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559
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On July 1, the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte relinquished its status as a department of the City of Charlotte and stopped receiving funds from the city in hopes of receiving greater funding from the private sector.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 7, July 1992, p42-43
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3100
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The efforts of Mary Myers Dwelle in 1936 saved the crumbling Federal Mint building in Charlotte from destruction and led to its rehabilitation. Today the Mint Museum of Art is one of the Southeast's outstanding art museums.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Jan 1997, p26-29, il, por Periodical Website
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4499
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Charlotte's new Mint Museum of Craft + Design, located in the 1953 Montaldo's Building, opened in January 1999. The 82,000-square-foot structure was renovated through a $9.5 million grant from Bank of America. The museum features the state's craft traditions in furniture, ceramics, textiles, and studio glass through permanent collections and galleries housing changing exhibitions.
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NC Arts (NoCar Oversize NX 1 N22x), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Winter 1999, p9, il
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4795
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Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art, North Carolina's oldest art museum, has been located since 1936 in the old U.S. mint building on Randolph Road. To move to a new facility in the city's expanding cultural district, the museum will need to raise $50 million by April 2000.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 58 Issue 10, Oct 2000, p8-9, il
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12501
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The Mint was at one time the first branch of the Philadelphia Mint and served other varied occupants for ninety-six years at its Trade Street Location. In 1936 it became North Carolina's first museum of art. Today the 74,000-square-foot museum 25,000-piece collection built entirely by private donations and funds raised by the trustees.
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15435
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The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, is North Carolina's first art museum. The museum houses a fine permanent collection including some fifteenth century paintings. The museum will also change special exhibits every two to three months.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 29, Dec 1936, p3, 6, il
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16318
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With the use of a seemingly undecipherable scrap of paper, weavers at the Hezekiah Alexander Homesite (of the Mint Museum of History, Charlotte, NC) have discovered a \"new\" historic coverlet pattern.
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24265
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Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art has a fashion collection with over 10,000 historical articles of clothing. These garments provide insight into the history of clothing design and are pieces of art that teach us much about American culture.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 3, August 2015, p164-168, il, map Periodical Website
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36282
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Perks such as a plethora of parks and recreation sites, hotels and golf courses, mountain villages and museums equaled a substantial contribution to the tourist industry. Among the sites North Carolina offered for travel and recreation were Fort Fisher, Whirligig Park, Levine Museum, Highlands, and Old Edwards Inn.
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