The Museum of Western Art - Kerrville, TX - Art Museums on Waymarking.com

The Museum of Western Art's permanent collection includes approximately 150 sculptures, 250 paintings and many artifacts. The museum has many works by both deceased and living Western artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including George Phippin, Fred Harman, Robert Lougheed, Harold Von Schmidt and Will James.
The museum also holds as part of its permanent collection an extensive research library, which includes more than 3,000 volumes and an equal number of periodicals. These cover everything to do with the West – history, art, railroads, cattle drives – and include the specific history of the artists whose works are in the vaults.
The museum also offers the Western Art Academy, an intense three-week immersion of advanced art instruction that is designed for talented students.
The museum structure also is an architectural work of art, one that features a design initiated by distinguished Texas architect O'Neil Ford, renowned for establishing the guiding principles of Southwestern style architecture.

Name: The Museum of Western Art Location: 1550 Bandera Highway PO Box 294300 Kerrville, Texas 78029-4300 Phone Number: 830-896-2553 Web Site: [Web Link] Agency/Ownership: Other Agency/Organization Hours of operation: Open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday and also closed all day New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and at 1 p.m. New Year's Eve. Admission Fee: $7 for adults, $5 for children 9-17, free for children 8 and under. Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: no

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