The Johnson Museum of Art - Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 27.044 W 076° 29.158
18T E 377806 N 4700892
The museum is free, but the parking has meters. There are permanent and changing exhibits.
Waymark Code: WMQE3D
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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"THE HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM OF ART at Cornell University opened in 1973. Designed by I. M. Pei & Partners, the Museum is named for benefactor Herbert F. Johnson, a distinguished graduate of Cornell’s Class of 1922, the late president and chairman of S C Johnson of Racine, Wisconsin, and a Cornell University trustee... More than 80,000 visitors come to the Museum each year...Today, the Museum’s permanent collection numbers more than 35,000 works, spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures...Among the strengths of the collection are the holdings of Asian art; more than 22,000 prints, drawings, and photographs ranging from the fifteenth century to the present; modern and contemporary painting and sculpture; European art from ancient times to the present, African sculpture and textiles, and pre-Columbian sculpture and ceramics. "
Name: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University

Location:
Cornell University 114 Central Avenue Ithaca, NY 14851-6435


Web Site: [Web Link]

Agency/Ownership: Private

Hours of operation:
Tuesdays–Sundays, 10AM–5PM Thursdays until 8PM Closed Mondays


Admission Fee: 0

Gift Shop: yes

Cafe/Restaurant: no

Phone Number: Not listed

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