Erie Art Museum - Erie, PA
N 42° 07.867 W 080° 05.169
17T E 575527 N 4664738
Art museum in downtown Erie, PA.
Waymark Code: WM8K24
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2010
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The museum started in 1898 as group of artists who came together to form The Art Club of Erie. The organization met at the local public library for 50 years. The members held exhibitions, presented and discussed papers on subjects of artistic importance, and raised funds to acquire the artworks which are still displayed. The Art Club moved, together with the Erie Public Museum, to West Sixth Street in the 1940s. The club acquired a home of its own, adjacent to it's then current property, in 1956. The building and the organization gradually became known as the Art Center and with some funding got it's first professional Director in 1968.
As the Erie Art Center grew it expanded to include year-round exhibitions, education programs (1969), a program for collecting works, a traveling exhibition program (1973), a darkroom (1973), frame shop (1975), studios (1977-81), and a Contemporary Music Series (1982). In 1983 the move was made to State Street, it's current location, and the organization's name changed to Erie Art Museum.
Name: Erie Art Museum
Location:
411 State Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone Number: (814) 459-5477
Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency/Ownership: Other Agency/Organization
Hours of operation:
Tuesday – Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and the following Holidays:
July 4th
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve/Day
New Year's Eve/Day
Admission Fee: Adults: $4, seniors and students: $3, children under 12: $2, members: Free, free on Wednesdays
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: no
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