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About Mead Art Museum

Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, US. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead (class of 1867), of architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. His wife, Olga Kilyeni Mead, left her entire estate to Amherst College. The museum, a member of Museums10, is open to the public free of charge.

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Art museum
Founded
2020

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  1. Mead Art Museum, Amherst01AmherstJohn Phelan · CC BY 3.0
  2. Amherst College buildings - IMG02Amherst College buildingsDaderot · Public domain
  3. Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Antoine Houdon - IMG03Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Antoine HoudonJean-Antoine Houdon · Public domain
  4. Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print04Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion printAlexander Gardner · Public domain
  5. Stearns Steeple at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst.05Stearns Steeple at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst.olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0
  6. Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print (3x4 close cropped)06Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print (3x4 close cropped)Alexander Gardner · Public domain

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Mead Art Museum; the closest, Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, is practically next door.