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“eleven galleries of art from near and far”
The Palmer Museum of Art, a dramatic structure designed by Charles W. Moore with Arbonies King Vlock, is the most prominent visual arts facility on Penn State's University Park campus. With eleven galleries, a print study room, 150-seat auditorium, and a garden for large-scale contemporary sculpture, the museum is a free-admission cultural resource for students, faculty, staff, community members, and visitors to the Centre Region. Eight of the eleven galleries at the Palmer Museum of Art display art from the museum’s permanent collection of more than 8,200 objects. Included are American and European paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, and sculptures; contemporary European and Japanese studio ceramics; Asian ceramics, jades, paintings, and prints; and objects from ancient European, African, and Near Eastern cultures. In addition to displays of its permanent collection, the museum presents an exciting schedule of nine rotating exhibitions and more than 100 annual museum programs and events throughout the year that enrich the lives of children and adults alike.
So I know this isn't exactly the first place most students think of when hanging out on campus, which is probably why I had only gone once and it was during my last semester. But I remember being... Read more
I gave this museum one star not because of their art collection, but because of the rudeness of their staff. I am an older White male and my immigrant Chinese wife is 15 years younger. From the... Read more
I've been twice; I think this is a lovely museum. As it currently stands, it's a very comfortable size to wander through the entire museum in 2-3 hours (or less, if you don't read most of the... Read more
Penn State Palmer Museum of Art
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- Sun: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Tue - Sat: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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