Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (established 1876[1]) in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is located on the Mount Holyoke College campus and is a member of Museums10. It is one of the oldest teaching museums in the country, dedicated to providing firsthand experience with works of significant aesthetic and cultural value.[2] The works in the museum's collection can be searched on the database maintained by the Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield.[3]

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Established1876
LocationSouth Hadley, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.2568°N 72.5727°W / 42.2568; -72.5727
Key holdingsHetch Hetchy Canyon by Albert Bierstadt
Websitewww.mtholyoke.edu/artmuseum/

Working in conjunction with the Five College museums, its collection includes contemporary works from Asia, Europe, and the United States, as well as classical Egyptian, Greek, and Roman works.[4] Other periods include medieval and Renaissance art.[5] The collection was inaugurated by the purchase of Albert Bierstadt's Hetch Hetchy Canyon (oil, 1875) by Mrs. A. L. Williston and Mrs. E. H. Sawyer in 1876.[2]

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum offers multiple rotating exhibitions each year.[6][7][8]

In March 2016, the museum was named one of the "35 Best College Art Museums" in the nation by Best College Reviews.[9]

See also

Notes
  1. Nyary, Sasha (November 8, 2016). "MHC's Art Museum celebrates 140 years". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. "About". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. "Search the Collections | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. "Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". Museums10. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. "Collection". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. "Exhibitions | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. Pfarrer, Steve (October 29, 2015). "A study in contrasts: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum offers diverse fall exhibits". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  8. Foote, Brian (August 25, 2015). "Time And Transformation: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum" (PDF). Northampton Arts Council. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  9. "The 35 Best College Art Museums - Best College Reviews". www.bestcollegereviews.org. Retrieved March 21, 2018.



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