
Palmer Museum of Art - University Park, PA
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Quick Description: Palmer Museum of Art, located on the campus of Penn State University.
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 2/25/2008 9:16:07 PM
Waymark Code: WM38JG
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Long Description:From the Palmer Museum of Art website:
The Palmer Museum of Art on the Penn State University Park
campus is a free-admission arts resource for the University and
surrounding communities in central Pennsylvania. The museum offers
an ever-changing array of exhibitions and displays of its permanent
collection. With eleven galleries, a print-study room, 150-seat
auditorium, and outdoor sculpture garden, the Palmer Museum is a
unique cultural resource for residents of and visitors to the
region.
The museum first opened in 1972, and contained three galleries.
After a major expansion and renovation in 1993, the museum boasted
eleven galleries, seven of which are dedicated to the museum's
permanent collections. The permanent collections contain art from
several genres, with sections dedicated to American, European, and
Non-Western arts, as well as ceramics. More information on the
museum's permanent collection can be found at the web site's