Worcester Art Museum
About Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum houses over 38,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day and representing cultures from all over the world. The museum opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Its holdings include Roman mosaics, European and American art, and a major collection of Japanese prints. Since acquiring the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection in 2013, it is also home to the second largest collection of arms and armor in the Americas.
The museum houses collected architecture (the Chapter House, 1932), acquired paintings by Monet (1910) and Gauguin (1921), and presented photography as an art form (1904). The Worcester Art Museum also has a conservation lab and year-round studio art program for adults and youth.
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- Founded
- 1898
- Architect
- Stephen C. Earle
Photos of Worcester Art Museum
01WorcesterRoman mosaics dating between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, excavated at Antioch, Turkey, in the 1930s; I took this photograph. · Public domain
02Inside Worcester Art MuseumAll artwork is old enough to be public domain; I took this photograph. · Public domain
03Ceiling from a Domestic Room, Spanish, 16th or 17th century - Worcester Art MuseumOriginal artisans unknown; photograph by Daderot. · Public domain
04Byzantine bracelet with personification of Charis, Worcester Art MuseumDaderot · Public domain
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Worcester Art Museum; the closest, National Guard Museum & Archives, is practically next door.
