Rockwell Museum of Western Art - Corning, NY
N 42° 08.561 W 077° 03.179
18T E 330353 N 4667658
The Rockwell Museum of Western Art is located on Cedar Street in Corning, NY.
Waymark Code: WM7A66
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2009
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Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art is located in the heart of the beautiful Finger American Association of Museums Lakes region of Upstate New York. The Museum boasts the finest American Western and Native American art collection this side of the Mississippi. Western and Native American art and culture are the focal points for engaging, dynamic exhibitions and educational events. The Museum renews exhibits several times each year, rotating its large permanent collection of art through galleries based on themes: Wilderness, Buffalo, Horse, Indian and Cowboy. Here, myths are explored and new ways of thinking about art encouraged.
The founders are not the Rockwell I bet you were thinking about! :-)
Bob and Hertha Rockwell, local business owners who had amassed an incredible collection of Western art and artifacts, Carder Steuben glass, firearms, and antique toys, originally displayed some of their vast collection in their family department store, at the site now known as the Rockwell Center.
However, the store allowed only a small portion of their growing collection to be shown, without the benefits of temperature and humidity control, security and, most importantly, the interpretation that a museum could bring. The Rockwell's generously decided to donate the majority of their collection so that it could be protected, seen and enjoyed by many more people.
Name: Rockwell Museum of Western Art
Location:
111 Cedar Street
Corning, NY 14830
Phone Number: (607)-937-5386
Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency/Ownership: Private
Hours of operation:
Regular Museum hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Special holiday hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on December 24.
Extended summer hours, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Memorial Day - Labor Day).
The Museum is closed January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.
Admission Fee: A: $6.50 C (<19): Free
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: yes
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