize Drawings!
·Raffle Prize Drawing winners will be announced at 8:45 pm! You must be present to win.
·Purchase Triple Crown Raffle tickets during the event, from 6 to 8:30 pm. Buy Triple crown raffle tickets before the event from Trustees. Be sure to write in your contact info on your entry as you need not be present to win in this raffle.
·Triple Crown Raffle Prize Drawing at 9:15 | Prize winners announced. Winners of this raffle need not be present.
·Castaway’s Cabaret 6 to 10 pm | We saved the best for last! Meander through hallways of time to your final destination at the Castaway’s Cabaret. Discover more secrets of the pirates’ world and party like a pirate for a night to remember!
Dance to DJ Sir Peter Netzley and learn some new/old Elizabethan dancesand let your inner pirate shine!
For an additional $20, visit with Madam Shirley to get your fortune told!
Celebrate with a toast to friends for a memorable night!
You don’t want to miss the fun! All proceeds go to benefit the FRESNO ART MUSEUM. Sponsored by the Trustees of FAM
In 2008, the Fresno Art Museum Gift Shop closed its doors after being an institutional mainstay since the early 1970s. It was with great anticipation and excitement that we re-opened the FAM Museum Store on December 4, 2018. Michele Ellis Pracy, the Museum's Executive Director & Chief Curator, has invited selected local and regional artists to sell original artwork, one-of-a-kind jewelry, and artful utilitarian objects from lamps to soaps. The FAM Museum Store carries some unique ancillary products branded with the FAM logo. A children's section includes museum-relevant to-do projects, books, and art.
In the late 1940s, a group of local artists formed the Fresno Art League to provide a facility to exhibit and critique each other’s work and to share their enthusiasm for art. The League gathered support for their organization from the community, and in 1949, the Fresno Arts Center was incorporated. In 1960, after years of planning, the Fresno Arts Center building in Radio Park at First Street and Clinton Avenue was dedicated. The Fresno Arts Center became an active venue for art exhibitions and educational programs including artist talks, workshops, and art classes for children and adults. A mission statement, goals, and objectives were developed. In 1973 the Arts Center was granted accreditation by the American Association of Museums (now, American Alliance of Museums) after an extensive study of the organization, finances, staff expertise, programs, care and storage of the permanent collection, and physical facilities. In 1985 the Board of Trustees changed the Center’s name to the Fresno Arts Center and Museum. The name was changed again to the Fresno Art Museum in 1988, following a suggestion from the American Association of Museums that was made during the re-accreditation process. Over the ensuing years, the Museum has continued to maintain its accreditation, most recently being reaccredited in 2016.
Museum Store Hours
Wednesday- Friday
12pm-4pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am-4pm