Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art
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| Established | 1989 (Present location 2010) |
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| Location | 386 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Director | Kevin O'Brien (2013) |
| Curator | Barbara Johnson Ross (2004) |
| Website | georgeohr |
Coordinates: 30°23′37″N 88°52′18″W / 30.39361°N 88.87167°W
The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art is a non-profit art museum located in Biloxi, Mississippi, dedicated to the ceramics of George E. Ohr, the self-proclaimed "Mad Potter of Biloxi". The museum is named for ceramic artist George E. Ohr (1857–1918), as well as Annette O'Keefe, late wife of former Biloxi mayor Jeremiah O'Keefe, Sr., who was instrumental in donating money and raising funds for the completion of the museum campus.
The five-building museum campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry to "dance" with the ancient live oak trees on the 4-acre (1.6-hectare) site.
Construction of museum buildings began in 2004. In August 2005, the museum was damaged during Hurricane Katrina, when a casino barge was washed onto the semi-constructed facility.
Zahner of Kansas City, Missouri, was the subcontractor for the Museum's curving structures and metalwork, described as "stainless-steel pods designed to dance among the live oaks" ... On November 8, 2010, three buildings on the east side of the campus opened with outstanding exhibitions, including George Ohr pottery from Gulf Coast collections. The Mississippi Sound Welcome Center, the IP Casino Resort & Spa Exhibitions Gallery, and the Gallery of African American Art are open, in addition to the Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center. The City of Biloxi Center for Ceramics opened in September 2012. The John S. and James L. Knight Gallery, which will house the George Ohr pottery, is scheduled for completion in 2014.
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