The museums history started with the establishment in 2005 with the Encaustic Art Institute founded by Douglas Mehrens, and immediately started collection encaustic art for the sole purpose to have a permanent collection that could become part of a museum.
The museums history started with the establishment in 2005 with the Encaustic Art Institute. This Encaustic Art Institute was founded by Douglas Mehrens. The museums history started collection encaustic art for the sole purpose. This was to have a permanent collection that could become part of a museum.