Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (established 1876[1]) in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is located on the Mount Holyoke College campus and is a member of Museums10. It is one of the oldest teaching museums in the country, dedicated to providing firsthand experience with works of significant aesthetic and cultural value.[2] The works in the museum's collection can be searched on the database maintained by the Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield.[3]

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Established1876
LocationSouth Hadley, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.2568°N 72.5727°W / 42.2568; -72.5727
Key holdingsHetch Hetchy Canyon by Albert Bierstadt
Websitewww.mtholyoke.edu/artmuseum/

Working in conjunction with the Five College museums, its collection includes contemporary works from Asia, Europe, and the United States, as well as classical Egyptian, Greek, and Roman works.[4] Other periods include medieval and Renaissance art.[5] The collection was inaugurated by the purchase of Albert Bierstadt's Hetch Hetchy Canyon (oil, 1875) by Mrs. A. L. Williston and Mrs. E. H. Sawyer in 1876.[2]

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum offers multiple rotating exhibitions each year.[6][7][8]

In March 2016, the museum was named one of the "35 Best College Art Museums" in the nation by Best College Reviews.[9]

See also

Notes
  1. Nyary, Sasha (2016-11-08). "MHC's Art Museum celebrates 140 years". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. "About". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. "Search the Collections | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. "Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". Museums10. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. "Collection". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. "Exhibitions | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  7. Pfarrer, Steve (2015-10-29). "A study in contrasts: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum offers diverse fall exhibits". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. Foote, Brian (2015-08-25). "Time And Transformation: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum" (PDF). Northampton Arts Council. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  9. "The 35 Best College Art Museums - Best College Reviews". www.bestcollegereviews.org. Retrieved 2018-03-21.



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